Stat holidays 2026, 2027 and 2028 in Nova Scotia
Next statutory holiday in Nova Scotia
Remembrance Day: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Calendar highlights
- Confirmed statutory holidays (2027) (Calculated)
- 7 statutory holidays with confirmed dates
- Holidays falling on weekends (2027) (Calculated)
- One holiday with a confirmed date falls on a weekend. Check the linked official guidance for time-off arrangements.
- Holiday long weekends (2027) (Calculated)
- 4 holidays fall on Monday or Friday
- Longest gap between holidays (2027) (Calculated)
- 96 days separate the holidays on Friday, March 26, 2027 (Good Friday) and Thursday, July 1, 2027 (Canada Day)
Items marked Calculated are worked out from published dates; they are not stated directly in the official source.
Nova Scotia’s paid holidays, Remembrance Day and retail closing days come from different lists. For 2026, 2027 and 2028, the dates come from the province’s published holiday pages and chart; the text of the statutes is not reproduced on this page. Those sources describe paid holidays under the Labour Standards Code and Remembrance Day under its separate Act. Nova Scotia Heritage Day is a paid holiday, while Natal Day is not a paid holiday under the Code. Retail closing days, including Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day and Boxing Day, are identified separately.
Legal basis: Labour Standards Code (paid holidays) and Remembrance Day Act, as described on the provincial official pages; Labour Day by the federal Interpretation Act, section 35, where the province has not yet printed the year (Nova Scotia Labour, Skills and Immigration: Holiday Pay (employment rights)).
Statutory holidays 2026 in Nova Scotia
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Date basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2026 | Thursday | printed on the official page as “January 1, 2026” |
| Nova Scotia Heritage Day | February 16, 2026 | Monday | printed on the official page as “February 16, 2026” Nova Scotia Labour, Skills and Immigration: Holiday and Retail Closing Day Charts |
| Good Friday | April 3, 2026 | Friday | printed on the official page as “April 3, 2026” |
| Canada Day | July 1, 2026 | Wednesday | printed on the official page as “July 1, 2026” |
| Labour Day | September 7, 2026 | Monday | printed on the official page as “September 7, 2026” Nova Scotia Labour, Skills and Immigration: Holiday and Retail Closing Day Charts |
| Remembrance Daynext | November 11, 2026 | Wednesday | rule stated on the official page; under the Remembrance Day Act, not one of the paid holidays of the Labour Standards Code |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2026 | Friday | printed on the official page as “December 25, 2026” |
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Statutory holidays 2027 in Nova Scotia
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Date basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2027 | Friday | named in the Act (fixed calendar date) |
| Nova Scotia Heritage Day | February 15, 2027 | Monday | printed in the school-calendar release as “Heritage Day (February 15)” Nova Scotia EECD: Policy and Information Release, School Calendar 2026-2027 |
| Good Friday | March 26, 2027 | Friday | named in the Act; date follows Easter |
| Canada Day | July 1, 2027 | Thursday | named in the Act (fixed calendar date) |
| Labour Day | September 6, 2027 | Monday | printed in the school-calendar release as “Labour Day (September 6)” Nova Scotia EECD: Policy and Information Release, School Calendar 2027-2028 |
| Remembrance Day | November 11, 2027 | Thursday | rule stated on the official page; under the Remembrance Day Act, not one of the paid holidays of the Labour Standards Code |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2027 | Saturday (weekend) | named in the Act (fixed calendar date) |
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Statutory holidays 2028 in Nova Scotia
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Date basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1, 2028 | Saturday (weekend) | named in the Act (fixed calendar date) |
| Nova Scotia Heritage Day | February 21, 2028 | Monday | printed in the school-calendar release as “Heritage Day (February 21)” Nova Scotia EECD: Policy and Information Release, School Calendar 2027-2028 |
| Good Friday | April 14, 2028 | Friday | named in the Act; date follows Easter |
| Canada Day | July 1, 2028 | Saturday (weekend) | named in the Act (fixed calendar date) |
| Labour Day | September 4, 2028 | Monday | date rule in the federal Holidays Act or Interpretation Act |
| Remembrance Day | November 11, 2028 | Saturday (weekend) | rule stated on the official page; under the Remembrance Day Act, not one of the paid holidays of the Labour Standards Code |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2028 | Monday | named in the Act (fixed calendar date) |
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When a holiday falls on a weekend
- Remembrance Day: Official page: "If November 11 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, some people (e.g., government employees, bank employees, students) may be off on the following Monday." No statutory shift stated.
Other days named in official sources
- Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Natal Day: Easter Monday, Victoria Day and Natal Day are commonly recognized as holidays, but the official chart lists them as neither paid general holidays under the Nova Scotia Labour Standards Code nor retail closing days.
- Retail closing days (not paid-holiday list): The official chart for 2026 lists Easter Sunday (April 5), Thanksgiving Day (October 12) and Boxing Day (December 26) as designated retail closing days, but not paid holidays.
Nearby
- Spring break in Nova Scotiaschool calendar and breaks
- All provinces comparedwhich days are statutory where
- Family Day across Canadaand its local names
- Long weekends 2026 in Canadastat holidays on a Monday or Friday
- Federally regulated workplacesstatutory holidays
- British Columbiastatutory holidays
- Albertastatutory holidays
- Saskatchewanstatutory holidays
Common questions
How do Nova Scotia’s retail closing days differ from its paid holidays?
Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day and Boxing Day are retail closing days, separate from the Labour Standards Code paid-holiday list. Nova Scotia Heritage Day is a paid holiday under the Code; Natal Day is not. The yearly tables distinguish these categories so a retail closure is not mistaken for a paid-holiday entitlement. For 2027, the verified list includes 7 statutory holidays with confirmed dates, from Friday, January 1, 2027 to Saturday, December 25, 2027.
What supports the Labour Day dates shown for Nova Scotia?
The confirmed dates for Labour Day are listed here: Monday, September 7, 2026; Monday, September 6, 2027; Monday, September 4, 2028. Labour Day dates for the earlier years come from the province’s published holiday chart and school-calendar releases. The later year, for which the province has yet to publish a date, follows the federal Interpretation Act’s designation of the first Monday in September, which every published Nova Scotia date also matches. The basis column identifies the source for each dated entry.
What does Monday time off mean when Remembrance Day falls on a weekend?
The confirmed dates for Remembrance Day are listed here: Wednesday, November 11, 2026; Thursday, November 11, 2027; Saturday, November 11, 2028. Nova Scotia’s official page says some people may have the following Monday off, but it states no statutory shift of Remembrance Day. The holiday has its own Remembrance Day Act. Read its row in the table above with the basis column to distinguish the holiday from possible Monday time off.
Official sources
- Nova Scotia Labour, Skills and Immigration: Holiday Pay (employment rights) · read on October 25, 2026
- Nova Scotia Labour, Skills and Immigration: Holiday and Retail Closing Day Charts · read on October 25, 2026
- Nova Scotia Labour, Skills and Immigration: Remembrance Day Holiday · read on October 25, 2026
- Nova Scotia EECD: Policy and Information Release, School Calendar 2026-2027 (June 2025, PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
- Nova Scotia EECD: Policy and Information Release, School Calendar 2027-2028 (June 2026, PDF) · read on October 25, 2026
- Interpretation Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-21, s.35(1) definition of "holiday" (laws-lois.justice.gc.ca full text, read 2026-10-27) · read on October 27, 2026
Dates come from the official sources listed above. Calculated dates are labelled; transcribed dates are checked digit by digit before publication. If dates differ, follow the current official document.
This page’s dates were last checked against official documents on October 27, 2026. How we verify dates