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Christmas break 2027 in Canada: last day of school by province

Ontario Christmas break (winter break), school year 2027–28

Monday, December 20, 2027 to Sunday, January 2, 2028

Last day of classes Friday, December 17, 2027 (calculated: last weekday before the break with no listed day off). Classes resume on Monday, January 3, 2028 (first weekday after the break; check your school calendar for PA days or other non-instructional days).  

Last day of classes before Christmas in other provinces: NS Dec 21

Calendar highlights

Calendars with Christmas breaks Calculated
3 calendars from provinces, boards and divisions listing a Christmas break
Consecutive days without classes (Ontario) Calculated
16 days, from Saturday, December 18, 2027 to Sunday, January 2, 2028, including adjacent weekends and other days off listed in the calendar
Weekdays needing child care (Ontario) Calculated
10 weekdays to arrange care for if you work Monday to Friday

Items marked Calculated are worked out from published dates; they are not stated directly in the official source.

Find the last day of classes before Christmas break, the break itself and the first day back in January for provinces and school boards with verified calendars. Unless the calendar gives the last day of classes, this site calculates the last weekday before the listed break that has no day off recorded in that calendar; check your school’s calendar for any other closure. The first day back is taken from the calendar or marked as calculated. You may see Christmas vacation, holiday break or winter break in the source, depending on the province or board. Provinces without a verified calendar are left out rather than given estimated dates.

Christmas break 2027 by province, board and divisionLast day of classes, listed break dates and first day back; read the notes for calculated dates. A dash means no date is available here.
WhoLast day of classesBreakFirst day back
OntarioFriday, December 17, 2027
calculated: last weekday before the break with no listed day off		December 20, 2027 to January 2, 2028Monday, January 3, 2028
first weekday after the break; check your school calendar for PA days or other non-instructional days
Vancouver School Board (School District 39)Friday, December 17, 2027
calculated: last weekday before the break with no listed day off		December 20 to 31, 2027Tuesday, January 4, 2028
Nova ScotiaTuesday, December 21, 2027
calculated: last weekday before the break with no listed day off		December 22, 2027 to January 3, 2028Tuesday, January 4, 2028
first weekday after the break; check your school calendar for PA days or other non-instructional days

School year 2027–28, as set out in each calendar; the first class day of January 2028 is the calendar’s own “classes resume” date where it gives one.

Not yet on this page for 2027: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Their calendars are not included in this comparison; nothing is estimated from earlier years. This information was last checked against the official sources on November 2, 2026.

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Common questions

Why can school boards in the same province have different breaks?

This page includes 3 verified calendars from 3 provinces and territories. A provincial calendar does not always set the break for every school board. Where boards publish their own schedules, the last day of classes or first day back can differ, so use the row for your child’s board and calendar.

Where can I find the exact dates?

The verified province-wide dates for 2027 are as follows: Ontario: Monday, December 20, 2027 to Sunday, January 2, 2028 (back Monday, January 3, 2028, calculated); Nova Scotia: Wednesday, December 22, 2027 to Monday, January 3, 2028 (back Tuesday, January 4, 2028, calculated). The table lists the available dates for each province or school board: the last day of classes, the break and the first day back. Check the notes for calculated dates and follow the official calendar link to confirm your school’s schedule.

What if a calendar has not been verified yet?

As of the check on November 2, 2026, no verified calendar is available on this page for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Dates are added only after checking them against the relevant official calendar. A missing entry means the dates are not yet confirmed here, rather than indicating that students have no Christmas break.

Official sources

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 November 2, 2026. How we verify dates