It's Holiday
Canadian provincial and territorial public holidays
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Canada does not use one holiday list for every worker. Most days off depend on the province or territory you work in; federally regulated jobs follow a separate federal list.
This page covers all 13 provinces and territories for 2028, with a comparison table and links into each full calendar (and ICS download). Dates on It's Holiday follow the statutory and gazette sources cited on each province page — we don't invent unpublished rules.
Year: 2026 · 2027 · 2028 · 2029 (default 2026) · Canada 2028 calendar
Master comparison table (2028)
Counts are the holiday rows shown on each province page for 2028 (including days the product labels optional / commonly observed). Open the province calendar for statute labels and sources.
Federal vs provincial
Federally regulated workplaces (banks, airlines, telecom, and other sectors under federal labour law) use the federal statutory holiday list. Most other employers follow their province or territory’s employment standards.
That is why the same calendar date can be a paid day off in one province and a regular workday in another. Examples already encoded on our 2028 pages:
- February mid-month holiday: Alberta, British Columbia (Mon, Feb 14, 2028), New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan list Family Day; Manitoba lists Louis Riel Day; Nova Scotia lists Heritage Day; Prince Edward Island lists Islander Day. Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Yukon 2028 pages do not list a Family Day–named holiday.
- Early August: names differ — Alberta Heritage Day (AB), BC Day (BC), Terry Fox Day (MB), New Brunswick Day (NB), Natal Day (NS), Civic Holiday (NT), Civic Holiday (NU), Civic Holiday (ON), Gold Cup Parade Day (PE), Saskatchewan Day (SK), Discovery Day (YT). Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec 2028 lists have no early-August civic holiday.
- Remembrance Day (Nov 11): listed on most province/territory pages; Ontario and Quebec 2028 lists do not include it.
- Canadian Thanksgiving 2028 (Mon, Oct 9, 2028) is a federal statutory holiday; our Canada year page notes it is not statutory for provincially regulated employers in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island.
See the full Canada 2028 calendar: https://its.holiday/zh/ca/2028.
Province sections
Alberta public holidays 2028
Alberta Heritage Day and Boxing Day are labeled Optional; the Alberta calendar summary separates statutory days from commonly observed but not required ones.
12 holidays listed (9 statutory · 3 commonly observed but not required) · Alberta holidays 2028 · Download ICS
British Columbia public holidays 2028
Family Day falls on the second Monday in February here (earlier than most provinces). The August civic day is BC Day.
13 holidays listed (11 statutory · 2 commonly observed but not required) · British Columbia holidays 2028 · Download ICS
Manitoba public holidays 2028
February mid-month day is Louis Riel Day; the August civic day is Terry Fox Day (labeled Optional).
12 holidays listed (9 statutory · 3 commonly observed but not required) · Manitoba holidays 2028 · Download ICS
New Brunswick public holidays 2028
August civic day is New Brunswick Day. Easter Monday is not on this list.
11 holidays listed (8 statutory · 3 commonly observed but not required) · New Brunswick holidays 2028 · Download ICS
Newfoundland and Labrador public holidays 2028
Includes Discovery Day in June and Memorial Day on the same date as Canada Day.
11 holidays listed (8 statutory · 3 commonly observed but not required) · Newfoundland and Labrador holidays 2028 · Download ICS
Nova Scotia public holidays 2028
February mid-month day is Heritage Day; the August civic day is Natal Day.
11 holidays listed (7 statutory · 4 commonly observed but not required) · Nova Scotia holidays 2028 · Download ICS
Northwest Territories public holidays 2028
Notable extras: National Indigenous Peoples Day, Civic Holiday, and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
13 holidays listed (11 statutory · 2 commonly observed but not required) · Northwest Territories holidays 2028 · Download ICS
Nunavut public holidays 2028
Includes Nunavut Day in July and Civic Holiday in August.
13 holidays listed (11 statutory · 2 commonly observed but not required) · Nunavut holidays 2028 · Download ICS
Ontario public holidays 2028
Civic Holiday and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation are labeled Optional. Remembrance Day is not on the Ontario list.
11 holidays listed (9 statutory · 2 commonly observed but not required) · Ontario holidays 2028 · Download ICS
Prince Edward Island public holidays 2028
February mid-month day is Islander Day; the summer civic day is Gold Cup Parade Day.
11 holidays listed (8 statutory · 3 commonly observed but not required) · Prince Edward Island holidays 2028 · Download ICS
Quebec public holidays 2028
May civic day is National Patriots' Day; June 24 is Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day. Family Day, Civic Holiday, and Remembrance Day are not on this list.
11 holidays listed (10 statutory · 1 commonly observed but not required) · Quebec holidays 2028 · Download ICS
Saskatchewan public holidays 2028
August civic day is Saskatchewan Day. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is on the list.
13 holidays listed (11 statutory · 2 commonly observed but not required) · Saskatchewan holidays 2028 · Download ICS
Yukon public holidays 2028
Includes National Indigenous Peoples Day in June and Discovery Day in August.
13 holidays listed (11 statutory · 2 commonly observed but not required) · Yukon holidays 2028 · Download ICS
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does every province have the same public holidays?
- No. Shared dates like New Year’s Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, and Christmas appear widely, but February mid-month days, early August civic days, Remembrance Day, and Quebec’s Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day differ by jurisdiction. Use the table above, then open your province calendar for the statutory list we cite.
- What is the difference between a federal holiday and a provincial statutory holiday?
- A federal statutory holiday applies to federally regulated employers. A provincial or territorial statutory holiday applies under that jurisdiction’s employment standards for most other workplaces. The same date can be paid leave in one system and not in the other. See the Canada 2028 calendar for the federal list framing we publish.
- Is Family Day a holiday in every province?
- No. On our 2028 pages, Family Day is listed for Alberta, British Columbia (earlier February date), New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. Manitoba lists Louis Riel Day, Nova Scotia Heritage Day, and Prince Edward Island Islander Day in mid-February instead. Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon do not list Family Day on their 2028 calendars.
- Is Civic Holiday a statutory holiday in Quebec?
- Quebec’s 2028 public holiday list on It's Holiday does not include Civic Holiday or an early-August Monday holiday. For Ontario, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, Civic Holiday appears on the first Monday of August (check each page for whether it is labeled optional). See Quebec statutory holidays.
- Is Remembrance Day a paid holiday everywhere in Canada?
- Not on every provincial list. Remembrance Day appears on most province and territory calendars we publish, labeled regional where the product does so. Ontario and Quebec’s 2028 lists do not include Remembrance Day. Open your province page for the rule that applies to you.
- Where can I see British Columbia / Ontario / Quebec holidays for 2028 and 2029?
- This hub defaults to 2026; use the year links at the top for other published years.
- Do these dates include bank holidays only, or days off for most workers?
- We publish public / statutory holiday calendars tied to employment-standards and federal sources cited on each page — not a private-bank-only calendar. Whether your employer must give the day off still depends on federal vs provincial coverage and the statute for that holiday. When a day is optional or commonly observed but not required, the province page labels it.
Related
- Canada 2028 calendar
- Canada 2026 calendar
- US holidays (state hub later — only partial US regions live today)
- UK holidays
- China holidays
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