Check the 2018 National and Provincial statutory holidays in Canada. Public holidays in Canada are also known as ‘statutory holidays’, ‘stat holidays’ or simply ‘stats’. A statutory holiday in Canada is legislated either through the federal, or a provincial or territorial government.
New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labor Day and Christmas Day are the Nationwide statutory holidays. In addition to the nationwide stat holidays, the following holidays are mandated by federal legislation for federally regulated employees. All banks commemorate these holidays, and they are statutory in some provinces and territories : Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day and Boxing Day.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Observed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| January – 01 | Monday | New Year’s Day | Nationwide |
| January – 02 | Tuesday | Day After New Year’s Day | Quebec |
| February – 12 | Monday | Family Day | BC |
| February – 19 | Monday | Islander Day | PE |
| Nova Scotia Heritage Day | Nova Scotia | ||
| Family Day | Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan | ||
| Louis Riel Day | MB | ||
| March – 30 | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| April – 02 | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| May – 21 | Monday | Victoria Day | Nationwide |
| June – 21 | Thursday | National Aboriginal Day | Northwest Territories |
| June – 25 | Monday | Quebec’s National Day | Quebec |
| July – 02 | Monday | Canada Day | Nationwide |
| July – 9 | Monday | Nunavut Day | Nunavut |
| August – 06 | Monday | Civic Day | All except Quebec and Yukon |
| August – 20 | Monday | Discovery Day | YT |
| September – 03 | Monday | Labor Day | Nationwide |
| October – 08 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day | Nationwide |
| November – 12 | Monday | Remembrance Day | Nationwide |
| December – 25 | Tuesday | Christmas | Nationwide |
| December – 26 | Wednesday | Boxing Day | Nationwide |