There are 8 statutory holidays in Quebec (QC). The Quebec Statutory Holidays 2023 include New Year’s Day, Good Friday, National Patriots’ Day, Quebec National Holiday, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Remembrance Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation are not statutory holidays in Quebec.
Quebec Statutory Holidays 2023
| Date | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January – 1 | Monday | New Year’s Day |
| April – 7 | Friday | Good Friday |
| May – 23 | Monday | National Patriot’s Day |
| June – 24 | Saturday | Quebec National Holiday |
| July – 1 | Saturday | Canada Day |
| September – 4 | Monday | Labour Day |
| October – 9 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day |
| December – 25 | Monday | Christmas |
| Note : On a statutory holiday, workers are entitled to a holiday and an indemnity. The employer must calculate the indemnity. Statutory holidays cannot be moved. An employer cannot decide to have its employees work on a statutory holiday and close its establishment another day instead. This rule applies to all statutory holidays. | ||
Quebec Optional Holidays 2023
| Date | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| September – 30 | Saturday | National Day of Truth and Reconciliation |
| November – 11 | Saturday | Remembrance Day |
| Note : Remembrance Day (November 11) and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (September 30) are not statutory holidays in Québec. Only employees covered by the Canada Labour Code are entitled to a paid holiday on these days. These include federal public service employees, employees of Crown corporations (such as Canada Post) and employees of federally regulated companies (in French only), such as banks, telecommunications companies and interprovincial transport companies. |
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Quebec Statutory Holidays 2023 Notes:-
- When a statutory holiday falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, it is automatically moved ahead to the previous Friday or deferred to the following Monday.
- Remembrance Day and National day of truth and reconciliation:
Remembrance Day (November 11) and National day of truth and reconciliation (September 30) are not statutory general holidays in Québec.
Only employees covered by the Canada Labour Code are entitled to a paid holiday.
These include federal public service employees, employees of Crown corporations (such as Canada Post) and employees of federally regulated companies, such as banks, telecommunications companies and interprovincial transport companies.