Statutory holidays 2027 – Canada
The 12 statutory holidays of 2027 in Canada, with the law behind each one and the weekday it falls on.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Friday | New Year’s Day | Public holiday |
| 26 March | Friday | Good Friday | Public holiday |
| 29 March | Monday | Easter Monday | Public holiday |
| 24 May | Monday | Victoria Day | Public holiday |
| 1 July | Thursday | Canada Day | Public holiday |
| 2 August | Monday | Civic Holiday | Public holiday |
| 6 September | Monday | Labour Day | Public holiday |
| 30 September | Thursday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Public holiday |
| 11 October | Monday | Thanksgiving | Public holiday |
| 11 November | Thursday | Remembrance Day | Public holiday |
| 25 December | Saturday | Christmas Day (observed on 27 December) | Public holiday |
| 26 December | Sunday | Boxing Day (observed on 28 December) | Public holiday |
Holidays in the year
12
Holidays falling on a weekend
0
Working days
249
These are the general holidays of the Canada Labour Code, which apply to federally regulated workplaces. Each province and territory has its own list.
Related pages
States and regions
How to read these numbers
How movable feasts are worked out
Carnival, Good Friday, Corpus Christi and other Easter-linked dates are not picked at random: they are counted a fixed number of days before or after Easter Sunday, which itself follows the Easter computus (first Sunday after the first full moon after the March equinox). In 2027 Easter falls on 28 March 2027.
Where this list comes from
The legal basis cited for Canada is Canada Labour Code, s. 166 (general holidays), an official source. This page is confirmed against an independent source.
What a "discretionary day" is not
A discretionary day is not a holiday: closing is a decision each office, business or school makes for itself, not a legal requirement. Two places in the same city can decide differently on the same day, which is why this kind of date is listed separately on this page.
Understanding the 2027 holiday calendar of Canada
How many of Canada's 2027 holidays fall on a weekday?
Of Canada's 12 effective holidays in 2027, 12 fall on a weekday and 0 fall on a Saturday or Sunday — 0% of the calendar. Most fall on a weekday, which is the scenario that actually keeps people out of work: anyone planning a trip or a day off gets more real dates to choose from.
Which month has the most holidays in Canada in 2027?
March is the busiest month for holidays in Canada in 2027, with 2 dates. February, April and June have no effective holiday at all this year. No single month dominates the calendar: the year's holidays are fairly spread out.
Is there a bridge day to take in Canada in 2027?
Canada has 3 possible bridge days in 2027, for a total of 3 leave days that, taken at the right time, stretch into a longer break. The biggest is around Canada Day, which yields 4 consecutive days off.
Does Canada have more or fewer holidays in 2027 than in 2026?
In 2026, the year before this one, Canada had 12 effective holidays, against 12 in 2027. The total did not change, but the civil calendar shifts by seven days a week, so the same fixed dates can fall on different weekdays — what really changes is how many turn into real time off.
Why do Canada's movable dates shift every year?
In 2027, Easter falls on 28 March 2027, and every movable feast on Canada's calendar is counted from that date: Good Friday, Easter Monday. Easter has no fixed date because it follows the Easter computus, a fourth-century rule that ties it to the first Sunday after the first full moon after the March equinox — which is why it ranges between 22 March and 25 April, dragging every holiday counted from it along with it.
Words on this page
National holiday and regional holiday
A national holiday applies across the whole country, set by federal law; a regional one (state, provincial or municipal) applies only inside that jurisdiction, under its own law. The same date can be a day off in one city and an ordinary working day a hundred kilometres away — which is why this page always states each date's scope.
Working day
A day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or an effective holiday (discretionary days and bank holidays do not count here). It is the unit used for legal deadlines, contracts and payroll, so the year's total of working days changes with that place's holiday calendar.
Standard definition by Convenção OIT 52/1936 (descanso semanal e feriados) · Working day
Movable holiday
A holiday that does not fall on a fixed civil-calendar date because it is counted from Easter (Carnival, Good Friday, Corpus Christi) or follows an "nth weekday of the month" rule (such as US Thanksgiving). The date shifts every year within a known range.
Easter computus
The algorithm that fixes Easter on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the March equinox, a rule set at the Council of Nicaea (325 CE). Because it depends on the Moon, the date ranges between 22 March and 25 April, and every movable Christian holiday is counted from it.
Standard definition by Meeus/Butcher algorithm (Gregorian calendar) · Easter computus
Bridge day
One or two working days between a holiday and the weekend (or between two holidays) that, taken as leave, join up into a longer break without spending many vacation days. This page's bridge-day table shows where that happens each year.
Discretionary day off
A day on which public offices may close, but closing is not required by law — each agency, business or school decides for itself. It does not count as a holiday for labour-law purposes, which is why this page lists it separately from the table.
ISO 8601 week
The week numbering of the international ISO 8601 standard: the week starts on Monday, and week 1 of the year is the one containing January's first Thursday. Under that rule, the last days of December can belong to week 1 of the next year, and the first days of January can belong to the previous year's last week.
Standard definition by ISO 8601 · ISO 8601 week
Legal source
- Canada Labour Code, s. 166 (general holidays) · Checked on 7 October 2026
snapshot da fonte oficial · Canada Labour Code, s. 166 (general holidays)