Canadian holidays 2023

Holidays in Canada are either statutory, federal or optional. There are five nationwide statutory holidays namely: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day, Christmas Day. Federal holidays are mandated by federal legislation for federally regulared employees nationwide. There are other statutory and optional holidays observed in Canadian provinces under the same or diferent names and dates. Some municipalities also have local statutory holidays. For instance, the morning of the Stampede Parade is often given as a half-day holiday in the city of Calgary. In Ontario, the August Civic Holiday is not defined provincially, but by each municipality. If a holiday occurs on a day that is normally not worked, then another day off with pay will be provided. There are some exceptions, however. In Alberta, an employee is not entitled to compensation if a holiday falls on a non-work day. There are also specific laws pertinent to the National Holiday of Quebec. When New Year's Day, Canada Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday you would not normally work, you are entitled to a holiday with pay on the working day immediately before or after the holiday. If one of the other holidays falls on a weekend, then your employer must add a holiday with pay to your annual vacation or give you a paid day off at another mutually convenient time.

The following are Canada's holidays and observances that apply to 2023:

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Canada public holidays by region: Alberta (AB), British Columbia (BC), Manitoba (MB), New Brunswick (NB), Newfoundland (NL), Northwest Territories (NT), Nova Scotia (NS), Nunavut (NU), Ontario (ON), Prince Edward Island (PE), Quebec (QC), Saskatchewan (SK), Yukon (YT).

This page contains the list of Canada 2023 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone/iPad mobile apps. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of Canada official public holidays in 2023 is:


DateWeekdayPublic HolidayObservance
Jan 1 Sunday New Year's Day
Jan 2 Monday Bank Holiday banks
Jan 3 Tuesday Bank Holiday (QC) regional banks
Feb 20 Monday Family Day (AB BC NB ON SK) regional
Feb 20 Monday Islander Day (PE) regional
Feb 20 Monday Louis Riel Day (MB) regional
Feb 20 Monday Heritage Day (NS) (Honouring Rita Joe) regional
Apr 7 Friday Good Friday (optional in QC)
Apr 7 Friday Bank Holiday banks
Apr 10 Monday Easter Monday (AB QC) (optional) regional
May 22 Monday Victoria Day (not statutory in NB NL NS PE)
May 22 Monday Bank Holiday banks
June 21 Wednesday National Aboriginal Day (NT YT) regional
June 24 Saturday Saint Jean Baptiste (QC) regional
June 26 Monday June Holiday (NL) (optional) regional government
June 26 Monday Bank Holiday (QC) regional banks
July 1 Saturday Canada Day
July 3 Monday Bank Holiday banks
July 9 Sunday Nunavut Day (NU) regional
Aug 7 Monday Civic/Provincial Holiday (widely observed but statutory only in BC NB NU NT SK)
Aug 21 Monday Discovery Day (YT) regional
Sep 4 Monday Labour Day
Sep 30 Saturday Truth and Reconciliation Day (only federal government) government
Sep 30 Saturday Truth and Reconciliation Day (MB NB NL NS NU) regional government
Sep 30 Saturday Truth and Reconciliation Day (NT PE) regional
Oct 2 Monday Bank Holiday banks
Oct 9 Monday Thanksgiving Day
Nov 11 Saturday Remembrance Day (not statutory in MB NS ON QC)
Nov 13 Monday Bank Holiday banks
Dec 25 Monday Christmas Day
Dec 26 Tuesday Boxing Day (statutory only in NB ON) regional
Dec 26 Tuesday Bank Holiday banks

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Recent Canada Public Holidays News and Updates


Below is a list of recent news and updates related to Canada public holidays, national holidays, government holidays and bank holidays (note that this newsfeed is delayed by 30 days).

Global Holidays Observed in Canada


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in Canada, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2022-2032).



Canada Regional Abbreviations


Below is a list of the Canada regional abbreviations, used for regional public holidays, in the table above.

What are the holiday for 2023?

2023 Holidays.

What are the stat holidays in Ontario 2023?

Ontario Public Holidays 2023.

What days are banks closed in Canada in 2023?

November 11, 2022. Remembrance Day. National holiday. ... .
December 26, 2022. Christmas Day. National holiday. ... .
December 27, 2022. Boxing Day. National holiday. ... .
January 2, 2023. New Year's Day. National holiday. ... .
January 3, 2023. Day after New Year. ... .
February 20, 2023. Family Day. ... .
April 7, 2023. Good Friday. ... .
May 22, 2023. Victoria Day..

How many federal holidays are there in 2023?

US Federal Holidays 2023 There are 11 federal holidays celebrated each year in the United States. Federal holidays that fall on Saturday are celebrated on the preceding Friday and federal holidays that fall on Sunday will be celebrated on the following Monday.