Canada has no single national holiday calendar — instead, it runs on a patchwork of federal statutory holidays (which apply mainly to federally regulated employees and the public service) layered on top of provincial and territorial holidays, which vary widely depending on where you live. Federally regulated workers get 9 statutory holidays, but the total can range from 7 to 13 depending on the province or territory. This feed sends you a single reminder so you don't have to untangle the system yourself. Click the green Configure button and choose how far ahead you want to be alerted.
Why use a reminder for Canadian public holidays?
- The same date isn't always a holiday everywhere: Remembrance Day is a statutory holiday in British Columbia but not in Ontario, and Family Day exists in some provinces and not others — a reminder helps you avoid assuming everyone has the day off when they don't.
- Banks and post offices follow the federal list: Even when private businesses stay open, federal services typically close on dates like Easter Monday and Remembrance Day, which catches people off guard.
- Catch the bridge days: With several holidays landing on Mondays, taking one extra day off can turn a single statutory holiday into a long weekend — a reminder gives you time to plan it.
- One feed, the whole year: Instead of separately tracking each holiday and double-checking which province observes what, get the calendar covered with one setup.
The federal list
New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, and Christmas Day make up the core federal statutory holiday list.
A holiday with a serious purpose
Introduced only in 2021, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30th) honors the children who never returned home from Canada's residential school system, along with survivors, their families, and communities. It's a statutory holiday for federal employees and in a handful of provinces and territories, including British Columbia and Yukon, though not yet adopted nationwide for provincially regulated workers.
Why Quebec looks different
Quebec observes its own version of several dates — Victoria Day is replaced by National Patriots' Day, and Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day on June 24th is a major statutory holiday unique to the province, alongside a holiday calendar that totals 8 public holidays rather than the federal 9.
Worth knowing
Employees who do work on a statutory holiday in many provinces are entitled to premium pay, often 1.5x or 2x their regular rate, on top of standard holiday pay — rules that vary significantly depending on jurisdiction.
So whether you're tracking federal closures or trying to keep your provincial calendar straight, click that green Configure button and let the dates come to you.