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Public Holidays in Canada — 2027

Canada has 7 national public holidays in 2027, and 254 business days across the year. Each date below is fixed — use the calculator to count a range of your own.

Business days

Calendar days
Weekend days
Holidays

National holidays only — state and regional ones are not included.

The 7 national holidays of 2027

DateWeekdayHoliday
1 JanuaryFridayNew Year’s Day
26 MarchFridayGood Friday
1 JulyThursdayCanada Day
6 SeptemberMondayLabour Day
30 SeptemberThursdayNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation
11 NovemberThursdayRemembrance Day
27 DecemberMondayChristmas Day

Business days in Canada in 2027

Out of 365 calendar days, 254 are business days once weekends and national holidays come out. That figure counts both ends of the year and ignores any leave your employer grants beyond the law.

Canada moves most of them to the next weekday when they land on a weekend. The exceptions, simply lost on a Saturday or Sunday, are Canada Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In 2027 none of them lands on a weekend, so all 7 remove a working day.

Canada Day falls on a Thursday in 2027, which makes the neighbouring day the obvious one to take off for a long weekend. Whether that day counts as worked is between you and your employer — the calculator treats it as a normal business day.

Frequently asked questions

How many business days are there in Canada in 2027?

254, counting both 1 January and 31 December, with weekends and the 7 national holidays removed. State, provincial and local holidays are not included — they apply to part of the country, and counting some but not others would give a wrong answer that looks precise.

Are regional holidays included?

No. Only holidays that apply to the whole country are counted here. If your region has its own, subtract them yourself or use the calculator above with a range that skips them.

Will these dates change?

Public holidays change by law, not by formula — a parliament can create, move or abolish one. These dates reflect the law as it stands. Movable ones such as Easter are computed for the year, not copied from a table.

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