Canada Long Weekends 2027: Every Province's Holiday Mondays and a Vacation Planner

Canada’s first 2027 long weekend is New Year’s Day on Friday, Jan. 1, and the federal government’s “Vacations and holidays” list gives five three-day weekends on Mondays and Fridays plus three Thursday holidays. The Thursdays are Canada Day (July 1), the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Sept. 30) and Remembrance Day (Nov. 11); one vacation day on the Friday after each makes four days off where the holiday applies. The tables below show every bridge day for a Monday-to-Friday worker, and our printable keeps the dates on one page.

Print the Canada long weekends 2027 vacation planner (an A4 copy is also available). The weekdays and day counts are ours, computed from each government’s holiday list. For the federal list itself, see our 2027 federal general holidays story.

Which vacation days turn Canada’s 2027 holidays into four-day weekends?

The table counts days off in a row, weekends included, and assumes a Monday-to-Friday schedule. Where a holiday applies in your province is in the next section.

Holiday (2027 date)	Days off without vacation	Add this vacation day	Vacation days	Days off in a row
New Year’s Day, Fri., Jan. 1	Jan. 1-3 (3)	Thu., Dec. 31, 2026	1	Dec. 31, 2026 to Jan. 3 (4)
Family Day, Mon., Feb. 15	Feb. 13-15 (3)	Fri., Feb. 12	1	Feb. 12-15 (4)
Family Day, Mon., Feb. 15	Feb. 13-15 (3)	Tue., Feb. 16 to Fri., Feb. 19	4	Feb. 13-21 (9)
Good Friday, Fri., Mar. 26	Mar. 26-28 (3)	Mon., Mar. 29 (Easter Monday)	1	Mar. 26-29 (4)
Good Friday, Fri., Mar. 26	Mar. 26-28 (3)	Mon., Mar. 29 to Fri., Apr. 2	5	Mar. 26 to Apr. 4 (10)
Victoria Day, Mon., May 24	May 22-24 (3)	Fri., May 21	1	May 21-24 (4)
Victoria Day, Mon., May 24	May 22-24 (3)	Tue., May 25 to Fri., May 28	4	May 22-30 (9)
Canada Day, Thu., July 1	July 1 (1)	Fri., July 2	1	July 1-4 (4)
First Monday in August, Mon., Aug. 2	July 31 to Aug. 2 (3)	Fri., July 30	1	July 30 to Aug. 2 (4)
Labour Day, Mon., Sept. 6	Sept. 4-6 (3)	Fri., Sept. 3	1	Sept. 3-6 (4)
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Thu., Sept. 30	Sept. 30 (1)	Fri., Oct. 1	1	Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 (4)
Thanksgiving Day, Mon., Oct. 11	Oct. 9-11 (3)	Fri., Oct. 8	1	Oct. 8-11 (4)
Remembrance Day, Thu., Nov. 11	Nov. 11 (1)	Fri., Nov. 12	1	Nov. 11-14 (4)

Easter Monday, Mar. 29, is computed by us: Easter Sunday is Mar. 28 by the Gregorian rule, and no official page we read lists Easter Monday as a 2027 holiday. Good Friday, Mar. 26, is in Manitoba’s official 2027 table.

Which provinces get each 2027 long weekend?

The lists below come from each government’s own holiday page, read Nov. 6, 2026. A Monday or Friday holiday gives a three-day weekend with no vacation days.

Weekend	Holiday	On the list of
Fri., Jan. 1 to Sun., Jan. 3	New Year’s Day	Federal, BC, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories
Sat., Feb. 13 to Mon., Feb. 15	Family Day (Manitoba: Louis Riel Day; Nova Scotia: Heritage Day)	Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario
Fri., Mar. 26 to Sun., Mar. 28	Good Friday	Federal, BC, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories
Sat., May 22 to Mon., May 24	Victoria Day	Federal, BC, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories
Sat., June 19 to Mon., June 21	National Aboriginal Day (June 21, as the page names it)	Northwest Territories
Sat., July 31 to Mon., Aug. 2	B.C. Day; First Monday in August	BC; Northwest Territories
Sat., Sept. 4 to Mon., Sept. 6	Labour Day	Federal, BC, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories
Sat., Oct. 9 to Mon., Oct. 11	Thanksgiving Day	Federal, BC, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories

The Thursday holidays are not weekends until you bridge them: Canada Day (Thu., July 1) is on the lists of the federal government, BC, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the Northwest Territories; Truth and Reconciliation Day (Thu., Sept. 30) is on the federal, BC, Manitoba (as Orange Shirt Day) and Northwest Territories lists; Remembrance Day (Thu., Nov. 11) is on the federal, BC, Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Northwest Territories lists. Nova Scotia’s chart says Remembrance Day is governed by its Remembrance Day Act.

The 2027 weekday for each date is computed by us from the rule printed on the page. Alberta says Family Day is the “Third Monday in February” and Victoria Day the “Monday before May 25”. BC’s 2027 dates are computed from its holiday list, which was last updated Jan. 1, 2026. Manitoba and Alberta print some 2027 dates themselves (Manitoba: Feb. 15, Mar. 26, May 24, July 1, Sept. 6, Sept. 30, Oct. 11 and Dec. 25; Alberta: Sept. 6 and Oct. 11). New Brunswick Day is on New Brunswick’s list, but we did not confirm its date. Saskatchewan’s list and the other territories and provinces are covered below. Our Family Day 2027 story has what is closed on Feb. 15.

How many vacation days does a province’s list need for 2027?

Counting only the holidays that fall on a weekday in 2027, and one bridge day each (the Friday before a Monday holiday, the Friday after a Thursday holiday, Easter Monday after Good Friday), each bridge makes a four-day weekend. New Year’s Day is left out because its bridge day, Thu., Dec. 31, 2026, is in 2026.

Jurisdiction	Holidays used (2027 weekday holidays)	Vacation days	Four-day weekends
Ontario	Feb. 15, Mar. 26, May 24, July 1, Sept. 6, Oct. 11	6	6
Alberta	Feb. 15, Mar. 26, May 24, July 1, Sept. 6, Oct. 11, Nov. 11	7	7
Manitoba	Feb. 15, Mar. 26, May 24, July 1, Sept. 6, Sept. 30, Oct. 11	7	7
British Columbia	Feb. 15, Mar. 26, May 24, July 1, Aug. 2, Sept. 6, Sept. 30, Oct. 11, Nov. 11	9	9
Federal (Canada Labour Code)	Mar. 26, May 24, July 1, Sept. 6, Sept. 30, Oct. 11, Nov. 11	7	7

Ontario’s public holidays are New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day: “Ontario has nine public holidays”, says the province’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) guide (updated July 8, 2024). Easter Monday and the Civic Holiday are not on it, and for them “the employer is not required to do so under the ESA.” BC says “Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays in B.C.”, so a BC worker takes Mon., Mar. 29 as a vacation day. Alberta’s nine general holidays do not include Heritage Day in August on the list we read.

Other lists in our sources: New Brunswick has eight holidays (New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, New Brunswick Day, Labour Day, Remembrance Day and Christmas Day), and Victoria Day and Thanksgiving are not on its list. Nova Scotia’s paid general holidays are New Year’s Day, Nova Scotia Heritage Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day and Christmas Day. Newfoundland and Labrador’s Labour Standards Act names New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Remembrance Day, Memorial Day, Labour Day and Christmas Day, plus other proclaimed days; we do not date Memorial Day. The Northwest Territories lists eleven. Manitoba has nine general holidays; its page says Terry Fox Day is not a general holiday. Saskatchewan has ten public holidays, so check its list for the day each one falls.

What happens when Christmas and Boxing Day land on a weekend in 2027?

Christmas Day is Saturday, Dec. 25, 2027, and Boxing Day is Sunday, Dec. 26. Each government words its rule differently:

Jurisdiction	Rule for a holiday on a non-working day	Source
Federal	“you are entitled to a holiday with pay on the scheduled work day immediately before or after the general holiday.”	Government of Canada
Manitoba	“the employee must get the next regular workday off with general holiday pay.”	Government of Manitoba
New Brunswick	“another working day off with pay in lieu of the holiday.”	Government of New Brunswick
Nova Scotia	“the employer must give the employee a different day off with pay.”	Government of Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan	“When a public holiday falls on a Saturday, it is not observed on a different day.”	Government of Saskatchewan

For a federally regulated worker, both Christmas Day and Boxing Day are on the list, so each needs a paid day on a scheduled work day before or after: Fri., Dec. 24 and Mon., Dec. 27 are the nearest. With those two paid days, taking Tue., Dec. 28 to Fri., Dec. 31 (4 vacation days) gives Fri., Dec. 24 to Sun., Jan. 2, 2028: 10 days off in a row, with Jan. 1, 2028 on a Saturday. Which work day gets the paid holiday is set by the rule and your schedule; these counts assume Dec. 24 and Dec. 27. We did not find a weekend rule in our sources for British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador or the Northwest Territories, so check those with the government pages linked below.

Where to check Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and Nunavut

These four official pages refused automated reads on Nov. 6, 2026, so we list no holidays or dates for them. Each sets its own list: check the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) site at cnesst.gouv.qc.ca for Quebec, the employee services pages at princeedwardisland.ca for Prince Edward Island, yukon.ca for Yukon and gov.nu.ca for Nunavut. Use the same bridge-day method from the first table once you know which weekdays your list contains. Our Canada holidays calendar and 2027 printable yearly calendar show the weekdays for the whole year, and our Canada Day page covers July 1. The U.S. version of this plan is in our 2027 U.S. long weekends story.