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Canada Long Weekends 2022

2022 has 9 nationwide long weekends in Canada, plus 3 provincial ones. 0 more become 4-day weekends if you take one vacation day.

Nationwide long weekends9
Days off in those weekends28
4-day weekends with 1 vacation day0

Every long weekend in 2022

DatesHolidayDaysWhere
Sat, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 3New Year’s Day (observed)3Nationwide
Sat, Feb 19 – Mon, Feb 21Family DayCalled Louis Riel Day in Manitoba, Heritage Day in Nova Scotia and Islander Day in PEI.3AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, SK
Fri, Apr 15 – Sun, Apr 17Good Friday3Nationwide
Sat, May 21 – Mon, May 23Victoria Day3Nationwide
Fri, Jun 24 – Sun, Jun 26Fête nationale (St-Jean-Baptiste)3QC
Fri, Jul 1 – Sun, Jul 3Canada Day3Nationwide
Sat, Jul 30 – Mon, Aug 1Civic HolidayStatutory in BC, NB, SK, NT and NU; widely observed but not statutory in Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Alberta.3BC, NB, SK, NT, NU
Sat, Sep 3 – Mon, Sep 5Labour Day3Nationwide
Fri, Sep 30 – Sun, Oct 2National Day for Truth and Reconciliation3Nationwide
Sat, Oct 8 – Mon, Oct 10Thanksgiving3Nationwide
Fri, Nov 11 – Sun, Nov 13Remembrance Day3Nationwide
Sat, Dec 24 – Tue, Dec 27Boxing Day + Christmas Day (observed)4Nationwide

See also: working days in 2022 · 2022 Canada holidays · 2022 calendar · 2021 long weekends · 2023 long weekends

Source & method: Canada Labour Code general holidays (Part III, Division V) with s.195 weekend substitution; provincial holidays from provincial employment standards.
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Good to know

How many long weekends are there in 2022?

2022 has 9 nationwide long weekends in Canada, plus 3 provincial ones. 0 more become 4-day weekends if you take one vacation day.

What happens when a holiday falls on a weekend in Canada?

Under the Canada Labour Code, when New Year’s Day, Canada Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, employees get the working day immediately before or after. This page uses the following Monday, the most common practice; check with your employer.

Are provincial long weekends included?

Yes. Family Day (third Monday in February), the August Civic Holiday and Quebec’s Fête nationale are listed with the provinces where they apply. Remembrance Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation are federal holidays but are not statutory in every province.

Can I make a long weekend longer?

In 2022 no nationwide holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, so there are no one-day bridge opportunities.