Canada Long Weekends 2024

2024 has 8 nationwide long weekends in Canada, plus 3 provincial ones. 1 more become 4-day weekends if you take one vacation day.

Nationwide long weekends8

Days off in those weekends24

4-day weekends with 1 vacation day1

Every long weekend in 2024

Dates	Holiday	Days	Where
Sat, Dec 30 – Mon, Jan 1, 2024	New Year’s Day	3	Nationwide
Sat, Feb 17 – Mon, Feb 19	Family DayCalled Louis Riel Day in Manitoba, Heritage Day in Nova Scotia and Islander Day in PEI.	3	AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, SK
Fri, Mar 29 – Sun, Mar 31	Good Friday	3	Nationwide
Sat, May 18 – Mon, May 20	Victoria Day	3	Nationwide
Sat, Jun 22 – Mon, Jun 24	Fête nationale (St-Jean-Baptiste)	3	QC
Sat, Jun 29 – Mon, Jul 1	Canada Day	3	Nationwide
Sat, Aug 3 – Mon, Aug 5	Civic HolidayStatutory in BC, NB, SK, NT and NU; widely observed but not statutory in Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Alberta.	3	BC, NB, SK, NT, NU
Sat, Aug 31 – Mon, Sep 2	Labour Day	3	Nationwide
Sat, Sep 28 – Mon, Sep 30	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	3	Nationwide
Sat, Oct 12 – Mon, Oct 14	Thanksgiving	3	Nationwide
Sat, Nov 9 – Mon, Nov 11	Remembrance Day	3	Nationwide

Turn a holiday into a 4-day weekend

Holiday	Take off	Time off
Boxing Day · Thu, Dec 26	Fri, Dec 27	Wed, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 29 (5 days)

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

About this calendar

A clearer way to see holidays.

Official and widely observed dates, clearly labeled by status.

Holiday pages separate official public dates from observances so that a cultural date is not mistaken for a statutory day off.

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Good to know

How many long weekends are there in 2024?

2024 has 8 nationwide long weekends in Canada, plus 3 provincial ones. 1 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?

Yes. In 2024, Boxing Day (take Fri, Dec 27 off) each turn into a 4-day weekend with one vacation day.

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