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Canada Long Weekends 2029

2029 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 2029

DatesHolidayDaysWhere
Sat, Dec 30 – Mon, Jan 1, 2029New Year’s Day3Nationwide
Sat, Feb 17 – Mon, Feb 19Family 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, Mar 30 – Sun, Apr 1Good Friday3Nationwide
Sat, May 19 – Mon, May 21Victoria Day3Nationwide
Sat, Jun 23 – Mon, Jun 25Fête nationale (St-Jean-Baptiste) (observed)3QC
Sat, Jun 30 – Mon, Jul 2Canada Day (observed)3Nationwide
Sat, Aug 4 – Mon, Aug 6Civic 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 1 – Mon, Sep 3Labour Day3Nationwide
Sat, Sep 29 – Mon, Oct 1National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed)3Nationwide
Sat, Oct 6 – Mon, Oct 8Thanksgiving3Nationwide
Sat, Nov 10 – Mon, Nov 12Remembrance Day (observed)3Nationwide

Turn a holiday into a 4-day weekend

HolidayTake offTime off
Christmas Day · Tue, Dec 25Mon, Dec 24Sat, Dec 22 – Wed, Dec 26 (5 days)

See also: working days in 2029 · 2029 Canada holidays · 2029 calendar · 2028 long weekends · 2030 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 2029?

2029 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 2029, Christmas Day (take Mon, Dec 24 off) each turn into a 4-day weekend with one vacation day.