Canada Holidays 2026
All public holidays, festivals and observances in Canada for 2026
Total holidays
106
Public holidays
1
Long weekends
7
Countdown to National Aboriginal Veterans Day
Canada holidays 2026
Showing 106 of 106 holidays
- Nov8SunLearn more
National Aboriginal Veterans Day
Sunday, November 8, 2026in 2 days
- Nov11WedLearn more
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
- Nov29Sun
First Sunday of Advent
Sunday, November 29, 2026
- Dec5Sat
First Day of Hanukkah
Saturday, December 5, 2026
- Dec8Tue
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
- Dec11Fri
Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster
Friday, December 11, 2026
- Dec12Sat
Last day of Hanukkah
Saturday, December 12, 2026
- Dec21Mon
December Solstice
Monday, December 21, 2026
- Dec24Thu
Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 24, 2026
- Dec25Fri
Christmas Day
Friday, December 25, 2026
- Dec26Sat
Kwanzaa (first day)
Saturday, December 26, 2026
- Dec26Sat
Boxing Day
Saturday, December 26, 2026
- Dec31Thu
New Year's Eve
Thursday, December 31, 2026
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for Canada. However, some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Frequently asked questions
How many holidays are there in Canada in 2026?
There are 1 public holidays and 106 holidays and observances in total in Canada in 2026. Planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays
How do I add Canada holidays to my calendar?
Use the Subscribe to calendar link above to add an auto-updating feed to Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, or use Export → Calendar (.ics) to download this year's holidays.
How to retrieve the Canada holidays list via API?
Make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=CA&year=2026 to retrieve this list. Here is an example using our official package on NPM:
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
country: 'CA',
year: '2026'
});curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=CA&year=2026" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"