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Canada Holidays 2026

All public holidays, festivals and observances in Canada for 2026

Total holidays

106

Public holidays

1

Long weekends

7

Next holiday

National Aboriginal Veterans Day

Sun, Nov 8

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Canada holidays 2026

Showing 106 of 106 holidays

  • Nov8Sun

    National Aboriginal Veterans Day

    Sunday, November 8, 2026in 2 days

  • Nov11Wed

    Remembrance Day

    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'
});
API Examples
Quick start examples in different programming languages
curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=CA&year=2026" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"