2026 Holiday Calendar in Canada, including all national holidays, optional holidays, commemorative dates, and important days of the year.

January 2026

1
THU

New Year's Day

January 1st, Thursday

Holiday

February 2026

17
TUE

Family Day

February 17th, Tuesday

Optional

April 2026

3
FRI

Good Friday

April 3rd, Friday

Holiday

6
MON

Easter Monday

April 6th, Monday

Optional

May 2026

10
SUN

Mother's Day

May 10th, Sunday

Holiday

18
MON

Victoria Day

May 18th, Monday

Holiday

June 2026

21
SUN

Father's Day

June 21st, Sunday

Holiday

July 2026

1
WED

Canada Day

July 1st, Wednesday

Holiday

September 2026

7
MON

Labour Day

September 7th, Monday

Holiday

30
WED

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30th, Wednesday

Holiday

October 2026

12
MON

Thanksgiving Day

October 12th, Monday

Holiday

December 2026

25
FRI

Christmas Day

December 25th, Friday

Holiday

Upcoming Commemorative Dates in Canada

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Holiday
Optional
November 2026
Data Dia Descrição
3 Tue Daylight Saving Time Ends
3 Tue National Sandwich Day
4 Wed National Candy Day
5 Thu World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Thu National Redhead Day
6 Fri National Nachos Day
6 Fri National Stress Awareness Day
6 Fri International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7 Sat National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
8 Sun National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Sun National Cappuccino Day
8 Sun World Urbanism Day
9 Mon Go to an Art Museum Day
9 Mon World Adoption Day
9 Mon International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
10 Tue World Keratoconus Day
10 Tue International Accounting Day
10 Tue World Science Day for Peace and Development
11 Wed Remembrance Day
11 Wed Singles Day
12 Thu World Pneumonia Day
13 Fri World Kindness Day
13 Fri Sadie Hawkins Day
14 Sat World Diabetes Day
14 Sat National Pickle Day
15 Sun National Philanthropy Day
16 Mon International Day for Tolerance
17 Tue World Prematurity Day
17 Tue National Unfriend Day
17 Tue World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Tue International Students' Day
18 Wed World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Thu International Men's Day
19 Thu National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Thu World Toilet Day
20 Fri Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Fri National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Fri Universal Children’s Day
20 Fri National Child Day
20 Fri Africa Industrialization Day
20 Fri World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
21 Sat World pancreatic cancer day
21 Sat World Hello Day
21 Sat World Television Day
21 Sat World Philosophy Day
23 Mon National Espresso Day
23 Mon Fibonacci Day
25 Wed International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Thu National Cake Day
29 Sun Black Friday
29 Sun International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
29 Sun Buy Nothing Day
30 Mon Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30 Mon Small Business Saturday
December 2026
Data Dia Descrição
1 Tue World AIDS Day
2 Wed International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Wed National Mutt Day
2 Wed Cyber Monday
3 Thu Giving Tuesday
3 Thu International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Fri Wildlife Conservation Day
4 Fri International Day of Banks
5 Sat World Soil Day
5 Sat International Volunteer Day
6 Sun St. Nicholas Day
7 Mon Candle Day
7 Mon World Pear Day
7 Mon National Cotton Candy Day
7 Mon International Civil Aviation Day
7 Mon National Letter Writing Day
8 Tue Feast of the Immaculate Conception
8 Tue National Brownie Day
9 Wed Green Monday
9 Wed International Anti-corruption Day
9 Wed International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
9 Wed National Pastry Day
10 Thu Human Rights Day
10 Thu Dewey Decimal System Day
10 Thu Nobel Prize Day
10 Thu International Animal Rights Day
11 Fri UNICEF Birthday
11 Fri International Mountain Day
12 Sat International Universal Health Coverage Day
12 Sat Gingerbread House Day
12 Sat National Poinsettia Day
12 Sat International Day of Neutrality
13 Sun National Violin Day
14 Mon Monkey Day
17 Thu National Maple Syrup Day
17 Thu Anti-Bullying Day
18 Fri Arabic Language Day
18 Fri International Migrants Day
20 Sun International Human Solidarity Day
20 Sun National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Mon Winter Solstice
21 Mon Yule
22 Tue National Cookie Exchange Day
23 Wed Festivus
24 Thu The Feast of the Seven Fishes
24 Thu Christmas Eve
25 Fri Hanukkah
25 Fri Christmas Day
26 Sat Kwanzaa
26 Sat Boxing Day
27 Sun International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
28 Mon National Call a Friend Day
31 Thu New Year's Eve