Public Holidays in Canada — 2025
Canada is holiday-rich in 2025, with 31 public holidays spread across the year.
2 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 29 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 14 before July and 17 after it — with August the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 47 days, from Wednesday, January 1, 2025 to Monday, February 17, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
20 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 6 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Canada sits in Northern America, is run from Ottawa, pays in Canadian Dollar, and has about 37.7M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 31
- Days off work
- 29
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- August (8)
- Longest gap
- 47 days
- Capital
- Ottawa
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Mon, Feb 17 | Monday | Louis Riel Day | |
| Mon, Feb 17 | Monday | Islander Day | |
| Mon, Feb 17 | Monday | Heritage Day | |
| Mon, Feb 17 | Monday | Family Day | |
| Mon, Mar 17 | Monday | Saint Patrick's Day | |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wed, Apr 23 | Wednesday | Saint George's Day | |
| Mon, May 19 | Monday | National Patriots' Day | |
| Mon, May 19 | Monday | Victoria Day | |
| Sat, Jun 21 | Saturday | National Aboriginal Day | |
| Tue, Jun 24 | Tuesday | Discovery Day | |
| Tue, Jun 24 | Tuesday | National Holiday | Fête nationale du Québec |
| Tue, Jul 1 | Tuesday | Canada Day | |
| Sat, Jul 12 | Saturday | Orangemen's Day | |
| Mon, Aug 4 | Monday | Civic Holiday | |
| Mon, Aug 4 | Monday | British Columbia Day | |
| Mon, Aug 4 | Monday | Heritage Day | |
| Mon, Aug 4 | Monday | New Brunswick Day | |
| Mon, Aug 4 | Monday | Natal Day | |
| Mon, Aug 4 | Monday | Saskatchewan Day | |
| Mon, Aug 18 | Monday | Gold Cup Parade Day | |
| Mon, Aug 18 | Monday | Discovery Day | |
| Mon, Sep 1 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Tue, Sep 30 | Tuesday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | |
| Mon, Oct 13 | Monday | Thanksgiving | |
| Tue, Nov 11 | Tuesday | Armistice Day | |
| Tue, Nov 11 | Tuesday | Remembrance Day | |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Fri, Dec 26 | Friday | St. Stephen's Day | Boxing Day |
How many public holidays does Canada have in 2025?
31 — of which 29 fall on a working day and 2 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Canada in 2025?
New Year's Day on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Boxing Day on Friday, December 26, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in Canada?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Canada in 2025?
Between Wednesday, January 1, 2025 and Monday, February 17, 2025 — 47 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 31 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.