🇨🇦 Ontario, Canada
Public holidays in Ontario, Canada 2026
Ontario, Canada has 9 public holiday dates in 2026, 8 of them on a working day, and 6 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Day, in 45 days (Friday, December 25, 2026).
- Sat, Dec 26Boxing Dayin 46 days
- Mon, Dec 28Boxing Dayin 48 days
2026 holiday calendar
10 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thu | New Year's Day | passed |
| Feb 16 | Mon | Family Day regional | passed |
| Apr 3 | Fri | Good Friday | passed |
| May 18 | Mon | Victoria Day regional | passed |
| Jul 1 | Wed | Canada Day | passed |
| Sep 7 | Mon | Labor Day | passed |
| Oct 12 | Mon | Thanksgiving Day regional | passed |
| Dec 25 | Fri | Christmas Day | in 45 days |
| Dec 26 | Sat | Boxing Day regional | in 46 days |
| Dec 28 | Mon | Boxing Day regional observed | in 48 days |
observed
When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.
estimated
Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.
regional
A holiday that applies only in some states, provinces or regions of the country, not nationwide.
Long weekends in 2026
Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
- Sat, Feb 14 – Mon, Feb 16Family Day3 days
- Fri, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 5Good Friday3 days
- Sat, May 16 – Mon, May 18Victoria Day3 days
- Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7Labor Day3 days
- Sat, Oct 10 – Mon, Oct 12Thanksgiving Day3 days
- Fri, Dec 25 – Mon, Dec 28Christmas Day, Boxing Day4 days
Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away
Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.
What is this?
A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.
- Take Fri, Jan 2New Year's Day4 days off
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Every Ontario, Canada holiday in 2026, in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook.
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