Why does the count differ between provinces?

Canada has no single national list of statutory holidays beyond a handful. Provinces add their own, such as Family Day in Ontario and Alberta, Heritage Day in Nova Scotia, Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Quebec, and Discovery Day in Yukon. Selecting the right province is essential.

How are Good Friday and Easter Monday found?

Both are tied to Easter Sunday, which the tool computes with the standard computus (Gauss) algorithm for each year. Good Friday is two days before Easter; Quebec employers commonly observe Easter Monday in lieu, so that variant is applied for Quebec.

Is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation included?

Yes, from 2021 onward, for the federal jurisdiction and the provinces and territories that have legislated it as a statutory day off, such as British Columbia from 2023, Nova Scotia, PEI, and the territories. It is observed on 30 September.

Does this include the August civic holiday?

Where it is a recognised statutory or near-universally observed day off, yes. This covers BC Day, Saskatchewan Day, New Brunswick Day, Natal Day in Nova Scotia, and the Civic Holiday in Ontario and Manitoba on the first Monday of August.

Are weekends counted as working days?

No. The tool assumes a Monday-to-Friday week. Saturdays and Sundays are reported separately and never counted as working days, matching standard Canadian payroll conventions.

Canada Public Holiday Counter

Canada has no single statutory holiday list — each province and territory adds its own days off on top of the federal ones. This counter applies the correct set for the jurisdiction you choose, so a date range gives the right number of working days in Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, or anywhere else.

How it works

For the selected province and each year in the range, the tool assembles the statutory holidays, then walks the range classifying each day:

shared days   : New Year, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day, Christmas
moving Mondays : Family Day (3rd Mon Feb), Victoria Day (Mon before 25 May),
                 Thanksgiving (2nd Mon Oct), August civic holiday (1st Mon)
easter-based  : Good Friday = Easter Sunday - 2 days (computus algorithm)
provincial    : Heritage Day, Islander Day, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Discovery Day,
                Truth and Reconciliation (30 Sep, where legislated)
working day   = Mon-Fri AND not in the statutory set

Example and notes

Victoria Day is a good illustration of why a formula matters: it is the Monday on or before 24 May, so its date moves every year. Family Day did not exist everywhere at once — British Columbia used the second Monday of February before 2019 and the third Monday from 2019, which the tool reflects. Civic August holidays vary in legal status from province to province, so treat the August figure as the commonly observed day off rather than a guaranteed statutory one in every workplace.