Long weekends and statutory holidays in Manitoba 2026 and 2027
More holiday, fewer leave days.
Every statutory holiday in Manitoba, the long weekends they make, and the vacation hacks that stretch them into a proper break.
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Long weekends in Ontario 2026
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Statutory holidays in Manitoba 2026 and 2027
Greyed rows are part-day, regional or restricted days: shown for completeness, left out of the maths.
2026 Gazetted
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day | |
| Mon 16 Feb | Louis Riel Day | |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday | |
| Mon 18 May | Victoria Day | |
| Wed 1 Jul | Canada Day | |
| Mon 7 Sep | Labour Day | |
| Wed 30 Sep | Orange Shirt Day (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) | |
| Mon 12 Oct | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Wed 11 Nov | Remembrance Day Federally regulated employees | Not a statutory holiday under this province's or territory's employment standards law. It is a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code for federally regulated workplaces. Manitoba says Remembrance Day is not a general holiday, but retail businesses cannot open between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and special pay rules apply to employees who work. |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day | |
| Sat 26 Dec | Boxing Day Federally regulated employees | Not a statutory holiday under this province's or territory's employment standards law. It is a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code for federally regulated workplaces. Manitoba states Boxing Day is not a general holiday. Falls on a Saturday in 2026. |
2027 Provisional
no Government of Canada dated 2027 list was found; federal-only 2027 dates are fixed dates (September 30, November 11, December 26) or match the provincial 2027 tables (Victoria Day 24 May, Thanksgiving 11 October).
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | New Year's Day | |
| Mon 15 Feb | Louis Riel Day | |
| Fri 26 Mar | Good Friday | |
| Mon 24 May | Victoria Day | |
| Thu 1 Jul | Canada Day | |
| Mon 6 Sep | Labour Day | |
| Thu 30 Sep | Orange Shirt Day (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) | |
| Mon 11 Oct | Thanksgiving Day | |
| Thu 11 Nov | Remembrance Day Federally regulated employees | Not a statutory holiday under this province's or territory's employment standards law. It is a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code for federally regulated workplaces. Manitoba says Remembrance Day is not a general holiday, but retail businesses cannot open between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and special pay rules apply to employees who work. |
| Sat 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Falls on a Saturday in 2027. Manitoba lists the date without a substitute day. |
| Sun 26 Dec | Boxing Day Federally regulated employees | Not a statutory holiday under this province's or territory's employment standards law. It is a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code for federally regulated workplaces. Manitoba states Boxing Day is not a general holiday. Falls on a Sunday in 2027. |
Sources
- 2026: https://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,gen-holidays-after-april-30-07,factsheet.html — checked 2026-11-14. Fetched directly. Dates read from the General Holiday table, 2026 column. Entries flagged 'restricted' are days this jurisdiction's page does not grant; they come from the Canada Labour Code definition of 'general holiday' (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/L-2/section-166.html, fetched today).
- 2027: https://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,gen-holidays-after-april-30-07,factsheet.html — checked 2026-11-14. Same table, 2027 column. Entries flagged 'restricted' are days this jurisdiction's page does not grant; they come from the Canada Labour Code definition of 'general holiday' (https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/L-2/section-166.html, fetched today).
- 2026: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/public-holidays.html — checked 2026-11-14. Government of Canada 'Public holidays for 2026' list, fetched today with a browser (page dated 2026-01-06). Used to date movable holidays for provinces that list holidays by name only. It shows 2026 only.
- 2027: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/L-2/section-166.html — checked 2026-11-14. Canada Labour Code s. 166 definition of 'general holiday', fetched directly. Used to decide which days are added with the 'Federally regulated employees' restriction. GAP: no Government of Canada dated 2027 list was found; federal-only 2027 dates are fixed dates (September 30, November 11, December 26) or match the provincial 2027 tables (Victoria Day 24 May, Thanksgiving 11 October).
What's different in Manitoba
Manitoba has nine general holidays. It calls the February holiday Louis Riel Day and September 30 Orange Shirt Day, the one general holiday an employer cannot swap for another day. Remembrance Day, Boxing Day and Terry Fox Day are not general holidays, though retail businesses must stay closed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Remembrance Day. In 2027, Canada Day and Orange Shirt Day fall on Thursdays: book Friday, July 2 and Friday, October 1 for two four-day weekends. Take December 28 to 31, 2026 for ten days off over Christmas and New Year's.
How the hacks are worked out
We take every statutory holiday for your province, add the weekends, and look for stretches where a few days of vacation bridge the gaps. A hack is any run of seven or more days off that you can unlock when you book one to nine days, measured from the first day you would be off to the last. They are ranked by days off per vacation day, so a ten-day break for three days (3.3×) beats a nine-day break for four (2.3×). The budget planner picks the best non-overlapping hacks that fit the vacation you have, then spends any days left over on short bridges such as a single day that turns a Thursday holiday into a four-day weekend.
Only statutory holidays from each province's and territory's own employment standards pages are counted; local, company and optional days are not. Part-day, regional and restricted days are shown in the tables but left out of the maths. Hacks assume you work Monday to Friday.