Long weekends and statutory holidays in Nunavut 2026 and 2027
More holiday, fewer leave days.
Every statutory holiday in Nunavut, 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 Nunavut 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 | |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday | |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday Government of Nunavut public service employees | Not a general holiday under the Nunavut Labour Standards Act. Listed as a Government of Nunavut public service holiday. |
| Mon 18 May | Victoria Day | In the Labour Standards Act this is 'the day fixed by the Governor General for observance of the birthday of the reigning sovereign'; the Government of Nunavut lists it as Victoria Day. |
| Wed 1 Jul | Canada Day | |
| Thu 9 Jul | Nunavut Day | |
| Mon 3 Aug | Civic Holiday | 'The first Monday in August' in the Labour Standards Act; the Government of Nunavut lists it as Civic Holiday. |
| Mon 7 Sep | Labour Day | |
| Wed 30 Sep | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | |
| Mon 12 Oct | Thanksgiving | |
| Wed 11 Nov | Remembrance Day | |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day | |
| Sat 26 Dec | Boxing Day Government of Nunavut public service employees and federally regulated employees | Not a general holiday under the Nunavut Labour Standards Act. Listed as a Government of Nunavut public service holiday, and a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code. 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 | |
| Fri 26 Mar | Good Friday | |
| Mon 29 Mar | Easter Monday Government of Nunavut public service employees | Not a general holiday under the Nunavut Labour Standards Act. Listed as a Government of Nunavut public service holiday. |
| Mon 24 May | Victoria Day | In the Labour Standards Act this is 'the day fixed by the Governor General for observance of the birthday of the reigning sovereign'; the Government of Nunavut lists it as Victoria Day. |
| Thu 1 Jul | Canada Day | |
| Fri 9 Jul | Nunavut Day | |
| Mon 2 Aug | Civic Holiday | 'The first Monday in August' in the Labour Standards Act; the Government of Nunavut lists it as Civic Holiday. |
| Mon 6 Sep | Labour Day | |
| Thu 30 Sep | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | |
| Mon 11 Oct | Thanksgiving | |
| Thu 11 Nov | Remembrance Day | |
| Sat 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Falls on a Saturday in 2027. The Government of Nunavut list shows this date without a substitute day. |
| Sun 26 Dec | Boxing Day Government of Nunavut public service employees and federally regulated employees | Not a general holiday under the Nunavut Labour Standards Act. Listed as a Government of Nunavut public service holiday, and a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code. Falls on a Sunday in 2027. |
Sources
- 2026: https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/staff-resources/public-service-holidays — checked 2026-11-14. Direct fetch was blocked (HTTP 403 bot check), so the official page was read from the Internet Archive snapshot of 26 September 2026: https://web.archive.org/web/20260926081318/https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/staff-resources/public-service-holidays . Dates read from 'Public Service Holidays 2026'. Which days are general holidays for all employees was read from the Labour Standards Act (official consolidation of 13 June 2022, https://www.nunavutlegislation.ca/en/file-download/download/public/7190, archive snapshot of 15 May 2026): New Year's Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Nunavut Day, first Monday in August, Labour Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and the sovereign's birthday. Easter Monday and Boxing Day are public service holidays only and are flagged restricted.
- 2027: https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/staff-resources/public-service-holidays — checked 2026-11-14. Same archived page, 'Public Service Holidays 2027'. Christmas Day is listed as Saturday December 25 with no substitute day; Boxing Day is listed as December 26 with no weekday. Easter Monday and Boxing Day flagged restricted as for 2026.
- 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 Nunavut
Nunavut has eleven general holidays, including its own Nunavut Day on July 9 and the first Monday in August, listed by the territorial government as the Civic Holiday. Easter Monday and Boxing Day are holidays for the territorial public service but not under the Labour Standards Act. In 2027, Canada Day is Thursday, July 1 and Nunavut Day is Friday, July 9: book Friday, July 2 and Monday to Thursday, July 5 to 8, five vacation days, and you are off for eleven days, from July 1 to Sunday, July 11. Take December 28 to 31, 2026 for ten days off.
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.