Long weekends and statutory holidays in Quebec 2026 and 2027
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Every statutory holiday in Quebec, the long weekends they make, and the vacation hacks that stretch them into a proper break.
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Statutory holidays in Quebec 2026 and 2027
Greyed rows are part-day, regional or restricted days: shown for completeness, left out of the maths.
2026 Provisional
the CNESST page gives the statutory holidays by rule, not by date. The page lists the holidays by name without 2026 dates. Movable dates are taken from the Government of Canada 2026 public holidays list (https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/public-holidays.html, fetched today: Good Friday 3 April, Easter Monday 6 April, Victoria Day 18 May, Civic Holiday 3 August, Labour Day 7 September, Thanksgiving 12 October) and, for the third Monday in February (16 February), from the B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba 2026 tables. Marked provisional only because the province itself publishes no dated list. The Government of Canada list also shows Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Wednesday June 24, 2026 (Quebec only). Good Friday or Easter Monday is at the employer's option, so both are listed and Easter Monday is flagged restricted. 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).
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan | New Year's Day | |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday | Good Friday or Easter Monday is the statutory holiday, at the employer's option. |
| Mon 6 Apr | Easter Monday Employees whose employer chooses Easter Monday instead of Good Friday | Statutory only where the employer chooses Easter Monday instead of Good Friday. |
| Mon 18 May | National Patriots' Day | The Monday that precedes May 25. |
| Wed 24 Jun | Quebec National Holiday | June 24. Special rules apply; the only requirement is to be employed on that date. |
| Wed 1 Jul | Canada Day | July 1, or July 2 if July 1 falls on a Sunday. |
| Mon 7 Sep | Labour Day | |
| Wed 30 Sep | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 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. The CNESST states it is not a statutory holiday in Quebec. |
| Mon 12 Oct | Thanksgiving | |
| 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. The CNESST states it is not a statutory holiday in Quebec. |
| 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. 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 | Good Friday or Easter Monday is the statutory holiday, at the employer's option. |
| Mon 29 Mar | Easter Monday Employees whose employer chooses Easter Monday instead of Good Friday | Statutory only where the employer chooses Easter Monday instead of Good Friday. |
| Mon 24 May | National Patriots' Day | The Monday that precedes May 25. |
| Thu 24 Jun | Quebec National Holiday | June 24. Special rules apply; the only requirement is to be employed on that date. |
| Thu 1 Jul | Canada Day | July 1, or July 2 if July 1 falls on a Sunday. |
| Mon 6 Sep | Labour Day | |
| Thu 30 Sep | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 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. The CNESST states it is not a statutory holiday in Quebec. |
| Mon 11 Oct | Thanksgiving | |
| 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. The CNESST states it is not a statutory holiday in Quebec. |
| Sat 25 Dec | Christmas Day | Falls on a Saturday in 2027. When a statutory holiday falls on a day the worker is normally off, the employer chooses between paying the holiday indemnity and granting a compensatory day off. |
| 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. Falls on a Sunday in 2027. |
Sources
- 2026: https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en/working-conditions/leave/statutory-holidays/statutory-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 2 November 2026: https://web.archive.org/web/20261102091555/https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en/working-conditions/leave/statutory-holidays/statutory-holidays . GAP: the CNESST page gives the statutory holidays by rule, not by date. The page lists the holidays by name without 2026 dates. Movable dates are taken from the Government of Canada 2026 public holidays list (https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/public-holidays.html, fetched today: Good Friday 3 April, Easter Monday 6 April, Victoria Day 18 May, Civic Holiday 3 August, Labour Day 7 September, Thanksgiving 12 October) and, for the third Monday in February (16 February), from the B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba 2026 tables. Marked provisional only because the province itself publishes no dated list. The Government of Canada list also shows Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Wednesday June 24, 2026 (Quebec only). Good Friday or Easter Monday is at the employer's option, so both are listed and Easter Monday is flagged restricted. 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.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en/working-conditions/leave/statutory-holidays/statutory-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 2 November 2026: https://web.archive.org/web/20261102091555/https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en/working-conditions/leave/statutory-holidays/statutory-holidays . The province or territory has not published a dated 2027 list. Dates are provisional: each holiday in its official list is dated by its statutory rule, and every resulting calendar date matches the date published for the same day in the official 2027 tables of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick and the Government of Nunavut fetched today (Good Friday 26 March, Victoria Day 24 May, first Monday in August 2 August, Labour Day 6 September, Thanksgiving 11 October, third Monday in February 15 February). Rules as stated by the CNESST: Monday preceding May 25, June 24, July 1, first Monday in September, second Monday in October, December 25. Easter Monday 29 March 2027 is the date in the Government of Nunavut and Alberta tables. 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 Quebec
Quebec has eight statutory holidays and several are its own: National Patriots' Day on the Monday before May 25, and the Quebec National Holiday on June 24. At Easter the employer chooses whether Good Friday or Easter Monday is the paid day. Remembrance Day and September 30 are not statutory holidays, and there is no August holiday. In 2027, June 24 and Canada Day both fall on a Thursday, one week apart: book Friday, June 25 and Friday, July 2 for two four-day weekends in a row. 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.