Public holidays in Canada 2024
Canada has 5 public holidays in 2024. 5 fall on a weekday and 0 on the weekend, which leaves 257 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
5public holidays
5weekday days off
257working days in 2024
104weekend days
The dates listed are the federal statutory holidays. Provinces and territories add their own, and some federal holidays are not observed everywhere (Remembrance Day and Easter Monday vary).
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Canada Day | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 5 | 257 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 29 to Sun 31 March 2024Good Friday
- 3 daysSat 29 June to Mon 1 July 2024Canada Day
- 3 daysSat 31 August to Mon 2 September 2024Labor Day
Questions about 2024 in Canada
- How many working days are there in Canada in 2024?
- 257 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 5 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Canada have in 2024?
- 5 public holidays. 0 fall on the weekend.
- What counts as the weekend in Canada?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Canada 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Canada has 5 public holidays and 257 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/canada/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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