Public holidays in Canada 2028
Canada has 5 public holidays in 2028. 3 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 256 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
5public holidays
4weekday days off, substitutes included
256working days in 2028
106weekend 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 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | New Year's Day observed | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Canada Day | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 4 | 256 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 1 to Mon 3 January 2028New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 14 to Sun 16 April 2028Good Friday
- 3 daysSat 2 to Mon 4 September 2028Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 December 2028Christmas Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Questions about 2028 in Canada
- How many working days are there in Canada in 2028?
- 256 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 4 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Canada have in 2028?
- 5 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), Canada Day (1 July 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Canada 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Canada has 5 public holidays and 256 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/canada/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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