Alberta statutory holidays 2026
All 9 statutory holidays in Alberta for 2026 — the holidays observed across Canada plus the dates set by the province. Alberta also recognizes Easter Monday and Heritage Day as optional general holidays (marked below). Federally-regulated workplaces (banks, airlines, federal government) follow the federal list shown further down instead.
- Canada-wide
- province/territory
- optional holiday
January
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
February
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
March
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
April
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
May
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
June
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
July
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
August
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
September
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
October
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
November
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
December
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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Alberta statutory holidays by year
2025
| Date | Statutory holiday | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 01-01 | New Year's Day | Wednesday |
| 02-17 | Family Day | Monday |
| 04-18 | Good Friday | Friday |
| 04-21 | Easter Monday(optional) | Monday |
| 05-19 | Victoria Day | Monday |
| 07-01 | Canada Day | Tuesday |
| 08-04 | Heritage Day(optional) | Monday |
| 09-01 | Labour Day | Monday |
| 10-13 | Thanksgiving Day | Monday |
| 11-11 | Remembrance Day | Tuesday |
| 12-25 | Christmas Day | Thursday |
2026
| Date | Statutory holiday | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 01-01 | New Year's Day | Thursday |
| 02-16 | Family Day | Monday |
| 04-03 | Good Friday | Friday |
| 04-06 | Easter Monday(optional) | Monday |
| 05-18 | Victoria Day | Monday |
| 07-01 | Canada Day | Wednesday |
| 08-03 | Heritage Day(optional) | Monday |
| 09-07 | Labour Day | Monday |
| 10-12 | Thanksgiving Day | Monday |
| 11-11 | Remembrance Day | Wednesday |
| 12-25 | Christmas Day | Friday |
2027
| Date | Statutory holiday | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 01-01 | New Year's Day | Friday |
| 02-15 | Family Day | Monday |
| 03-26 | Good Friday | Friday |
| 03-29 | Easter Monday(optional) | Monday |
| 05-24 | Victoria Day | Monday |
| 07-01 | Canada Day | Thursday |
| 08-02 | Heritage Day(optional) | Monday |
| 09-06 | Labour Day | Monday |
| 10-11 | Thanksgiving Day | Monday |
| 11-11 | Remembrance Day | Thursday |
| 12-25 | Christmas Day | Saturday |
Federal holidays in Alberta
If you work for a federally-regulated employer — a bank, airline, telecommunications or interprovincial transport company, or the federal government — these 10 Canada Labour Code general holidays apply instead of the province’s list.
| Date | Holiday | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 01-01 | New Year's Day | Thursday |
| 04-03 | Good Friday | Friday |
| 05-18 | Victoria Day | Monday |
| 07-01 | Canada Day | Wednesday |
| 09-07 | Labour Day | Monday |
| 09-30 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Wednesday |
| 10-12 | Thanksgiving Day | Monday |
| 11-11 | Remembrance Day | Wednesday |
| 12-25 | Christmas Day | Friday |
| 12-26 | Boxing Day | Saturday |
Not a statutory holiday in Alberta
These are statutory holidays in other provinces or territories but not in Alberta.
- 06-21National Indigenous Peoples Dayin Northwest Territories, Yukon
- 06-24Saint-Jean-Baptiste Dayin Quebec
- 07-09Nunavut Dayin Nunavut
- 08-17Discovery Dayin Yukon
Choose a province or territory
Official sources
Verified by the Calendana editorial team · Last updated: June 18, 2026
- Government of Canada — Statutory holidays for federally regulated employees (Canada Labour Code)
- Government of Ontario — Public holidays (Your guide to the Employment Standards Act)
- CNESST (Québec) — Statutory general holidays
- Government of British Columbia — Statutory holidays (Employment Standards)
- Government of Alberta — General holidays and general holiday pay
- Government of Saskatchewan — List of Saskatchewan public statutory holidays
- Government of Manitoba — General holidays (Employment Standards)
- Government of New Brunswick — Paid public holidays (Employment Standards)
- Province of Nova Scotia — What are the paid holidays? (Labour Standards)
- Newfoundland and Labrador — Labour Standards Act, s.14 (paid public holidays)
- Government of Prince Edward Island — Paid holidays (Employment Standards Act, s.6)
- Government of Yukon — Find a Yukon statutory holiday
- Government of the Northwest Territories — Employment Standards statutory holidays
- Government of Nunavut — Labour and Employment Standards (general holidays)