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Northwest Territories Business Day Calculator

Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 24, 2026

Calculate business days in Northwest Territories with its own statutory holidays. Northwest Territories shares the Monday to Friday working week and the Saturday and Sunday weekend with the rest of Canada, but its statutory holiday calendar is different, so due dates and deadlines can land differently from the federal count.

How Northwest Territories differs from the federal Canadian holidays

The Northwest Territories runs eleven statutory holidays under the Employment Standards Act. It adds National Indigenous Peoples Day on 21 June (statutory in the NWT since 2001) and the August Civic Holiday on the first Monday of August, and it does not treat Easter Monday or Boxing Day as statutory holidays, so those two federal days are dropped. The NWT keeps the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday, which is the main difference from Nunavut, where it is optional. National Indigenous Peoples Day stays on 21 June; in 2026 that lands on a Sunday, so it does not change the working-day count that year. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

Worked example

Adding 2 business days to Friday, July 31, 2026 using Northwest Territories's statutory holidays lands on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. With the federal Canadian holidays, the same calculation lands on Tuesday, August 4, 2026: the gap comes from Northwest Territories's own calendar.

Northwest Territories statutory holidays in 2026

DateDayStatutory holiday
January 1ThursdayNew Year's Day
April 3FridayGood Friday
May 18MondayVictoria Day
June 21Sunday (weekend)National Indigenous Peoples Day
July 1WednesdayCanada Day
August 3MondayCivic Holiday
September 7MondayLabour Day
September 30WednesdayNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 12MondayThanksgiving
November 11WednesdayRemembrance Day
December 25FridayChristmas Day

How to count Northwest Territories business days

For an interactive calculation, use the Canada calculator and add Northwest Territories's own dates under Advanced options. The per-year statutory holiday pages below list every Northwest Territories date ready to paste in.

Northwest Territories statutory holiday data is verified against the Northwest Territories Employment Standards page (gov.nt.ca).

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For informational purposes only

This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.

Northwest Territories FAQ

Does the Northwest Territories calculator use different statutory holidays from the federal Canadian set?
The Northwest Territories runs eleven statutory holidays under the Employment Standards Act. It adds National Indigenous Peoples Day on 21 June (statutory in the NWT since 2001) and the August Civic Holiday on the first Monday of August, and it does not treat Easter Monday or Boxing Day as statutory holidays, so those two federal days are dropped. The NWT keeps the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday, which is the main difference from Nunavut, where it is optional. National Indigenous Peoples Day stays on 21 June; in 2026 that lands on a Sunday, so it does not change the working-day count that year. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
Is the Northwest Territories working week Monday to Friday?
Yes. Northwest Territories uses the Monday to Friday working week with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, the same as the rest of Canada. Only the statutory holiday set changes.