Northwest Territories Business Day Calculator
Last reviewed: August 26, 2026 · Holiday data: August 25, 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 Boxing Day as a statutory holiday, so that federal day is dropped. The NWT keeps the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday under section 22(1)(g.1) of the Act. 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 Northwest Territories grants no substitute weekday when a statutory holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday: the Employment Standards Act gives the holiday with pay whether it falls on a day of work or not. Christmas Day 2027, and New Year's Day, Canada Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Remembrance Day in 2028, stay on their Saturday dates and close no weekday. 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
| Date | Day | Statutory holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday |
| May 18 | Monday | Victoria Day |
| June 21 | Sunday (weekend) | National Indigenous Peoples Day |
| July 1 | Wednesday | Canada Day |
| August 3 | Monday | Civic Holiday |
| September 7 | Monday | Labour Day |
| September 30 | Wednesday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
| October 12 | Monday | Thanksgiving |
| November 11 | Wednesday | Remembrance Day |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas 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 FAQ (ece.gov.nt.ca).
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Sources and verification
Official source: ece.gov.nt.ca (opens in a new tab)
Cross-checked against this source on August 25, 2026.
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.