Northwest Territories Statutory Holidays 2027
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 24, 2026
Northwest Territories observes 11 statutory holidays in 2027: 11 fall on a weekday and 0 land on a weekend, leaving 250 working days across the year. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, the same as the rest of Canada; what changes is the statutory holiday set.
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.
Added in Northwest Territories (2027)
- National Indigenous Peoples Day (Monday, June 21)
- Civic Holiday (Monday, August 2)
Federal days not observed in Northwest Territories (2027)
- Easter Monday (Monday, March 29)
- Boxing Day (observed) (Tuesday, December 28)
Northwest Territories statutory holiday calendar 2027
| Date | Day | Statutory holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| March 26 | Friday | Good Friday |
| May 24 | Monday | Victoria Day |
| June 21 | Monday | National Indigenous Peoples Day |
| July 1 | Thursday | Canada Day |
| August 2 | Monday | Civic Holiday |
| September 6 | Monday | Labour Day |
| September 30 | Thursday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
| October 11 | Monday | Thanksgiving |
| November 11 | Thursday | Remembrance Day |
| December 27 | Monday | Christmas Day (observed) |
2027 summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
Statutory holidays on weekdays
11
Working days
250
After subtracting 104 weekend days and 11 weekday-falling statutory holidays, Northwest Territories has 250 working days in 2027. Deadlines and due dates counted in Northwest Territories use this provincial calendar, not the federal set.