Northwest Territories Statutory Holidays 2028
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 25, 2026
Northwest Territories observes 11 statutory holidays in 2028: 11 fall on a weekday and 0 land on a weekend, leaving 249 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 (2028)
- National Indigenous Peoples Day (Wednesday, June 21)
- Civic Holiday (Monday, August 7)
Federal days not observed in Northwest Territories (2028)
- Easter Monday (Monday, April 17)
- Boxing Day (Tuesday, December 26)
Northwest Territories statutory holiday calendar 2028
| Date | Day | Statutory holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Monday | New Year's Day (observed) |
| April 14 | Friday | Good Friday |
| May 22 | Monday | Victoria Day |
| June 21 | Wednesday | National Indigenous Peoples Day |
| July 3 | Monday | Canada Day (observed) |
| August 7 | Monday | Civic Holiday |
| September 4 | Monday | Labour Day |
| October 2 | Monday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed) |
| October 9 | Monday | Thanksgiving |
| November 13 | Monday | Remembrance Day (observed) |
| December 25 | Monday | Christmas Day |
2028 summary
Total days
366
Weekend days
106
Statutory holidays on weekdays
11
Working days
249
After subtracting 106 weekend days and 11 weekday-falling statutory holidays, Northwest Territories has 249 working days in 2028. Deadlines and due dates counted in Northwest Territories use this provincial calendar, not the federal set.