Nova Scotia Statutory Holidays 2028
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 25, 2026
Nova Scotia observes 6 statutory holidays in 2028: 6 fall on a weekday and 0 land on a weekend, leaving 254 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 Nova Scotia differs from the federal Canadian holidays
Nova Scotia has the shortest paid-holiday list in the country: the Labour Standards Code gives qualifying employees six paid holidays. It adds Nova Scotia Heritage Day on the third Monday of February and does not treat Easter Monday, Victoria Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (30 September), Thanksgiving, or Boxing Day as paid statutory holidays, so a Nova Scotia count drops those five federal days. Remembrance Day is a retail closing day under the separate Remembrance Day Act rather than a Code paid holiday, so it is noted here but left out of the paid-holiday count. The working week is Monday to Friday with a Saturday and Sunday weekend.
Added in Nova Scotia (2028)
- Heritage Day (Monday, February 21)
Federal days not observed in Nova Scotia (2028)
- Easter Monday (Monday, April 17)
- Victoria Day (Monday, May 22)
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed) (Monday, October 2)
- Thanksgiving (Monday, October 9)
- Remembrance Day (observed) (Monday, November 13)
- Boxing Day (Tuesday, December 26)
Nova Scotia statutory holiday calendar 2028
| Date | Day | Statutory holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Monday | New Year's Day (observed) |
| February 21 | Monday | Heritage Day |
| April 14 | Friday | Good Friday |
| July 3 | Monday | Canada Day (observed) |
| September 4 | Monday | Labour Day |
| December 25 | Monday | Christmas Day |
2028 summary
Total days
366
Weekend days
106
Statutory holidays on weekdays
6
Working days
254
After subtracting 106 weekend days and 6 weekday-falling statutory holidays, Nova Scotia has 254 working days in 2028. Deadlines and due dates counted in Nova Scotia use this provincial calendar, not the federal set.