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Nova Scotia Statutory Holidays 2028

Last reviewed: October 14, 2026 · Holiday data: October 7, 2026

The 2028 table for Nova Scotia lists 6 dates: 4 fall on a weekday and 2 on a weekend. This page's title says statutory holidays, the holidays a statute sets; the Nova Scotia holiday pay guide (novascotia.ca) calls them paid holidays. That leaves 256 working days in 2028. Like the Canada calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list.

How Nova Scotia differs from the federal Canadian holidays

The Nova Scotia holiday pay guide says the Labour Standards Code gives employees who qualify six paid holidays: New Year's Day, Nova Scotia Heritage Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day and Christmas Day. Against the federal Canadian set that adds Heritage Day and leaves out Victoria Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day and Boxing Day, so a Nova Scotia count drops those five. Remembrance Day has its own law, the Remembrance Day Act, which stops many businesses from operating on 11 November, but it is not a paid holiday under the Code, so it stays out of this count. When a holiday falls on an employee's regular day off, the guide says the employer can give the day off with pay on the working day immediately following the holiday, on the working day immediately following the employee's vacation, or on another day agreed with the employee. It names no single day, so this calendar counts none: a paid holiday on a Saturday or Sunday stays on its own date and no weekday is added for it.

Dates in Nova Scotia's table that the federal table does not have (2028)

  • New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1)
  • Heritage Day (Monday, February 21)
  • Canada Day (Saturday, July 1)

Dates in the federal table that Nova Scotia's table does not have (2028)

  • New Year's Day (observed) (Monday, January 3)
  • Victoria Day (Monday, May 22)
  • Canada Day (observed) (Monday, July 3)
  • 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 paid holiday calendar 2028

DateDayPaid holiday
January 1Saturday (weekend)New Year's Day
February 21MondayHeritage Day
April 14FridayGood Friday
July 1Saturday (weekend)Canada Day
September 4MondayLabour Day
December 25MondayChristmas Day

2028 summary

Total days

366

Weekend days

106

Paid holidays on weekdays

4

Working days

256

After subtracting 106 weekend days and 4 weekday-falling paid holidays, Nova Scotia has 256 working days in 2028. The count on this page uses Nova Scotia's calendar, not the federal set.

Other years

Holidays 2026Holidays 2027

Related links

Nova Scotia business day calculatorCanada calculatorCanada holidays 2028Ontario holidays

Documents cited for this province or territory

The holiday list and the explanation above rest on these documents, alongside the holiday data source below.

Sources and verification

Official source: novascotia.ca (opens in a new tab)

Cross-checked against this source on October 7, 2026.

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Nova Scotia 2028 FAQ

How many paid holidays does Nova Scotia have in 2028?
The 2028 table for Nova Scotia lists 6 dates: 4 fall on a weekday and 2 on a weekend. The 4 weekday dates are the ones the count subtracts; the full list, with each date's weekday, is in the table above.
How does Nova Scotia differ from the rest of Canada?
The Nova Scotia holiday pay guide says the Labour Standards Code gives employees who qualify six paid holidays: New Year's Day, Nova Scotia Heritage Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day and Christmas Day. Against the federal Canadian set that adds Heritage Day and leaves out Victoria Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day and Boxing Day, so a Nova Scotia count drops those five. Remembrance Day has its own law, the Remembrance Day Act, which stops many businesses from operating on 11 November, but it is not a paid holiday under the Code, so it stays out of this count. When a holiday falls on an employee's regular day off, the guide says the employer can give the day off with pay on the working day immediately following the holiday, on the working day immediately following the employee's vacation, or on another day agreed with the employee. It names no single day, so this calendar counts none: a paid holiday on a Saturday or Sunday stays on its own date and no weekday is added for it.
Which holidays does Nova Scotia change in 2028?
Nova Scotia's table has these dates that the federal table does not: New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1); Heritage Day (Monday, February 21); Canada Day (Saturday, July 1). The federal table has these dates that Nova Scotia's table does not: New Year's Day (observed) (Monday, January 3); Victoria Day (Monday, May 22); Canada Day (observed) (Monday, July 3); 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).
How many working days does Nova Scotia have in 2028?
Nova Scotia has 256 working days in 2028, after subtracting 106 weekend days and 4 weekday-falling paid holidays.