Nunavut Statutory Holidays 2026

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

The 2026 table for Nunavut lists 11 dates: 11 fall on a weekday and none on a weekend. This page's title says statutory holidays, the holidays a statute sets; Nunavut's Labour Standards Act calls them general holidays. That leaves 250 working days in 2026. Like the Canada calculator, this page counts Monday to Friday as working days; what changes is the holiday list.

How Nunavut differs from the federal Canadian holidays

Nunavut's Labour Standards Act, as amended in 2022 (S.Nu. 2022, c. 14, s. 5), names eleven days as general holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Nunavut Day, the first Monday in August, Labour Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed on 30 September), Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day and Christmas Day. It adds the day the Governor General fixes for the sovereign's birthday, for which this calendar lists no date of its own. Against the federal Canadian set that adds Nunavut Day and the first Monday in August (the Civic Holiday) and leaves out Boxing Day, so that federal day is dropped. When a general holiday falls on an employee's non-working day, section 25(2) lets the employer either pay for it or give a holiday with pay at a time convenient to employer and employee, no later than the next annual vacation. Paying closes no weekday and the day off has no fixed date, so this calendar counts none: a general holiday on a Saturday or Sunday stays on its own date and no weekday is added for it.

Dates in Nunavut's table that the federal table does not have (2026)

Nunavut Day (Thursday, July 9)
Civic Holiday (Monday, August 3)

Dates in the federal table that Nunavut's table does not have (2026)

Boxing Day (observed) (Monday, December 28)

Nunavut general holiday calendar 2026

Date	Day	General holiday	Notes
January 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	New Year's Day on Thursday January 1 leaves Friday January 2 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
April 3	Friday	Good Friday	Good Friday on Friday April 3 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
May 18	Monday	Victoria Day	Victoria Day on Monday May 18 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
July 1	Wednesday	Canada Day	Canada Day on Wednesday July 1 falls mid-week, with at least two working days between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend on each side.
July 9	Thursday	Nunavut Day	Nunavut Day on Thursday July 9 leaves Friday July 10 as a bridge day, the only working day between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend.
August 3	Monday	Civic Holiday	Civic Holiday on Monday August 3 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
September 7	Monday	Labour Day	Labour Day on Monday September 7 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
September 30	Wednesday	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Wednesday September 30 falls mid-week, with at least two working days between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend on each side.
October 12	Monday	Thanksgiving	Thanksgiving on Monday October 12 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.
November 11	Wednesday	Remembrance Day	Remembrance Day on Wednesday November 11 falls mid-week, with at least two working days between it and the Saturday-Sunday weekend on each side.
December 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Christmas Day on Friday December 25 sits next to the Saturday-Sunday weekend, which makes it a long weekend.

2026 summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

General holidays on weekdays

Working days

250

After subtracting 104 weekend days and 11 weekday-falling general holidays, Nunavut has 250 working days in 2026. The count on this page uses Nunavut's calendar, not the federal set.

Other years

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Sources and verification

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

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

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Nunavut 2026 FAQ

How many general holidays does Nunavut have in 2026?

The 2026 table for Nunavut lists 11 dates: 11 fall on a weekday and none on a weekend. The 11 weekday dates are the ones the count subtracts; the full list, with each date's weekday, is in the table above.

How does Nunavut differ from the rest of Canada?

Which holidays does Nunavut change in 2026?

Nunavut's table has these dates that the federal table does not: Nunavut Day (Thursday, July 9); Civic Holiday (Monday, August 3). The federal table has these dates that Nunavut's table does not: Boxing Day (observed) (Monday, December 28).

How many working days does Nunavut have in 2026?

Nunavut has 250 working days in 2026, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 11 weekday-falling general holidays.