A Statutory (Stat) holiday is basically a “paid day off”.
There are 4 national stat holidays, they are; New Years Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, and Christmas Day.
All other stat holidays are either Provincial or territorial holidays. Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day are celebrated but are not official holidays.
Check out the chart below to find a stat holiday or an optional holiday.
Legend to chart: Letter “Y” means yes that the stat holiday is observed in that province or territory and the letter “O” means the holiday is an optional holiday in that province or territory
To make the chart easier to follow we have highlighted “O” in yellow
