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Statutory holidays in New Brunswick 2026–2027

New Brunswick has 8 paid public holidays under the Employment Standards Act. Here are the dates, who qualifies and how holiday pay works, from the official government source.

Paid public holidays

HolidayStatus20262027
New Year's DayStatutory holidayThu, Jan 1Fri, Jan 1
Family DayStatutory holidayMon, Feb 16Mon, Feb 15
Good FridayStatutory holidayFri, Apr 3Fri, Mar 26
Canada DayStatutory holidayWed, Jul 1Thu, Jul 1
New Brunswick DayStatutory holidayMon, Aug 3Mon, Aug 2
Labour DayStatutory holidayMon, Sep 7Mon, Sep 6
Remembrance DayStatutory holidayWed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 11
Christmas DayStatutory holidayFri, Dec 25Sat, Dec 25

Who qualifies

You qualify if you've been employed for at least 90 calendar days in the 12 months before the holiday and worked your scheduled day before and after it.

Holiday pay

Qualifying employees get a regular day's pay.

Working on a holiday

Qualifying employees who work get a regular day's pay plus 1.5 times their regular rate for hours worked. Every employee who works the holiday gets at least 1.5 times their rate for those hours, even without qualifying.

Other days (not paid public holidays in New Brunswick)

HolidayStatus20262027
Easter MondayNot a stat holidayMon, Apr 6Mon, Mar 29
Victoria DayNot a stat holidayMon, May 18Mon, May 24
National Day for Truth and ReconciliationNot a stat holidayWed, Sep 30Thu, Sep 30
ThanksgivingNot a stat holidayMon, Oct 12Mon, Oct 11
Boxing DayNot a stat holidaySat, Dec 26Sun, Dec 26

Federally regulated workers

Employees of federally regulated employers (such as banks and Canada Post) follow the Canada Labour Code instead, which has 10 general holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Details

Tip: This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice. If in doubt, check the official source or your province's employment standards office.

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