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Statutory holidays in Northwest Territories 2026–2027

Northwest Territories has 11 statutory holidays under the Employment Standards Act. Here are the dates, who qualifies and how holiday pay works, from the official government source.

Statutory holidays

HolidayStatus20262027
New Year's DayStatutory holidayThu, Jan 1Fri, Jan 1
Good FridayStatutory holidayFri, Apr 3Fri, Mar 26
Victoria DayStatutory holidayMon, May 18Mon, May 24
National Indigenous Peoples DayStatutory holidaySun, Jun 21Mon, Jun 21
Canada DayStatutory holidayWed, Jul 1Thu, Jul 1
Civic HolidayStatutory holidayMon, Aug 3Mon, Aug 2
Labour DayStatutory holidayMon, Sep 7Mon, Sep 6
National Day for Truth and ReconciliationStatutory holidayWed, Sep 30Thu, Sep 30
ThanksgivingStatutory holidayMon, Oct 12Mon, Oct 11
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 30 days in the 12 months before the holiday and worked your scheduled shifts before and after it.

Holiday pay

Qualifying employees get an average day's pay.

Working on a holiday

If you work, you get 1.5 times your regular wage for hours worked plus an average day's pay, or a substitute day off.

Other days (not statutory holidays in Northwest Territories)

HolidayStatus20262027
Family DayNot a stat holidayMon, Feb 16Mon, Feb 15
Easter MondayNot a stat holidayMon, Apr 6Mon, Mar 29
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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