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Boxing Day 2026 is Saturday, December 26.

It's a statutory holiday in 2 of 14 jurisdictions: federally regulated workplaces and Ontario. That's in 80 days.

Where it's a statutory holiday.

  • Federally regulated

    Statutory

  • Alberta

    Optional

  • British Columbia

    Not statutory

  • Manitoba

    Not statutory

  • New Brunswick

    Not statutory

  • Newfoundland and Labrador

    Not statutory

  • Nova Scotia

    Not statutory

  • Northwest Territories

    Not statutory

  • Nunavut

    Not statutory

  • Ontario

    Statutory

  • Prince Edward Island

    Not statutory

  • Quebec

    Not statutory

  • Saskatchewan

    Not statutory

  • Yukon

    Not statutory

When is Boxing Day? December 26.

2026Saturday, December 26
2027Sunday, December 26
2028Tuesday, December 26
2029Wednesday, December 26
2030Thursday, December 26

About Boxing Day.

Boxing Day is the day after Christmas. It's a statutory holiday for federally regulated workplaces and in Ontario, and an optional general holiday in Alberta. Elsewhere many employers give it, but they don't have to.

It's also one of the biggest shopping days of the year in Canada.

All of Canada's statutory holidays in 2026, by province

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Questions

When is Boxing Day 2026?

Saturday, December 26, 2026. December 26.

Is Boxing Day a statutory holiday?

It's statutory in federally regulated workplaces and Ontario. It's optional in Alberta. It isn't a statutory holiday in British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Yukon.

When is Boxing Day in the next few years?

2026: Sat, Dec 26; 2027: Sun, Dec 26; 2028: Tue, Dec 26; 2029: Wed, Dec 26; 2030: Thu, Dec 26.

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