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Labour Day 2026

The date varies: 6 different dates in 2026

First Monday of September in Canada and the United States (Labor Day), fourth Monday of October in New Zealand, and in Australia the second Monday of March in Victoria, the first Monday of May in Queensland and the first Monday of October in New South Wales. In Western Australia it was the first Monday of March until 2027; from 2028 it is the second Monday of March, or the third in a State election year.

In 2026, Labour Day falls on 6 different dates: on Monday 2 March 2026 in Western Australia; on Monday 9 March 2026 in Victoria; on Monday 4 May 2026 in Queensland; on Monday 7 September 2026 in Canada (federal), Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec and United States (federal); on Monday 5 October 2026 in New South Wales; on Monday 26 October 2026 in New Zealand. Every date is a Monday, so each gives a three-day weekend. For comparison in New South Wales, the 2027 date is Monday 4 October 2027.

Dates in 2026

Monday 2 March 2026

Australia

Monday 9 March 2026

Australia

Monday 4 May 2026

Australia

Monday 7 September 2026

Canada

United States

Called Labor Day.

Monday 5 October 2026

Australia

Monday 26 October 2026

About Labour Day

Labour Day commemorates the labour movement and the campaign for the eight-hour working day. Every country that keeps it puts it on a Monday, but the month differs widely.

In the United States (Labor Day, a federal holiday since 1894) and in Canada it is the first Monday of September; in Canada it is a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code and a statutory holiday in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec. New Zealand holds it on the fourth Monday of October. In Australia each State sets its own date: the second Monday of March in Victoria, the first Monday of May in Queensland and the first Monday of October in New South Wales. Western Australia held it on the first Monday of March until 2027; from 2028 it is the second Monday of March, or the third Monday in a year with a State general election, such as 2029 and 2033. Australia has no national Labour Day.

As a Monday holiday Labour Day never needs a substitute day. In North America it closes the summer season with a three-day weekend, while in Australia and New Zealand it falls in autumn or spring depending on the State.

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