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Thanksgiving (Canada) 2026
Monday 12 October 2026
Second Monday of October.
In 2026, Thanksgiving (Canada) falls on Monday 12 October 2026 in Canada (federal), Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec. Every date is a Monday, so each gives a three-day weekend. For comparison in Canada (federal), the 2027 date is Monday 11 October 2027.
Dates in 2026
Monday 12 October 2026
Canada
Canada (federal): called Thanksgiving Day.
Ontario: called Thanksgiving Day.
British Columbia: called Thanksgiving Day.
Alberta: called Thanksgiving Day.
Quebec: called Thanksgiving Day.
About Thanksgiving (Canada)
Thanksgiving in Canada is the second Monday of October, so it always falls between 8 and 14 October. Since 1957 it has been held on that Monday each year, about six weeks before the American holiday, and it is usually linked to the end of the harvest season.
It is a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code for federally regulated workplaces such as banks, airlines and telecommunications, and a statutory holiday in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec, where the Act respecting labour standards calls it Action de grâce. All five Canadian jurisdictions on this site therefore have the same date.
As a Monday holiday it never needs a substitute day and always gives a three-day weekend. Ontario and Quebec do not count Remembrance Day as a statutory holiday, so in those provinces Thanksgiving is the last holiday before 25 December, while Alberta, British Columbia and the federal list add Remembrance Day on 11 November.
Sources
- https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/L-2/section-166.html
- https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-0/public-holidays
- https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/statutory-holidays
- https://www.alberta.ca/general-holidays-pay
- https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/public-holidays.html