Public holidays 2026 in Nunavut
Nunavut has 11 public holidays in 2026; 11 fall on a working day.
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All public holidays with date and weekday
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |||
| Friday | Good Friday | |||
| Monday | Victoria Day | |||
| Wednesday | Canada Day | |||
| Thursday | Nunavut Day | |||
| Monday | Civic Holiday | |||
| Monday | Labor Day | Labour Day | ||
| Wednesday | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | |||
| Monday | Thanksgiving Day | |||
| Wednesday | Remembrance Day | |||
| Friday | Christmas Day |
In 2026, no public holiday falls on a weekend – each one is an extra day off.
Not a public holiday in every province, but in Nunavut: Victoria Day, Nunavut Day, Civic Holiday, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Thanksgiving Day and Remembrance Day.
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 7 (Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia) to 11 (British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon). Nunavut is among the provinces with the most public holidays.
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Long weekends 2026
16 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 5 Apr 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Good Friday |
| Tue 19 May, Wed 20 May, Thu 21 May, Fri 22 May | 16 May – 24 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Victoria Day |
| Mon 29 Jun, Tue 30 Jun | 27 Jun – 1 Jul 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Canada Day |
| Thu 2 Jul, Fri 3 Jul | 1 Jul – 5 Jul 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Canada Day |
| Mon 6 Jul, Tue 7 Jul, Wed 8 Jul | 4 Jul – 9 Jul 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Nunavut Day |
| Fri 10 Jul | 9 Jul – 12 Jul 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Nunavut Day |
| Tue 4 Aug, Wed 5 Aug, Thu 6 Aug, Fri 7 Aug | 1 Aug – 9 Aug 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Civic Holiday |
| Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep | 5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Labor Day |
| Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep | 26 Sep – 30 Sep 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
| Thu 1 Oct, Fri 2 Oct | 30 Sep – 4 Oct 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
| Tue 13 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Oct | 10 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov | 7 Nov – 11 Nov 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Remembrance Day |
| Thu 12 Nov, Fri 13 Nov | 11 Nov – 15 Nov 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Remembrance Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code CA (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.canadian) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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