Public holidays 2026 in Quebec
Quebec has 8 public holidays in 2026; 8 fall on a working day.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |||
| Friday | Good Friday | |||
| Monday | National Patriots' Day | |||
| Wednesday | Saint John the Baptist Day | Saint Jean Baptiste Day | ||
| Wednesday | Canada Day | |||
| Monday | Labor Day | Labour Day | ||
| Monday | Thanksgiving 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 Quebec: National Patriots' Day, Saint John the Baptist Day and Thanksgiving 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). Quebec lies in between with 8.
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
11 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 | National Patriots' Day |
| Mon 22 Jun, Tue 23 Jun | 20 Jun – 24 Jun 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Saint John the Baptist Day |
| Thu 25 Jun, Fri 26 Jun | 24 Jun – 28 Jun 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Saint John the Baptist 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 |
| Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep | 5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Labor Day |
| Tue 13 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Oct | 10 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Thanksgiving 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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