With 2025 soon coming to an end, it’s the perfect time to start planning your time off for 2026 and make the most of Canada’s stat holidays.

Maximize your vacation days by planning your time off around stat holidays and other provincial holidays. And while vacation policies vary depending on where you work (it’s always best to check first), this information can help you get at least one or two long breaks in 2026.

So with all the upcoming stat holidays in mind, plan ahead, and get your time-off requests in early — your future self will thank you for it.

January

It’s a good thing that New Year’s Day is a statutory holiday. In 2026, it falls on a Thursday, Jan. 1, giving you the perfect chance to sleep off the celebrations from the night before. It’s not too late to put in that vacation

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