The Best Days to Take Off in Canada in 2025
By Dean Clark. Published 6-Jan-2025
Here’s how you can get the most out of your holiday time in Canada this year.
Paddle trip instead of rat race: Exploring Cheakamus Lake in Whistler, BC, Canada.
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Use National Holidays to Your Advantage
To enjoy the longest possible stretches of free time, try adding your personal time off to nationally-celebrated holidays to create longer weekend breaks.
The Best Days to Take Off
- January 2: Add to New Year’s Day (January 1) to create a 2-day break before the weekend.
- April 17 or 21: Add to Good Friday (April 18) for a 4-day weekend. In some provinces and territories, Easter Monday on April 21 is a statutory or de-facto holiday, so you can take off April 17 or April 22 for a 5-day weekend.
- June 30: Add to Canada Day (July 1) to create a 4-day weekend.
- August 29 or September 2: Add to Labour Day (September 1) for a 4-day weekend.
- December 26: Add to Christmas Day (December 25) to create a 4-day break. In some provinces and territories, Boxing Day on December 26 is a statutory or de-facto holiday, so you can take off December 24 or December 29 to create a 5-day weekend.
In addition, regional holidays such as Victoria Day, Thanksgiving, and Remembrance Day provide good opportunities for extended time off in areas where those holidays are observed.