BC Stat Holidays 2026: Every Date and Day of the Week

Matthew Woolley
By Matthew Woolley

The BC stat holidays 2026 list runs from New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1 to Christmas Day on Friday, December 25. The full list below comes from the B.C. Employment Standards Branch. Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays in British Columbia. A listed holiday is paid only for employees who qualify.

As of Oct 27, 2026 · 2 min read

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BC public holidays 2026: statutory holiday dates
Holiday2026 date
New Year's DayThursday, January 1
Family DayMonday, February 16
Good FridayFriday, April 3
Victoria DayMonday, May 18
Canada DayWednesday, July 1
B.C. DayMonday, August 3
Labour DayMonday, September 7
National Day for Truth and ReconciliationWednesday, September 30
Thanksgiving DayMonday, October 12
Remembrance DayWednesday, November 11
Christmas DayFriday, December 25

Workzoom sells HR, timekeeping and payroll software, and this page is written for the people who set up holiday calendars and pay periods in British Columbia.

Which days are not stat holidays in B.C.?

Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and Boxing Day are the three the province names. Good Friday is different: it is a B.C. statutory holiday, on Friday, April 3 in 2026, so the Easter weekend still carries one stat holiday. Check Boxing Day in particular if you also employ staff in another province, because the provincial lists are not the same.

Does every employee get paid for a B.C. stat holiday?

No. Employers owe statutory holiday pay only to employees who qualify, and the Employment Standards Branch sets the test on its qualify for statutory holiday pay page. Check that test for each employee before the holiday, not after the pay run.

The amount, and the extra pay for an employee who works the holiday, follow the branch's calculate statutory holiday pay page. Our statutory holiday pay guide compares the B.C. formula with Ontario, Alberta and Quebec.

How do BC statutory holidays 2026 fall for scheduling and payroll?

Five of the 2026 holidays land on a Monday: Family Day (Monday, February 16), Victoria Day (Monday, May 18), B.C. Day (Monday, August 3), Labour Day (Monday, September 7) and Thanksgiving Day (Monday, October 12). Those weeks start a day late, which matters when a pay period or timesheet approval closes on the Monday.

Three fall on a Wednesday: Canada Day (Wednesday, July 1), the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Wednesday, September 30) and Remembrance Day (Wednesday, November 11). A mid-week holiday splits the working week, so check shift rotations and any weekly overtime count for those weeks.

Load the dates before the first pay period of the year

Enter the full B.C. list into scheduling, timesheets and payroll before January, and keep a separate calendar for each province you employ in. Checking the calendar before January avoids correcting holiday pay after a run has closed.

Workzoom's time and attendance software for Canadian employers connects schedules, timesheets and payroll. Bring the BC stat holidays 2026 calendar and a sample pay period to a demo and we will walk through how the holiday flows into pay.

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Sources and verification

  1. Government of British Columbia, Employment Standards Branch Statutory holidays claim checked Oct 27, 2026
  2. Government of British Columbia, Employment Standards Branch Statutory holidays claim checked Oct 27, 2026

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What readers ask after this post on bc stat holidays 2026.

No. The B.C. Employment Standards Branch lists Boxing Day with Easter Sunday and Easter Monday as days that are not statutory holidays in B.C. Employers with staff in more than one province need a separate holiday calendar for each, because the provincial lists differ.
Yes. Remembrance Day is on the B.C. list and falls on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Ontario's list does not include it. Ontario recognizes nine public holidays under the Employment Standards Act: New Year's Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. A schedule copied from Ontario will miss it in B.C.
B.C. Day 2026 is Monday, August 3. It is a statutory holiday in British Columbia. Qualifying employees who work that day are paid under the province's rules for working a statutory holiday, set out on the Employment Standards Branch's calculation page.
Yes. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is on the B.C. list and falls on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Because it lands mid-week, check shift patterns and pay-period cutoffs for that week rather than treating it like a long weekend.

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Matthew Woolley
Matthew Woolley
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Matthew leads marketing and sales operations at Workzoom, where he works with employers across Canada, the US, and the Caribbean on HR, payroll, and workforce management. He writes about the systems and strategies that help mid-market organizations choose and run their HR systems.
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