Monthly Calendar Of Canadian Holidays For December 2025

Notes:

^[16] This is a civil observance in Canada and it is generally not taken as holiday.

^[1] This is a statutory holiday. A statutory holiday (also known as "stats" or "general" or "public" holiday) in Canada is legislated either through the federal, or a provincial or territorial government.[2] Most workers, public and private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay. However, some employers may require employees to work on such a holiday, but the employee must either receive a day off in lieu of the holiday or must be paid at a premium rate.

^[3] This is a holiday mandated by federal legislation for federally regulated employees. All banks commemorate this holiday, and it is statutory in some provinces and territories in Canada.

^[7] Provincially, a statutory holiday in Ontario. A holiday in New Brunswick under the Days of Rest Act. Optional holiday in Alberta.