List of 2026 Statutory Holidays in Alberta

Alberta has nine statutory holidays.

Statutory holidays are days when employees are entitled to general holiday pay if they have worked for the same employer for at least 30 workdays in the 12 months before the holiday. In addition, employees must not have been absent without consent on the last scheduled day before or the first day after and must not have refused to work on the general holiday when requested or scheduled.

Here are the statutory holidays in Alberta for 2026:

New Year’s Day: Thursday, January 1, 2026
Alberta Family Day (Third Monday in February): Monday, February 16, 2026
Good Friday: Friday, April 3, 2026
Victoria Day (Monday before May 25): Monday, May 18, 2026
Canada Day: Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Labour Day (First Monday in September): Monday, September 7, 2026
Thanksgiving Day (Second Monday in October): Monday, October 12, 2026
Remembrance Day: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Christmas Day: Friday, December 25, 2026

In addition, Alberta has four optional statutory holidays, where employers can decide whether or not employees get the day off work on these optional holidays:

Easter Monday (First Monday following Easter): Monday, April 6, 2026
Heritage Day (First Monday in August): Monday, August 3, 2026
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Boxing Day: Saturday, December 26, 2026

General Rules: If New Year’s Day, Canada Day, Remembrance Day, or Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it will be observed the following Monday. If Boxing Day falls on a Saturday, it will be observed on the following Monday, and if it falls on a Sunday or a Monday, it will be observed on the following Tuesday.

Federal Statutory Holidays:

Albertans who work in federally regulated sectors get the day off on federal statutory holidays:

New Year – Thursday, January 1, 2026
Good Friday – Friday, April 3, 2026
Easter Monday – Monday, April 6, 2026
Victoria Day – Monday, May 18, 2026
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day – Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (Quebec only)
Canada Day – Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Civic Holiday – Monday, August 3, 2026 (excluding Quebec)
Labour Day – Monday, September 7, 2026
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Thanksgiving Day – Monday, October 12, 2026
Remembrance Day – Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Christmas Day – Friday, December 25, 2026
Boxing Day – Saturday, December 26, 2026

General Rules: If New Year’s Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a non-working day (eg, Sunday), the working day immediately before or after that general holiday is a day off for federal employees. If Canada Day (July 1) falls on a Sunday, the holiday is observed on Monday, July 2.

The minimum wage in Alberta for 2026 remains $15 per hour.