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Here’s Every Stat Holiday You’ll Have Off In Ontario This Year So You Can Plan Ahead

Long weekends are headed your way.

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If you are looking to plan your weekend getaways and family outings ahead of time this year, here is every statutory holiday you may have off in 2023.

Statutory holidays are public holidays that may entitle you to a paid day off work, depending on your profession and what province you live in.

In 2023 Ontario will have nine statutory holidays, and lucky for Ontarians, quite a few will land on a Friday or Monday this year, so you can cash in on a handful of free long weekends or bump in pay if you have to work.

The province has already had its first stat holiday, New Year's Day, which, since it fell on a Sunday, was observed the following day on January 2.

The next stat holiday will be Family Day on Monday, February 20, according to Canada Holidays.

Here are all of the stat holidays in Ontario for 2023.

  • January 1, Sunday, New Years Day
  • February 20, Monday, Family Day
  • April 7, Friday, Good Friday
  • May 22, Monday, Victoria Day
  • July 1, Saturday, Canada Day
  • September 4, Monday, Labour Day
  • October 9, Monday, Thanksgiving
  • December 25, Monday, Christmas Day
  • December 25, Tuesday, Boxing Day
Other notable holidays include Easter Monday on April 10, Civic Holiday on August 7, and Remebrance Day on November 11 which are not stat holidays in Ontario but depending on your employer you may get off.
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation day will also come around on September 30 and this federal statutory holiday will shut down work for some federal regulated employees.

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