2022 Statutory Holidays In Canada

Mel Ly

2022 is right around the corner and that means new year, new... batch of holidays to load into Wagepoint!

All jokes aside, to set yourself up for a smooth payroll road ahead, be sure to load all the federal and provincial holidays before processing your first payroll for 2022 in the Company > Company holidays tab in Wagepoint.

Get the step-by-step instructions for adding company holidays in Wagepoint for statutory holiday pay calculations.

We've listed the federal and provincial/territorial holidays for you below. Please review them carefully to remove any statutory holidays that don't apply to your province in Wagepoint. If you're ever unsure about which holidays are statutory, please reach out to your provincial labour board.

Federal statutory holidays.

New Year's Day	January 1 Observed on Jan. 3
Good Friday	April 15
Victoria Day	May 23
Canada Day	July 1
Labour Day	September 5
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	September 30
Thanksgiving	October 10
Remembrance Day	November 11
Christmas Day	December 25 Observed on Dec. 26
Boxing Day	December 26 Observed on Dec. 27

Provincial/Territorial holidays.

3rd Monday in February	Louis Riel Day — Manitoba Family Day — Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan Heritage Day — Nova Scotia Islander Day — Prince Edward Island
Friday before the last Sunday in February	Heritage Day — Yukon
June 21 (First day of summer)	National Aboriginal Day — Northwest Territories
June 24	Québec's National Day (St John the Baptist Day) — Québec
July 9	Nunavut Day — Nunavut
Monday closest to July 12	Orangeman's Day — Newfoundland and Labrador

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About the Author

Mel is a Brand, Content and Communications Lead at Wagepoint with a keen interest in Wellness, People & Culture and the Employee Experience. When she isn't writing, she spends her time dog mom-ing, sipping on lattes and researching into different personality frameworks.
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