Statutory Holidays in Nova Scotia in 2020

Nova Scotia
2020

List of Holidays in Nova Scotia in 2020

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Wednesday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	Statutory Holiday
Monday	Feb 17	Nova Scotia Heritage Day	Regional Holiday	3rd Monday in February
Friday	Apr 10	Good Friday	Regional Holiday	Statutory, optional in Quebec
Sunday	May 10	Mother's Day	Not A Public Holiday
Monday	May 18	Victoria Day	Regional Holiday	Most provinces
Sunday	Jun 21	Father's Day	Not A Public Holiday	3rd Sunday in June. Not a public holiday
Wednesday	Jul 01	Canada Day	Statutory Holiday	National Day
Monday	Sep 07	Labour Day	Statutory Holiday	First Monday in September
Monday	Oct 12	Thanksgiving	Not A Public Holiday	2nd Monday in October
Friday	Dec 25	Christmas Day	Statutory Holiday
Saturday	Dec 26	Boxing Day	Regional Holiday	Statutory in Ontario and federal jurisdictions. Optional in Alberta

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Notes

• The Remembrance Day holiday is governed by the Remembrance Day Act. Some employees may be entitled to a benefit.
• Some days are commonly recognized as holidays but are not paid holidays under the Nova Scotia Labour Standards Code. Employers may agree to provide their employees with additional paid holidays and the Labour Standards Division could enforce such an agreement.