Statutory Holidays in Nova Scotia in 2021

Nova Scotia
2021

List of Holidays in Nova Scotia in 2021

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Friday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	Statutory Holiday
Monday	Feb 15	Nova Scotia Heritage Day	Regional Holiday	3rd Monday in February
Friday	Apr 02	Good Friday	Regional Holiday	Statutory, optional in Quebec
Sunday	May 09	Mother's Day	Not A Public Holiday
Monday	May 24	Victoria Day	Regional Holiday	Most provinces
Sunday	Jun 20	Father's Day	Not A Public Holiday	3rd Sunday in June. Not a public holiday
Thursday	Jul 01	Canada Day	Statutory Holiday	National Day
Monday	Sep 06	Labour Day	Statutory Holiday	First Monday in September
Thursday	Sep 30	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	Regional Holiday	Federal, Manitoba, Nova Scotia
Monday	Oct 11	Thanksgiving	Not A Public Holiday	2nd Monday in October
Saturday	Dec 25	Christmas Day	Statutory Holiday
Sunday	Dec 26	Boxing Day	Regional Holiday

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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.