Statutory Holidays in Nova Scotia in 2023

Nova Scotia
2023

List of Holidays in Nova Scotia in 2023

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Sunday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	Statutory Holiday
Monday	Feb 20	Nova Scotia Heritage Day	Regional Holiday	3rd Monday in February
Friday	Apr 07	Good Friday	Regional Holiday	Statutory, optional in Quebec
Sunday	May 14	Mother's Day	Not A Public Holiday
Monday	May 22	Victoria Day	Regional Holiday	Most provinces
Sunday	Jun 18	Father's Day	Not A Public Holiday	3rd Sunday in June. Not a public holiday
Saturday	Jul 01	Canada Day	Statutory Holiday	National Day
Monday	Sep 04	Labour Day	Statutory Holiday	First Monday in September
Saturday	Sep 30	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	Regional Holiday	Federal, regional
Monday	Oct 09	Thanksgiving	Not A Public Holiday	2nd Monday in October
Monday	Nov 13	Canadian Remembrance Day (in lieu)	Not A Public Holiday	Regulated holiday in Nova Scotia
Monday	Dec 25	Christmas Day	Statutory Holiday
Tuesday	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.