With banks closed during certain holidays throughout the year, employers must often process their payrolls early in order to pay their teams on time. To make payroll processing around bank holidays easier, we’ve created the Wagepoint Canada bank holidays and processing deadlines schedule. Let us help you stay in the know of these important deadlines so your employees get paid on time, making everyone's holidays even better!
2026 Canada bank holidays and processing deadlines schedule
Use the table below to see when you should be processing your pay runs during the holidays. Direct deposit processing for Wagepoint customers on a three-day processing schedule requires payroll to be approved by 12 pm ET on the day listed.
Do I need to change my pay date if it falls on a holiday? In short, it depends entirely on your employees’ financial institutions. In most cases, you do not need to change your pay date if it lands on a holiday, as Wagepoint sends the funds out one day prior, in accordance with ACH guidelines. However, please note that if your employees’ local or regional banks are unable to distribute these funds on the holiday date, you will need to adjust your pay date to one day earlier to avoid delays. Please contact the institutions directly for information regarding their processing timelines.
| Holiday | Payroll with the following pay date |
Needs to be approved by 12 pm ET on this date (three-day processing schedule) |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day 2026 |
January 1 | December 29 |
| January 2 | December 29 | |
| January 5 | December 30 | |
| January 6 | December 31 | |
| January 7 | January 2 | |
| Good Friday | April 3 | March 31 |
| April 6 | March 31 | |
| April 7 | April 1 | |
| April 8 | April 2 | |
| April 9 | April 6 | |
| Victoria Day | May 18 | May 13 |
| May 19 | May 13 | |
| May 20 | May 14 | |
| May 21 | May 15 | |
| May 22 | May 19 | |
| Canada Day | July 1 | June 26 |
| July 2 | June 26 | |
| July 3 | June 29 | |
| July 6 | June 30 | |
| July 7 | July 2 | |
| Labour Day | September 7 | September 2 |
| September 8 | September 2 | |
| September 9 | September 3 | |
| September 10 | September 4 | |
| September 11 | September 8 | |
| National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
September 30 | September 25 |
| October 1 | September 25 | |
| October 2 | September 28 | |
| October 5 | September 29 | |
| October 6 | October 1 | |
| Thanksgiving Day | October 12 | October 7 |
| October 13 | October 7 | |
| October 14 | October 8 | |
| October 15 | October 9 | |
| October 16 | October 13 | |
| Remembrance Day | November 11 | November 6 |
| November 12 | November 6 | |
| November 13 | November 9 | |
| November 16 | November 10 | |
| November 17 | November 12 | |
| Christmas Day Observed Boxing Day Observed |
December 25 | December 22 |
| December 28 | December 22 | |
| December 29 | December 22 | |
| December 30 | December 23 | |
| December 31 | December 24 | |
| New Year’s Day 2027 |
January 1 | December 29 |
| January 4 | December 29 | |
| January 5 | December 30 | |
| January 6 | December 31 | |
| January 7 | January 4 |