Christmas Day
Federal holiday for federally regulated employees; Monday, December 27 is the practical weekday closure date for many schedules because Christmas Day falls on Saturday.
December 2027 country calendar
December 2027 Canada Public Holidays is the quick monthly view for Christmas Day observed on Monday, December 27; and Boxing Day observed on Tuesday, December 28. Use this December 2027 Canada public holidays calendar to check Canada public holidays in December 2027, compare Canadian statutory holidays with provincial holidays, and open the printable monthly image before payroll, school, travel, banking, retail, shipping, or service planning.
Calendar image
Save this one-month calendar image when you need a visual Canada December 2027 reference beside the date ledger and printable country PDF options.

Monthly ledger
2 entries
This list uses the same verified Canada 2027 holiday data as the full country calendar. When a date is observed on a different weekday, the observed closure date is shown first and the official date remains visible.
Federal holiday for federally regulated employees; Monday, December 27 is the practical weekday closure date for many schedules because Christmas Day falls on Saturday.
Federal holiday; Tuesday, December 28 is the practical weekday closure date for many schedules because Boxing Day falls on Sunday.
Planning date
Service and travel planning date
Plan Christmas Eve together with the observed Christmas Day and Boxing Day closures that follow on Monday and Tuesday.
Use December 24 for early closures, delivery deadlines, worship services, family travel, customer support coverage, and last pickup windows.
Use Monday, December 27 and Tuesday, December 28 for Canadian statutory and federal holiday closure planning, then use Christmas Eve for service and travel cutoffs.
Christmas Eve does not create a Canada-wide statutory holiday in this monthly ledger. Confirm employer policy, province, store hours, carriers, banks, and schools before listing a closure.
Planning date
Year-end planning date
Plan New Year's Eve for countdown events, travel, hospitality, payroll cutoffs, banking deadlines, and year-end service coverage after the Christmas and Boxing Day observed dates.
Use December 31 for event staffing, transit checks, hotel demand, venue schedules, safety notices, and family travel plans.
New Year's Eve can affect payroll, accounting, banking, support hours, and travel demand, but it should be planned separately from the December 27 and 28 observed holiday closures.
New Year's Eve is not the Canada-wide statutory holiday entry on this page. Confirm employer policy, event schedules, bank hours, and local transit before publishing year-end closure information.
Planning checks
4 checks
Christmas Day observed on Monday, December 27; and Boxing Day observed on Tuesday, December 28. Use this monthly page before planning payroll, staffing, leave, school notes, travel, banking, retail hours, delivery windows, public services, or customer notices.
Use Monday, December 27 and Tuesday, December 28 for Canadian statutory and federal holiday closure planning when the calendar shows those observed weekdays. Christmas Day is a statutory holiday for federally regulated employees. Boxing Day is a federal holiday entry, and provincial coverage can vary, so local rules still matter.
Canadian statutory holidays, provincial holidays, and federal public-sector calendars do not always create the same closures. Federally regulated employees, provincial employees, schools, banks, courts, retailers, transport services, and private employers may need separate checks.
Use December for payroll, banking, service, shipping, travel, school, retail, and year-end staffing decisions, then confirm province, employer, carrier, and local-service schedules before publishing closures. Use the source links when a payroll, contract, booking, appointment, delivery, or public-facing opening-hours decision needs formal confirmation.
How to use it
3 guides
December has 2 of the 14 Canada public holiday entries listed for 2027. Use this page when the decision is limited to December, then use the full Canada 2027 calendar when surrounding months matter.
Canada holiday planning needs more than one label because federal holiday entries, Canadian statutory holidays, and provincial holidays can point to different practical closure rules.
The December page is best for one monthly calendar image and one monthly decision. Switch views when the work crosses into nearby Canada public holidays.
Next actions
References
Source links are carried from the full Canada 2027 page. Use them when a workplace, school, travel, or service decision needs formal confirmation.