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SOURCE:    Vacation Tracker
TITLE:     Yukon Stat Holidays 2027: Dates, Long Weekends & Holiday Pay
URL:       https://vacationtracker.io/holidays/canada/yukon/2027/
LANG:      en
PUBLISHED: 2026-10-31
UPDATED:   2026-11-01
SUMMARY:   All 11 Yukon stat holidays for 2027 with dates, which days aren't statutory (Easter Monday and Boxing Day), holiday pay rules and free calendar downloads.
Yukon Stat Holidays 2027: Dates, Long Weekends & Holiday Pay

Yukon Statutory Holidays 2027

Yukon has 11 statutory holidays in 2027, plus one more day that many employers give.

Last updated on Nov 1, 2026

NEXT HOLIDAY IN YUKON 10days to go Remembrance Day Wednesday, November 11, 2026

11 statutory holidays and 1 commonly given in 2027.

11 statutory holidays in 2027.

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All 2027 holidays in Yukon

12 days listed
Month Date Holiday Type Paid by law? Add to calendar
January 1Fri New Year's Day Statutory Required by law
March 26Fri Good Friday Statutory Required by law
29Mon Easter Monday Commonly given Not required
May 24Mon Victoria Day Statutory Required by law
June 21Mon National Indigenous Peoples Day Statutory Required by law
July 1Thu Canada Day Statutory Required by law
August 16Mon Discovery Day Statutory Required by law
September 6Mon Labour Day Statutory Required by law
30Thu National Day for Truth and ReconciliationYukon general holiday under the Employment Standards Act (since 2023) Statutory Required by law
October 11Mon Thanksgiving Statutory Required by law
November 11Thu Remembrance Day Statutory Required by law
December 25Sat Christmas DayFalls on a Saturday. Substitute day often Mon Dec 27 Statutory Required by law
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What employers need to know

Who qualifies

To get paid for a general holiday they don't work, an employee must have been employed for 30 calendar days before the holiday and must work their last scheduled shift before it and their first scheduled shift after it, unless the employer agreed to the absence or the Employment Standards Act allows it. They must also come in on the holiday if they were called in to work. An employee who was already on unpaid leave they asked for, for 14 days in a row right before the holiday, doesn't get holiday pay.

Holiday pay

Salaried staff get their normal weekly or monthly pay with no deduction for the holiday, and hourly or daily staff get at least what they would earn on a normal day. Employees who work less than standard hours (8 a day, 40 a week) or irregular hours get at least 10% of their wages for the hours worked in the two weeks before the week of the holiday. Commission-only staff get an average day's pay for the holiday week, not counting overtime or bonuses.

Working on a holiday

An employee who works a general holiday gets their regular holiday pay plus either the overtime rate for every hour worked that day, or their regular rate for those hours plus a paid day off. The day off can be added to their annual vacation or taken on a date you both agree on. In a week with a general holiday, overtime starts after 32 hours instead of 40.

Holidays that fall on a weekend

If a general holiday falls on a day the employee doesn't normally work, such as a Saturday or Sunday for a Monday to Friday worker, they get a paid holiday on their next working day after it. If you ask an employee who has the holiday off to work another normally free day in that same week, you must pay at least the overtime rate for that day.

Full rules: Yukon leave laws

Maximize your PTO in 2027

These are our suggestions for the best days to take off in Yukon. Each one joins a few PTO days to a holiday and a weekend. Take all 11 suggested PTO days and you get 44 days off across 11 breaks, all long weekends. Pick a break to see it on the calendar.

Plan your whole year with PTO Maximizer
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  1. Take Monday, January 4 off to get a 4-day weekend from January 1 to 4 (New Year's Day).
  2. Take Thursday, March 25 off to get a 4-day weekend from March 25 to 28 (Good Friday).
  3. Take Friday, May 21 off to get a 4-day weekend from May 21 to 24 (Victoria Day).
  4. Take Friday, June 18 off to get a 4-day weekend from June 18 to 21 (National Indigenous Peoples Day).
  5. Take Friday, July 2 off to get a 4-day weekend from July 1 to 4 (Canada Day).
  6. Take Friday, August 13 off to get a 4-day weekend from August 13 to 16 (Discovery Day).
  7. Take Friday, September 3 off to get a 4-day weekend from September 3 to 6 (Labour Day).
  8. Take Friday, October 1 off to get a 4-day weekend from September 30 to October 3 (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation).
  9. Take Friday, October 8 off to get a 4-day weekend from October 8 to 11 (Thanksgiving).
  10. Take Friday, November 12 off to get a 4-day weekend from November 11 to 14 (Remembrance Day).
  11. Take Friday, December 24 off to get a 4-day weekend from December 24 to 27 (Christmas Day).

Compare provinces and territories

Province or territory Statutory holidays in 2027 Holidays others don't have
AlbertaOnly here: None 9 None
British ColumbiaOnly here: None 11 None
ManitobaOnly here: None 9 None
New BrunswickOnly here: None 8 None
Newfoundland and LabradorOnly here: None 6 None
Northwest TerritoriesOnly here: None 11 None
Nova ScotiaOnly here: None 6 None
NunavutOnly here: Nunavut Day 11 Nunavut Day
OntarioOnly here: Boxing Day 9 Boxing Day
Prince Edward IslandOnly here: None 8 None
QuebecOnly here: National Holiday 8 National Holiday
SaskatchewanOnly here: None 10 None
Yukon You're hereOnly here: Discovery Day 11 Discovery Day

Sources

Holiday calendar data includes date-holidays (CC BY-SA 3.0), checked against the official sources above.

Last updated on Nov 1, 2026. Holiday dates come from public sources. Check your employment contract and the official sources above before you rely on them.

Frequently asked questions

Yukon has 11 statutory holidays in 2027: New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Good Friday (Friday, March 26), Victoria Day (Monday, May 24), National Indigenous Peoples Day (Monday, June 21), Canada Day (Thursday, July 1), Discovery Day (Monday, August 16), Labour Day (Monday, September 6), National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Thursday, September 30), Thanksgiving (Monday, October 11), Remembrance Day (Thursday, November 11) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25). Easter Monday, Boxing Day and Yukon Heritage Day are not statutory in Yukon.

No. Easter Monday isn't a statutory holiday in Yukon, so provincially regulated employers don't have to give it. Some employers give it anyway. In 2027 it falls on Monday, March 29.

No. Boxing Day isn't a statutory holiday in Yukon, so provincially regulated employers don't have to give it. In 2027 it falls on Sunday, December 26. Federally regulated employers, such as banks, airlines and telecoms, must still give it under the Canada Labour Code.

Yes. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a statutory holiday in Yukon. In 2027 it falls on Thursday, September 30.

No. Yukon Heritage Day isn't a statutory holiday in Yukon, so provincially regulated employers don't have to give it. It isn't one of Yukon's general holidays under the Employment Standards Act.

Salaried staff get their normal weekly or monthly pay with no deduction for the holiday, and hourly or daily staff get at least what they would earn on a normal day. Employees who work less than standard hours (8 a day, 40 a week) or irregular hours get at least 10% of their wages for the hours worked in the two weeks before the week of the holiday. Commission-only staff get an average day's pay for the holiday week, not counting overtime or bonuses.

To get paid for a general holiday they don't work, an employee must have been employed for 30 calendar days before the holiday and must work their last scheduled shift before it and their first scheduled shift after it, unless the employer agreed to the absence or the Employment Standards Act allows it. They must also come in on the holiday if they were called in to work. An employee who was already on unpaid leave they asked for, for 14 days in a row right before the holiday, doesn't get holiday pay.

An employee who works a general holiday gets their regular holiday pay plus either the overtime rate for every hour worked that day, or their regular rate for those hours plus a paid day off. The day off can be added to their annual vacation or taken on a date you both agree on. In a week with a general holiday, overtime starts after 32 hours instead of 40.

In 2027, Christmas Day falls on a Saturday. If a general holiday falls on a day the employee doesn't normally work, such as a Saturday or Sunday for a Monday to Friday worker, they get a paid holiday on their next working day after it. If you ask an employee who has the holiday off to work another normally free day in that same week, you must pay at least the overtime rate for that day.