2026 Working days summary for Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia has 255 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 104 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 6 holidays on working days. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidayson working days | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| February | 19 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| March | 22 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| April | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| May | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| June | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| July | 22 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| August | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| September | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| October | 22 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| November | 21 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 22 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 255 | 104 | 6 | 365 |
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2026 Calendar for Nova Scotia, Canada
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January 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
21 working days
January: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
9 weekend days
January: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
1 holiday
- 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
February 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 Nova Scotia Heritage Day Nova Scotia Heritage Day | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
19 working days
February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
8 weekend days
February: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28
1 holiday
- 16 FebruaryNova Scotia Heritage Day
March 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days
March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31
9 weekend days
March: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
April 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Good Friday Good Friday | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days
April: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
8 weekend days
April: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
1 holiday
- 3 AprilGood Friday
May 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
21 working days
May: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
10 weekend days
May: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31
June 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
22 working days
June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
8 weekend days
June: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28
July 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Canada Day Canada Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days
July: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
8 weekend days
July: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
1 holiday
- 1 JulyCanada Day
August 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
21 working days
August: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31
10 weekend days
August: 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30
September 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 Labour Day Labour Day | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days
September: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30
8 weekend days
September: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
1 holiday
- 7 SeptemberLabour Day
October 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days
October: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
9 weekend days
October: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
November 2026
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
21 working days
November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30
9 weekend days
November: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
December 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days
December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
8 weekend days
December: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
1 holiday
- 25 DecemberChristmas Day
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January 2026 , , and 21 working days January: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 9 weekend days January: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 1 holiday
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| 1 | Thu | New Year's Day |
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February 2026 , , and 19 working days February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 8 weekend days February: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 1 holiday
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| 15 | Sun | Weekend |
| 16 | Mon | Nova Scotia Heritage Day |
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March 2026 , 22 working days March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 9 weekend days March: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 | ||
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April 2026 , , and 21 working days April: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 8 weekend days April: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 1 holiday
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| 3 | Fri | Good Friday |
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May 2026 , 21 working days May: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 10 weekend days May: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 | ||
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June 2026 , 22 working days June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30 8 weekend days June: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 | ||
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July 2026 , , and 22 working days July: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 8 weekend days July: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 1 holiday
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| 1 | Wed | Canada Day |
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August 2026 , 21 working days August: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31 10 weekend days August: 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 | ||
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September 2026 , , and 21 working days September: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 8 weekend days September: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 1 holiday
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| 5 | Sat | Weekend |
| 6 | Sun | Weekend |
| 7 | Mon | Labour Day |
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October 2026 , 22 working days October: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 9 weekend days October: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 | ||
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November 2026 , 21 working days November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 9 weekend days November: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 | ||
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December 2026 , , and 22 working days December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 8 weekend days December: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 1 holiday
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Changelog
| In the 2026 holiday set update for Nova Scotia, the list was slightly refined by adjusting the naming conventions of a few holidays | |
| In the 2026 holiday set update for Nova Scotia, the number of holidays increased with the addition of a new observance and a renaming of an existing holiday |