Is Boxing Day a stat holiday in Alberta?
Only if your employer gives it. Optional
Only if your employer chooses to give it: Boxing Day is an optional holiday in Alberta, not a general holiday.
2026: Saturday, December 26, 2026 · 2027: Sunday, December 26, 2027
If you work it
Regular pay, unless your employer recognizes the day.
If it falls on a weekend
Nothing moves unless your employer recognizes the day.
Christmas Day
Yes, with your average daily wage, if it falls on a normal work day for you and you have worked 30 days for the employer in the 12 months before.
Christmas rules everywhere →Checked against Alberta: General holidays and general holiday pay on October 23, 2026. A collective agreement or your contract can give more.
Are stores open on Boxing Day 2026?
Alberta has no store-closing law listed here for Boxing Day, so each business sets its own hours.
What’s open across Canada →Mail, banks and federal workplaces
Canada Post treats Boxing Day as a national holiday; in 2026 its post offices close on Monday, December 28, 2026. Banks, airlines, telecoms and other federally regulated employers give it as a general holiday under the Canada Labour Code, in Alberta too. Check your bank for branch hours.
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Boxing Day in other provinces
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Questions people ask
+Is Boxing Day a stat holiday in Alberta?
Only if your employer chooses to give it: Boxing Day is an optional holiday in Alberta, not a general holiday.
+Do you get paid more for working on Boxing Day in Alberta?
Regular pay, unless your employer recognizes the day.
+What happens when Boxing Day falls on a weekend in Alberta?
Nothing moves unless your employer recognizes the day. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday.
+Are stores open on Boxing Day in Alberta?
Alberta has no store-closing law listed here for Boxing Day, so each business sets its own hours.
+Is Christmas Day a stat holiday in Alberta?
Yes, with your average daily wage, if it falls on a normal work day for you and you have worked 30 days for the employer in the 12 months before.
+Is Boxing Day 2026 a long weekend?
Christmas Day falls on a Friday and Boxing Day on a Saturday in 2026. The Christmas long weekend runs Friday, December 25 to Sunday, December 27 (3 days) across Canada. Because Boxing Day falls on a weekend, Ontario workers who would not have worked that day get a substitute day off with holiday pay, and federally regulated employees get their scheduled work day just before or after it off with pay.
+Do federal employees in Alberta get Boxing Day off?
Yes. Banks, airlines, telecoms, interprovincial transport and Canada Post fall under the Canada Labour Code, where Boxing Day is a general holiday, so their employees in Alberta get it even though the province does not list it.