# Is Boxing Day a stat holiday for federally regulated workplaces? > Boxing Day 2026 is Saturday, December 26, 2026. Yes. One of the 10 general holidays under the Canada Labour Code: a day off with pay for employees of federally regulated employers such as banks, airlines, telecoms, interprovincial transport and Crown corporations like Canada Post. Canonical: https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/federal Last updated: 2026-10-23 Boxing Day 2026 · Federal. **Yes.** (Statutory) One of the 10 general holidays under the Canada Labour Code: a day off with pay for employees of federally regulated employers such as banks, airlines, telecoms, interprovincial transport and Crown corporations like Canada Post. 2026: Saturday, December 26, 2026 · 2027: Sunday, December 26, 2027 ## If you work it 1.5 times your wage for the hours worked plus general holiday pay. ## If it falls on a weekend On a Saturday or Sunday you do not work: a holiday with pay on your scheduled work day immediately before or after it. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday, so this rule applies. ## Christmas Day Yes. One of the 10 general holidays under the Canada Labour Code: a day off with pay for employees of federally regulated employers such as banks, airlines, telecoms, interprovincial transport and Crown corporations like Canada Post. [Christmas rules everywhere](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/christmas-day) Checked against [Government of Canada: Vacations and general holidays (federal)](https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/workplace/federal-labour-standards/vacations-holidays.html) on October 23, 2026. A collective agreement or your contract can give more. ## 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. Check your bank for branch hours. ## More for Federal - [Federal stat holidays 2026](https://canadastatholidays.ca/federal/2026) - [Federal holiday pay](https://canadastatholidays.ca/federal/holiday-pay) - [Holiday pay calculator](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holiday-pay-calculator) - [Boxing Day 2026 in Canada](https://canadastatholidays.ca/boxing-day/2026) - [Long weekends 2026](https://canadastatholidays.ca/long-weekends/2026) - [When Advent starts](https://canadastatholidays.ca/advent) ## Boxing Day in other provinces [Ontario](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/ontario) · [British Columbia](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/british-columbia) · [Alberta](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/alberta) · [Saskatchewan](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/saskatchewan) · [Manitoba](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/manitoba) · [Quebec](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/quebec) · [New Brunswick](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/new-brunswick) · [Nova Scotia](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/nova-scotia) · [Prince Edward Island](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/prince-edward-island) · [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/newfoundland-and-labrador) · [Yukon](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/yukon) · [Northwest Territories](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/northwest-territories) · [Nunavut](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/nunavut) ## Questions people ask ### Is Boxing Day a stat holiday for federally regulated workplaces? Yes. One of the 10 general holidays under the Canada Labour Code: a day off with pay for employees of federally regulated employers such as banks, airlines, telecoms, interprovincial transport and Crown corporations like Canada Post. ### Do you get paid more for working on Boxing Day for federally regulated workplaces? 1.5 times your wage for the hours worked plus general holiday pay. ### What happens when Boxing Day falls on a weekend for federally regulated workplaces? On a Saturday or Sunday you do not work: a holiday with pay on your scheduled work day immediately before or after it. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday. ### Is Christmas Day a stat holiday for federally regulated workplaces? Yes. One of the 10 general holidays under the Canada Labour Code: a day off with pay for employees of federally regulated employers such as banks, airlines, telecoms, interprovincial transport and Crown corporations like Canada Post. ### 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.