# Is Boxing Day a stat holiday in Nova Scotia? > Boxing Day 2026 is Saturday, December 26, 2026. No. Boxing Day is a retail closing day in Nova Scotia, so most stores close, but it is not one of the six paid holidays in the Labour Standards Code. Canonical: https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/nova-scotia Last updated: 2026-10-23 Boxing Day 2026 · Nova Scotia. **No.** (Not statutory) Boxing Day is a retail closing day in Nova Scotia, so most stores close, but it is not one of the six paid holidays in the Labour Standards Code. 2026: Saturday, December 26, 2026 · 2027: Sunday, December 26, 2027 ## If you work it Regular pay. No holiday pay or premium is owed unless your employer or contract gives it. ## If it falls on a weekend Nothing moves: it is not a holiday here. ## Christmas Day Yes, with a regular day’s pay, if you were entitled to pay on 15 of the 30 days before it and worked your last shift before and first shift after. [Christmas rules everywhere](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/christmas-day) Checked against [Nova Scotia: Holiday chart (paid holidays and retail closing days)](https://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/holidaychart.asp) on October 23, 2026. A collective agreement or your contract can give more. ## Are stores open on Boxing Day 2026? Closed. Boxing Day is a designated retail closing day, although it is not a paid holiday for employees. Some businesses are exempt under the Retail Business Designated Day Closing Act, and some retail employees have the right to refuse to work on retail closing days. Source: [Nova Scotia: Holiday chart (paid holidays and retail closing days)](https://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/holidaychart.asp) [What’s open across Canada](https://canadastatholidays.ca/whats-open-christmas-boxing-day) ## 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 Nova Scotia too. Check your bank for branch hours. ## More for Nova Scotia - [Nova Scotia stat holidays 2026](https://canadastatholidays.ca/nova-scotia/2026) - [Nova Scotia holiday pay](https://canadastatholidays.ca/nova-scotia/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) · [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) · [Federal](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/federal) ## Questions people ask ### Is Boxing Day a stat holiday in Nova Scotia? No. Boxing Day is a retail closing day in Nova Scotia, so most stores close, but it is not one of the six paid holidays in the Labour Standards Code. ### Do you get paid more for working on Boxing Day in Nova Scotia? Regular pay. No holiday pay or premium is owed unless your employer or contract gives it. ### What happens when Boxing Day falls on a weekend in Nova Scotia? Nothing moves: it is not a holiday here. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday. ### Are stores open on Boxing Day in Nova Scotia? Closed. Boxing Day is a designated retail closing day, although it is not a paid holiday for employees. Some businesses are exempt under the Retail Business Designated Day Closing Act, and some retail employees have the right to refuse to work on retail closing days. ### Is Christmas Day a stat holiday in Nova Scotia? Yes, with a regular day’s pay, if you were entitled to pay on 15 of the 30 days before it and worked your last shift before and first shift after. ### 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 Nova Scotia 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 Nova Scotia get it even though the province does not list it.