# Is Boxing Day a stat holiday in Ontario? > Boxing Day 2026 is Saturday, December 26, 2026. Yes. Boxing Day is one of Ontario’s nine public holidays, with public holiday pay and no minimum length of service. Canonical: https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/ontario Last updated: 2026-10-23 Boxing Day 2026 · Ontario. **Yes.** (Statutory) Boxing Day is one of Ontario’s nine public holidays, with public holiday pay and no minimum length of service. 2026: Saturday, December 26, 2026 · 2027: Sunday, December 26, 2027 ## If you work it Public holiday pay plus 1.5 times your regular rate for the hours worked, or, if you agree in writing, your regular wages plus a substitute day off with holiday pay. ## If it falls on a weekend On a day you would not normally work, such as a Saturday: a substitute day off with public holiday pay within 3 months (12 with your written agreement), or holiday pay instead if you agree in writing. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday, so this rule applies. ## Christmas Day Yes. A public holiday under the Employment Standards Act, with public holiday pay and no minimum length of service. [Christmas rules everywhere](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/christmas-day) Checked against [Ontario: Your guide to the Employment Standards Act, Public holidays](https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-0/public-holidays) on October 23, 2026. A collective agreement or your contract can give more. ## Are stores open on Boxing Day 2026? Stores may open. Boxing Day is a public holiday for employees, but not a retail business holiday. Source: [Ontario: Retail business holidays](https://www.ontario.ca/page/retail-business-holidays) [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 Ontario too. Check your bank for branch hours. ## More for Ontario - [Ontario stat holidays 2026](https://canadastatholidays.ca/ontario/2026) - [Ontario holiday pay](https://canadastatholidays.ca/ontario/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 [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) · [Federal](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/federal) ## Questions people ask ### Is Boxing Day a stat holiday in Ontario? Yes. Boxing Day is one of Ontario’s nine public holidays, with public holiday pay and no minimum length of service. ### Do you get paid more for working on Boxing Day in Ontario? Public holiday pay plus 1.5 times your regular rate for the hours worked, or, if you agree in writing, your regular wages plus a substitute day off with holiday pay. ### What happens when Boxing Day falls on a weekend in Ontario? On a day you would not normally work, such as a Saturday: a substitute day off with public holiday pay within 3 months (12 with your written agreement), or holiday pay instead if you agree in writing. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday. ### Are stores open on Boxing Day in Ontario? Stores may open. Boxing Day is a public holiday for employees, but not a retail business holiday. ### Is Christmas Day a stat holiday in Ontario? Yes. A public holiday under the Employment Standards Act, with public holiday pay and no minimum length of service. ### 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.