# Is Boxing Day a stat holiday in Prince Edward Island? > Boxing Day 2026 is Saturday, December 26, 2026. No. Boxing Day is not a paid holiday under the Employment Standards Act, although most stores must close under the Retail Business Holidays Act. Canonical: https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/prince-edward-island Last updated: 2026-10-23 Boxing Day 2026 · Prince Edward Island. **No.** (Not statutory) Boxing Day is not a paid holiday under the Employment Standards Act, although most stores must close under the Retail Business Holidays Act. 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. A paid holiday under the Employment Standards Act, with no minimum length of service. [Christmas rules everywhere](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/christmas-day) Checked against [PEI Employment Standards Act, sections 1 and 27](https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/b281/E-6.3-Employment%20Standards%20Act.pdf) on October 23, 2026. A collective agreement or your contract can give more. ## Are stores open on Boxing Day 2026? Closed. Boxing Day is also a retail business holiday, although it is not a paid holiday for employees. Service stations, small convenience stores (three or fewer staff), restaurants, laundromats, and accommodation and tourism businesses can open. Source: [PEI Retail Business Holidays Act (consolidation current to September 22, 2014)](https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/legislation/R-13-02-Retail%20Business%20Holidays%20Act.pdf) [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 Prince Edward Island too. 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No. Boxing Day is not a paid holiday under the Employment Standards Act, although most stores must close under the Retail Business Holidays Act. ### Do you get paid more for working on Boxing Day in Prince Edward Island? 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 Prince Edward Island? Nothing moves: it is not a holiday here. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday. ### Are stores open on Boxing Day in Prince Edward Island? Closed. Boxing Day is also a retail business holiday, although it is not a paid holiday for employees. Service stations, small convenience stores (three or fewer staff), restaurants, laundromats, and accommodation and tourism businesses can open. ### Is Christmas Day a stat holiday in Prince Edward Island? Yes. A paid holiday under the Employment Standards Act, with 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. ### Do federal employees in Prince Edward Island 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 Prince Edward Island get it even though the province does not list it.