# Is Boxing Day a stat holiday in Quebec? > Boxing Day 2026 is Saturday, December 26, 2026. No. December 26 is not one of Quebec’s statutory holidays. Only federally regulated workplaces in Quebec (banks, Canada Post, telecoms) observe it. Canonical: https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/quebec Last updated: 2026-10-23 Boxing Day 2026 · Quebec. **No.** (Not statutory) December 26 is not one of Quebec’s statutory holidays. Only federally regulated workplaces in Quebec (banks, Canada Post, telecoms) observe it. 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 the statutory holiday indemnity (1/20 of your wages in the 4 complete pay weeks before) and no minimum length of service. [Christmas rules everywhere](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/christmas-day) Checked against [CNESST: Statutory holidays](https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en/working-conditions/leave/statutory-holidays/statutory-holidays) on October 23, 2026. A collective agreement or your contract can give more. ## Are stores open on Boxing Day 2026? Open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at most, because December 26 falls on a weekend. Some stores have their own rules: small grocery stores (375 m² or less) may open on December 25 and before 1 p.m. on December 26; large grocery stores may not open before 1 p.m. on December 26. Source: [Québec: Act respecting hours and days of admission to commercial establishments (H-2.1) and its regulation](https://www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/document/cs/H-2.1) [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 Quebec too. Check your bank for branch hours. ## More for Quebec - [Quebec stat holidays 2026](https://canadastatholidays.ca/quebec/2026) - [Quebec holiday pay](https://canadastatholidays.ca/quebec/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) · [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 Quebec? No. December 26 is not one of Quebec’s statutory holidays. Only federally regulated workplaces in Quebec (banks, Canada Post, telecoms) observe it. ### Do you get paid more for working on Boxing Day in Quebec? 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 Quebec? Nothing moves: it is not a holiday here. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday. ### Are stores open on Boxing Day in Quebec? Open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at most, because December 26 falls on a weekend. Some stores have their own rules: small grocery stores (375 m² or less) may open on December 25 and before 1 p.m. on December 26; large grocery stores may not open before 1 p.m. on December 26. ### Is Christmas Day a stat holiday in Quebec? Yes, with the statutory holiday indemnity (1/20 of your wages in the 4 complete pay weeks before) 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. ### Do federal employees in Quebec 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 Quebec get it even though the province does not list it.