# Is Boxing Day a stat holiday in Yukon?

> Boxing Day 2026 is Saturday, December 26, 2026. No. Yukon lists Boxing Day as not a statutory holiday. It is paid only if your employment contract includes it.

Canonical: https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/boxing-day/yukon
Last updated: 2026-10-23

Boxing Day 2026 · Yukon. **No.** (Not statutory) Yukon lists Boxing Day as not a statutory holiday. It is paid only if your employment contract includes 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, if you have been employed 30 calendar days and work your last scheduled shift before and first after it.

[Christmas rules everywhere](https://canadastatholidays.ca/holidays/christmas-day)

Checked against [Yukon: Find a Yukon statutory holiday](https://yukon.ca/en/find-yukon-statutory-holiday) on October 23, 2026. A collective agreement or your contract can give more.

## Are stores open on Boxing Day 2026?

Yukon has no store-closing law listed here for Boxing Day, so each business sets its own hours.

[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 Yukon too. Check your bank for branch hours.

## More for Yukon

- [Yukon stat holidays 2026](https://canadastatholidays.ca/yukon/2026)
- [Yukon holiday pay](https://canadastatholidays.ca/yukon/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) · [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 Yukon?

No. Yukon lists Boxing Day as not a statutory holiday. It is paid only if your employment contract includes it.

### Do you get paid more for working on Boxing Day in Yukon?

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 Yukon?

Nothing moves: it is not a holiday here. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday.

### Are stores open on Boxing Day in Yukon?

Yukon has no store-closing law listed here for Boxing Day, so each business sets its own hours.

### Is Christmas Day a stat holiday in Yukon?

Yes, if you have been employed 30 calendar days and work your last scheduled shift before and first after it.

### 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 Yukon 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 Yukon get it even though the province does not list it.