# School calendars 2026-27, board by board > The 2026-27 school calendars of 21 Canadian school boards and provinces (TDSB, TCDSB, YRDSB, Peel DSB, DPCDSB, DDSB, OCDSB, HWDSB, HDSB, HCDSB, WRDSB, UGDSB, SCDSB, TVDSB, CBE, EPSB, VSB, Surrey, WSD, HRCE, PEI): first and last day, PA and PD days, holidays, March Break and exams, from each board’s own calendar. Canonical: https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars Last updated: 2026-10-31 School calendars · 2026-27. PA days, holidays, winter break and March Break are set by each school board, not by the province’s stat holiday law. Here are the 2026-27 dates for 21 of Canada’s biggest boards and province-wide calendars, each copied from the board’s (or province’s) own published calendar and linked to it. [March Break 2027: every board and province side by side](https://canadastatholidays.ca/march-break-2027) ## Ontario school boards | School board | First day | March/spring break | PA days / no-class days | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Toronto District School Board (TDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/tdsb) (Toronto) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/tcdsb) (Toronto) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [York Region District School Board (YRDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/yrdsb) (York Region) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Peel District School Board (Peel DSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/pdsb) (Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/dpcdsb) (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon and Orangeville) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Durham District School Board (DDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/ddsb) (Durham Region) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/ocdsb) (Ottawa) | Sep 1 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/hwdsb) (Hamilton) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Halton District School Board (HDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/hdsb) (Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/hcdsb) (Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/wrdsb) (Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/ugdsb) (Guelph, Wellington and Dufferin) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/scdsb) (Barrie and Simcoe County) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | | [Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/tvdsb) (London, Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 15–19 | 7 PA days each for elementary and secondary | [Ontario stat holidays](https://canadastatholidays.ca/ontario) ## British Columbia school boards | School board | First day | March/spring break | PA days / no-class days | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Vancouver School Board (VSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/vsb) (Vancouver) | Sep 8 | Spring Break: Mar 15–25 | 6 no-class days | | [Surrey Schools (Surrey)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/surrey-schools) (Surrey and White Rock) | Sep 8 | Spring Break: Mar 15–25 | 7 no-class days | [British Columbia stat holidays](https://canadastatholidays.ca/british-columbia) ## Alberta school boards | School board | First day | March/spring break | PA days / no-class days | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Calgary Board of Education (CBE)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/cbe) (Calgary) | Aug 31 | Spring Break: Mar 20–29 | 15 no-class days | | [Edmonton Public Schools (EPSB)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/epsb) (Edmonton) | Sep 1 | Spring Break: Mar 30 – Apr 2 | 18 no-class days | [Alberta stat holidays](https://canadastatholidays.ca/alberta) ## Manitoba school boards | School board | First day | March/spring break | PA days / no-class days | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Winnipeg School Division (WSD)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/wsd) (Winnipeg) | Sep 9 | Spring Break: Mar 29 – Apr 2 | 8 no-class days | [Manitoba stat holidays](https://canadastatholidays.ca/manitoba) ## Nova Scotia school boards | School board | First day | March/spring break | PA days / no-class days | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/hrce) (Halifax) | Sep 3 | Spring Break: Mar 8–12 | 11 no-class days each for elementary, middle and junior high and high school | [Nova Scotia stat holidays](https://canadastatholidays.ca/nova-scotia) ## Prince Edward Island school boards | School board | First day | March/spring break | PA days / no-class days | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Prince Edward Island public schools (PEI)](https://canadastatholidays.ca/school-calendars/pei) (Prince Edward Island) | Sep 8 | March Break: Mar 19–25 | 14 no-class days | [Prince Edward Island stat holidays](https://canadastatholidays.ca/prince-edward-island) Boards can change their calendars during the year, and some schools (balanced, modified or early-start calendars) follow different dates. Each board page says which schools its calendar covers and links the board’s own calendar. Checked against each board’s calendar on October 31, 2026.