Ontario Statutory Holidays 2027 (ESA Calendar)
Official 2027 Ontario statutory holidays list under the Employment Standards Act (ESA): Family Day (Feb 15), Good Friday (Mar 26), Victoria Day (May 24), weekend substitute rules & ICS download.
Employment Standards Act (ESA) Scope
In 2027, Ontario workers covered by the Employment Standards Act (ESA) receive 9 statutory public holidays, beginning with New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027, Family Day on Monday, February 15, Good Friday on Friday, March 26, and Victoria Day on Monday, May 24.
Both Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25, 2027) and Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26, 2027) fall on the weekend in 2027. Under Ontario ESA rules, provincially regulated employers provide substitute weekdays off (typically Monday, December 27 and Tuesday, December 28, 2027) unless a written public-holiday-pay agreement applies.
Ontario Ministry of Labour · ESA Public Holidays Guide · Source verified:
9 Official Ontario ESA Public Holidays in 2027
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Tool calendar: 2027
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Data sources and review
Calendar data: date-holidays + ClockZone
Reference reviewed . Dates are calculated from rules unless individually marked as checked; a reference link does not verify the whole table.
The scope was reviewed for 2026. Other years use the rules but their dates have not been individually checked.
This selection has not been checked date by date against an official annual calendar. Dates are calculated from the source rules.
Ontario: the table and download use this region.
9 entries covering 9 calendar dates, not a count of days off.
How to Plan 2027 Leave & Payroll in Ontario
- Verify the 9 statutory Ontario ESA dates for 2027, including early Easter (Good Friday on March 26, 2027).
- Check December 2027 weekend substitute scheduling for Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
- Download the 2027 Ontario ICS calendar or switch years in the table to compare against 2026.
- Launch the Business Days Calculator to compute exact 2027 Ontario working days.
2027 Family Day Week Calculation
Count Ontario business days from Monday, February 15 to Friday, February 19, 2027 (Mon–Fri workweek, Ontario ESA holidays excluded).
Monday, February 15, 2027 (Family Day) is excluded, resulting in 4 net working days.
- How are Christmas 2027 and Boxing Day 2027 observed in Ontario?
- Because December 25 and 26, 2027 fall on Saturday and Sunday, eligible Ontario ESA employees receive two substitute weekdays off with public holiday pay.
- Does the ICS download match Ontario's 9 statutory holidays?
- Yes. Both the table and ICS calendar export apply Ontario's 9-holiday ESA scope without mixing optional civic or federal-only observances.