When Is Thanksgiving in Canada 2027? Free Countdown

When is Thanksgiving in Canada 2027?

The second Monday of October. Canadian Thanksgiving is a harvest holiday on the second Monday of October. Families gather for a turkey dinner, often on the Sunday or Monday of the long weekend. The date was fixed to the second Monday of October in 1957.

In 2027, Thanksgiving in Canada falls on a Monday. In 2026 it was on a Monday, October 12. In 2028 it will be on a Monday, October 9.

How the Thanksgiving in Canada date is worked out

It follows a weekday rule rather than a fixed date, so it always falls on the same day of the week and the date shifts within the month. From 2026 to 2100 it falls between October 8 and October 14. How we calculate every date.

How many days until Thanksgiving in Canada in weeks, weekdays and sleeps

The countdown counts calendar days from today to Thanksgiving in Canada, so on the day before it shows 1. The weeks box splits that into whole weeks and days, the weekdays box counts Monday to Friday (useful for work and school planning, though public holidays are not taken out), and sleeps are the nights left. The timer counts down to midnight at the start of Thanksgiving in Canada in your own time zone.

Thanksgiving in Canada dates for the next 7 years

Year	Date	Day of the week
2026	October 12, 2026	Monday
2027	October 11, 2027	Monday
2028	October 9, 2028	Monday
2029	October 8, 2029	Monday
2030	October 14, 2030	Monday
2031	October 13, 2031	Monday
2032	October 11, 2032	Monday

Is Thanksgiving in Canada a public holiday?

Yes, in most of Canada. Thanksgiving Monday is a statutory holiday federally and in most provinces and territories, so banks, government offices and most businesses close. In New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador it is not a statutory holiday, although many employers still give the day off.

Planning tip

It is a long weekend in most provinces, so travel and grocery stores are busy on the Friday and Saturday before.

Frequently asked questions

When is Thanksgiving in Canada 2027?

Thanksgiving in Canada 2027 is on Monday, October 11, 2027. The rule: The second Monday of October.

How many days until Thanksgiving in Canada?

The countdown at the top of this page shows the exact number of days, hours, minutes and seconds until Thanksgiving in Canada 2027 (Monday, October 11, 2027), worked out live in your own time zone.

How many weeks until Thanksgiving in Canada?

Divide the days in the countdown by seven: the "Weeks" box above shows the whole weeks and the days left over, so you can plan week by week.

Is Thanksgiving in Canada a public holiday?

Why is Canadian Thanksgiving earlier than American Thanksgiving?

Canada celebrates closer to its earlier harvest, on the second Monday of October. US Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November.

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