Alberta Stat Holidays 2025: Complete Guide

If you live or work in Alberta, it’s important to know which days are recognized as statutory holidays and how stat holiday pay rules apply. This guide breaks down the official Alberta atat holidays for 2025, your rights as an employee, and answers to common questions like: Is Sep 30 a stat holiday in Alberta? and Is Victoria Day a stat holiday? 

📅 Alberta Stat Holidays in 2025

Here are the official public (statutory) holidays in Alberta for 2025 under the Alberta Employment Standards Code:

✅ Alberta has 9 statutory holidays each year.

Holidays That Are Not Stat Holidays in Alberta

Some widely observed days are not official stat holidays in the province:

• Boxing Day (Dec. 26) – Not a stat holiday in Alberta.
• Truth and Reconciliation Day (Sept. 30) – Not provincially recognized (only for federal workers).
• Heritage Day – First Monday in August is not a stat holiday.
• Easter Monday – Not a stat holiday.

Alberta Stat Holiday Pay Rules

To qualify for general holiday (stat holiday) pay in Alberta, you must:

• Have worked for the same employer for at least 30 days in the past 12 months
• Work you last scheduled shift before the holiday and your first scheduled shift after (unless you have a valid excuse)
• Normally work on the day the holiday falls

If you meet these conditions, you’re entitled to stat holiday pay — even if you don’t actually work on the holiday.

How to Calculate Stat Holiday Pay in Alberta:

Stat holiday pay = your average daily wage

• Average daily wage = total wages earned in the 4 weeks before the holiday ÷ number of days worked
• Wages includes regular pay and overtime (but not vacation pay or previous holiday pay)

If You Work on a Stat Holiday (and It’s a Regular Workday For You):

You must receive one of the following:

1. Average daily wage + 1.5x pay for hours worked (Example: If you earn $20/hr and work 8 hours, $160 (1.5x pay) + your average daily wage
2. Regular pay for hours worked + a future paid day off (at your average daily wage)

If the Holiday Is Not a Regular Workday For You:

• If you don’t work – no holiday pay
• If you do work – 1.5x pay for hours worked

Key Takeaways

• Alberta has 9 official statutory holidays in 2025
• Family Day, Remembrance Day, and Victoria Day are recognized
• Boxing Day, Easter Monday, Heritage Day, and Truth and Reconciliation Day are not stat holidays in Alberta
• Stat pay = average daily wage (wages from the past 4 weeks ÷ days worked)
• Working on a stat holiday means holiday pay + 1.5x wages, or regular wages + a future paid day off
• To qualify, you must have 30 days of employment in the past 12 months and work your last and first scheduled shifts around the holiday (unless excused)

Alberta Stat Holiday FAQ

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