National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Canada

The next National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 – in 15 days.

In Canada it's a public holiday, so schools, government offices and most businesses close.

When is it? National Day for Truth and Reconciliation falls on the same date every year, September 30. The date itself never changes, but the day of the week does, and that decides whether you get a long weekend out of it. Next time round is Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 15 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Across the eleven years in the table, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation lands twice on a Tuesday, twice on a Sunday, twice on a Saturday and twice on a Thursday. In two of those it sits next to a weekend, turning it into a three-day break. Those are the years to book early. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Banks, government offices and schools close. Supermarkets and larger shops usually open on reduced hours, smaller independents often don't bother, and public transport tends to run a Sunday timetable. Post isn't collected or delivered. If you need something from a council, a bank or a doctor's surgery, the working day before it is the one to aim for, and it will be busier than usual for exactly that reason. In 2026 it falls in September, which also holds Labour Day on the 7th. Worth seeing them together before you commit to dates.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Every date here is worked out from the official rule rather than copied off a list, so the later years are as reliable as this one. If a date looks wrong for your region, please say so. Regional holiday rules do change, and we'd rather fix the rule than leave it.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation dates 2026–2036