New Brunswick Day: Paid Public Holiday Rules
New Brunswick Day, on the first Monday of August, is a paid public holiday in New Brunswick.
When is New Brunswick Day?
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Is New Brunswick Day a statutory holiday?
Yes. New Brunswick Day is a paid public holiday under the province’s employment standards.
Who gets paid for New Brunswick Day?
Most employees in New Brunswick qualify for holiday pay on New Brunswick Day. Each jurisdiction sets its own eligibility rules, such as how long you have worked for your employer or whether you worked your scheduled shifts before and after the holiday. Part-time employees are often eligible as well.
What if you work on New Brunswick Day?
If you work on a statutory holiday, you are usually entitled to premium pay for the hours worked, commonly 1.5 times your regular rate, plus holiday pay. Some rules allow regular pay plus a substitute day off instead. The exact combination depends on your province or territory and on any collective agreement.
Background
New Brunswick Day falls on the same Monday as the Civic Holiday in other provinces.
Last reviewed: October 2026. Holiday pay rules change from time to time. For your exact entitlement, contact your provincial or territorial employment standards office.
