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If you’re flipping through your 2025 calendar and already dreaming of more time off, this vacation hack might be just what you need.
By using your paid time off strategically around the statutory holidays in 2025, you can actually stretch just two weeks of vacation into a luxurious 32 days away from work.
Quebec’s stat holidays are scattered across the week this year — with some falling in awkward slots on Tuesdays and Thursdays — but this makes it the perfect year to get creative with your vacation days. By adding a day or two of PTO around these midweek holidays, you can finesse those short, chopped-up breaks into long, relaxing escapes.
The best part is that you only need 10 vacation days — the minimum PTO allotment required by law for most employees in Quebec — to maximize your 2025 stat holiday calendar.
So, whether you’re planning to jet off somewhere warm or just relax on the couch, this trick will help you make the most of your time off.
Quebec stat holidays 2025
Here’s a breakdown of all the Quebec stat holiday dates you’ll want to mark on your calendar and how to stretch them into full-blown vacations without breaking the PTO bank:
- Easter Monday (Monday, April 21): Use Friday, April 18 as a vacation day to score a four-day weekend in exchange for just one PTO day.
- National Patriots’ Day (Monday, May 19): Book off Friday, May 16, and you’ll have four days to enjoy some May sunshine.
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Tuesday, June 24): Take Monday, June 23 off, and you’ve got a four-day weekend for the Fête National.
- Canada Day (Tuesday, July 1): Take Monday, June 30 off to turn Canada Day into a dreamy four-day cottage long weekend (or at least make your moving day less hectic).
- Labour Day (Monday, September 1): Use Friday, August 29 to make summer’s last long weekend even longer.
- Thanksgiving (Monday, October 13): Take either Friday, October 10 or Tuesday, October 14 off for a four-day break — depending on whether you’re planning to use the day to prep for your feast or recover from it.
- Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25): Use your last four vacation days on December 26, 29, 30 and 31 for a luxurious eight-day break from Christmas to New Year’s.
By simply planning your vacation days around these stat holidays, you’ll end up with six four-day weekends and a full eight-day holiday break at the end of the year — 32 days total in breaks longer than a normal weekend!
So, dust off your calendar, chat with your boss about those days off and get ready to enjoy 32 days of pure relaxation. Your future self will thank you!
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