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Canadian small business payroll calendar. (2026 update)

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Welcome to your 2026 Canadian payroll calendar, your go-to guide for staying on top of payroll tax payment deadlines, filing deadlines, bank closures and holidays all year long.

Whether you’re paying your team weekly, biweekly, or monthly, this year’s calendar gives you a clear roadmap so nothing slips through the cracks.

2026 small business payroll calendar dates.

📌 Get off to the right start — make sure that you’re aware of any minimum wage, overtime and other changes that may affect your payroll.

January 2026

Jan. 1

​Jan. 2

  • Day After New Year’s Day (QC) — Some banks closed

Jan. 6

  • Payment Deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

Jan. 12

  • Payment Deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

Jan. 15

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments

Jan. 19

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

Jan. 26

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

February 2026

Feb. 4

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

Feb. 10

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)

Feb. 11

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

Feb. 16

  • Family Day (AB, BC, NB, ON, SK) — Some banks closed
  • Heritage Day (NS) — Some banks closed
  • Islander Day (PE) — Some banks closed
  • Louis Riel Day (MB) — Some banks closed

Feb. 17

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments

Feb. 19

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

Feb. 20

  • Yukon Heritage Day (YT) — Some banks closed

Feb. 25

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 15th and the 21st of the month.)

Feb. 28

  • Filing deadline: T4, T4A and RL-1 information returns due

March 2026

Mar. 4

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

Mar. 10

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)

Mar. 11

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

Mar. 16

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments

Mar. 17

  • St. Patrick’s Day

Mar. 18

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

Mar. 25

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

April 2026

Apr. 3

  • Good Friday — All banks closed*
    • Note: In Québec, employers can either choose to observe Good Friday or Easter Monday as the holiday.

Apr. 6

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

Apr. 10

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

Apr. 15

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments
  • Payment deadline: Quarterly remitter payments

Apr. 17

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

Apr. 24

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

Apr. 27

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)

Apr. 30

  • Filing deadline: Personal income tax
  • Filing deadline: Sole proprietors and partnerships

May 2026

May 5

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

May 11

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)

May 12

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

May 15

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments

May 18

  • Victoria Day (AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, SK, YK) — All banks closed*
  • National Patriots’ Day / Journée nationale des patriotes (QC) — All banks closed*

May 20

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

May 25

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)

May 26

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

June 2026

Jun. 3

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

Jun. 10

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

Jun. 15

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments
  • Filing deadline: Self-employed income taxes

Jun. 17

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

Jun. 21

  • National Indigenous Peoples Day (NT, YT) — Some banks closed

Jun. 22

  • Discovery Day (NL)

Jun. 24

  • Fête nationale du Québec (St. Jean Baptiste Day) (QC) — Some banks closed
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

Jun. 25

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)

July 2026

Jul. 1

Jul. 6

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

Jul. 9

  • Nunavut Day (NU) — Some banks closed

Jul. 10

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

Jul. 13

  • Orangemen’s Day (NL) — Some banks closed

Jul. 15

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments
  • Payment deadline: Quarterly remitter payments

Jul. 17

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

Jul. 24

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

Jul. 27

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)

August 2026

Aug. 3

  • Civic/Provincial Holiday (PEI, NT, NU) — Some banks closed
  • Terry Fox Day (MB) — Some banks closed
  • New Brunswick Day (NB) — Some banks closed
  • British Columbia Day (BC) — Some banks closed
  • Saskatchewan Day (SK) — Some banks closed
  • Heritage Day (AB) — Some banks closed
  • Natal Day (NS)— Some banks closed

Aug. 6

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

Aug. 10

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)

Aug. 12

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

Aug. 17

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments
  • Discovery Day (YT) — Some banks closed

Aug. 19

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

Aug. 25

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)

Aug. 26

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

September 2026

Sep. 3

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

Sep. 7

  • Labour Day — All banks closed*

Sep. 10

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

Sep. 15

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments

Sep. 17

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

Sep. 24

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

Sep. 25

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)

Sep. 30

  • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — All banks closed*

October 2026

Oct. 5

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

Oct. 12

  • Thanksgiving Day — All banks closed*

Note: Thanksgiving is not observed as a stat holiday in NB, NL, NS, or PE.

Oct. 13

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

Oct. 15

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments
  • Payment deadline: Quarterly remitter payments

Oct. 19

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

Oct. 26

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

November 2026

Nov. 4

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

Nov. 10

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)

Nov. 11

  • Remembrance Day — All banks closed*

Note: Remembrance Day is not a stat holiday in ON and QC.

Nov. 12

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

Nov. 16

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments

Nov. 18

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

Nov. 25

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

December 2026

Dec. 3

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid from the 22nd to the last day of the previous month.)

Dec. 10

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 16th and the last day of the previous month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 1st to 7th of the month.)

Dec. 15

  • Payment deadline: Regular remitter payments

Dec. 17

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 8th to 14th of the month.)

Dec. 24

  • Christmas Eve
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

Dec. 25

  • Christmas Day — All banks closed*

Dec. 26

  • Boxing Day — All banks closed*

Note: Boxing Day is a federal holiday and is listed in the Canadian Labour Code as a holiday. However, it is not uniformly observed in all provinces and territories. It is not an official holiday in Québec and is only a stat holiday in NT, NU, and ON.

Dec. 28

  • Payment deadline: Threshold 1 remitter payments due (For payrolls paid between the 1st and the 15th of the month.)
  • Payment deadline: Threshold 2 remitter payments (For payrolls paid between the 15th to 21st of the month.)

Notes for Wagepoint users.

  • National holidays with bank closures may impact your processing deadlines. Allow at least one extra business day for direct deposit.
  • Wagepoint supports Regular (monthly) and Accelerated (1 & 2) remittance schedules. For clients who qualify for a quarterly CRA schedule, Wagepoint processes those remittances on a monthly cycle.

Enjoy your small business payroll calendar.

Don’t forget to save your 2026 small business payroll calendar to your bookmarks so that you can stay on top of your payroll deadlines and the various holidays year round.

The advice we share on our blog is intended to be informational. It does not replace the expertise of accredited business professionals. Wagepoint assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document. 

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