Canada · 2027
Bridge days 2027 in Canada
Bridge days are workdays squeezed between statutory holidays and weekends. Take those few days as PTO and short gaps become long consecutive breaks. Based on the 8 statutory holidays in Canada in 2027, here are the 6 best opportunities.
18
PTO days
44
days off
Taking every bridge day below turns 18 PTO days into 44 consecutive days off across the year.
Mar 20 – Mar 28, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Good Friday (Fri, Mar 26).
Take PTO on: Mon, Mar 22Tue, Mar 23Wed, Mar 24Thu, Mar 25
May 22 – May 30, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Victoria Day (Mon, May 24).
Take PTO on: Tue, May 25Wed, May 26Thu, May 27Fri, May 28
Jul 1 – Jul 4, 2027
1 PTO day → 4 days off
Built around Canada Day (Thu, Jul 1).
Take PTO on: Fri, Jul 2
Sep 4 – Sep 12, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Labour Day (Mon, Sep 6).
Take PTO on: Tue, Sep 7Wed, Sep 8Thu, Sep 9Fri, Sep 10
Sep 30 – Oct 3, 2027
1 PTO day → 4 days off
Built around National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Thu, Sep 30).
Take PTO on: Fri, Oct 1
Oct 9 – Oct 17, 2027
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Thanksgiving (Mon, Oct 11).
Take PTO on: Tue, Oct 12Wed, Oct 13Thu, Oct 14Fri, Oct 15
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