Bank holiday calendar

Here is the list of holidays when the bank is closed. To see the business hours of the regular calendar, please see the Contact page.

2025

2025 Details Where celebrated
Wednesday, January 1 New Year's Day National holiday
Thursday, January 2 Day after New Year’s Quebec only
Monday, February 17 Family Day / Louis Riel Day Manitoba, P.E.I. Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, N.S. B.C.
Friday, April 18 Good Friday (Easter) National holiday
Monday, May 19 Victoria Day National holiday except Quebec
Journée nationale des patriotes Quebec only
Tuesday, June 24 Fête nationale du Québec Quebec only
Tuesday, July 1 Canada Day National holiday
Monday, August 4 Civic Day Except Quebec and P.-E.-I.
Monday, September 1 Labour Day National holiday
Tuesday, September 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation National holiday
Monday, October 13 Thanksgiving Day National holiday
Tuesday, November 11 Remembrance Day National holiday
Thursday, December 25 Christmas Day National holiday
Friday, December 26 Boxing Day National holiday

2024

Statutory holidays: the impact on your transactions

See how your transactions are processed when our branches and offices are closed.

 

Personal
Scheduled payments Payments scheduled on a statutory holiday will be processed the next business day. To avoid delays that could result in fees, we suggest that you advance the date of your scheduled payment.
Payroll deposits If your employer has followed the procedures detailed below for a statutory holiday, your pay will be deposited electronically as usual. Otherwise, your pay will be deposited on the next business day.

 

Business
Service provider payments (e.g., Hydro-Québec), and electronic payments They can be carried out on working days excluding statutory holidays.
Payments from other billers
Government remittances - Canada and Quebec
Government remittances - Other provinces
International payments (SWIFT)
Forward contacts/Foreign exchange and derivatives office Offices are closed; you will not be able to reserve a term contract or an exchange rate.
Mobile deposit and Scanner
Loan transactions They will be processed the next business day.

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1. Our Services and your responsibilities

The Chatbot is an automated service which is integrated into our online banking platform.

The Chatbot is preprogrammed to answer general questions concerning the use of our online banking platform solely for informational purposes. The Chatbot is not able to answer questions on personal monetary transactions or products you hold with us.

By using the Chatbot, you understand and agree that:

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We cannot guarantee that the results obtained via the Chatbot will be accurate and reliable and that the answers provided will meet your expectations.

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