School Year Calendars 2017-2022 From the Ontario Ministry of Education
Please note that future years calendars are subject to change by individual school boards. The school board calendar is considered/approved by the Board in March/April each year. Please check back for confirmation of next year's calendar once it has been approved.
2017-2018 to 2021-2022
- The following charts are provided for the guidance of school board officials in the preparation of school year calendars. School boards are required to prepare, adopt, and submit to the Ministry of Education, on or before May 1st of each year, the school year calendar(s) to be followed in the next school year. The regular school year is the period between September 1 and June 30.
- The school year calendars must be completed in accordance with the Education Act and Regulation 304, School Year Calendar, Professional Activity Days. Where a board wishes to adopt a school year calendar that is different from the requirements in section 2 of the regulation, the board shall submit the proposed school year calendar to the Ministry of Education for approval on or before March 1st of the preceding school year.
School Year
|
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
Total number of school days available
(Sept. 1 – June 30) |
195 |
194 |
194 |
196 |
196 |
Minimum number of school days required by regulation |
194 |
194 |
194 |
194 |
194 |
|
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
Labour Day |
Sept. 4 |
Sept. 3 |
Sept. 2 |
Sept. 7 |
Sept. 6 |
Thanksgiving Day |
Oct. 9 |
Oct. 8 |
Oct. 14 |
Oct. 12 |
Oct. 11 |
Christmas break (inclusive) |
Dec. 25 – Jan. 5 |
Dec. 24 – Jan. 4 |
Dec. 23 – Jan. 3 |
Dec. 21 – Jan. 1 |
Dec. 20 – Dec. 31 |
Family Day |
Feb. 19 |
Feb. 18 |
Feb. 17 |
Feb. 15 |
Feb. 21 |
Mid-Winter break (inclusive) |
March 12-16 |
March 11-15 |
March 16-20 |
April 12-16 |
March 14-18 |
Good Friday |
March 30 |
April 19 |
April 10 |
April 2 |
April 15 |
Easter Monday |
April 2 |
April 22 |
April 13 |
April 5 |
April 18 |
Victoria Day |
May 21 |
May 20 |
May 18 |
May 24 |
May 23 |
Please Note that school board may modify school calendar dates with prior approval of the Ministry. Please contact your school board to see if their School Holidays have been modified.
Summer Holidays
|
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
2020-2021 |
2021-2022 |
Canada Day* |
July 1 |
July 1 |
July 1 |
July 1 |
July 1 |
Civic Holiday |
August 7 |
August 6 |
August 5 |
August 3 |
August 2 |
* When this day falls on a Sunday, the next working day is considered a holiday.