When is Winter Break 2026 in Ontario?

Monday, December 21, 2026 to Friday, January 1, 2027 at 67 of 70 boards.

When does Winter Break 2026 start and end?

It starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and the last day off is Friday, January 1, 2027. Students are back the next school day.

Do all Ontario boards take Winter Break in the same week?

No. 67 of 70 take the same week; 3 differ, including YRDSB, MFIDSAB, NCDSB-NE.

Is Christmas break the same as Winter Break in Ontario?

Yes. Ontario boards print Winter Break on their calendars. Christmas break, December break and holiday break are other names for the same week off.

Do private schools follow the same Winter Break?

Not always. Private schools set their own calendars, so check with the school. The dates here are the public and Catholic boards' own.

Winter Break 2026 in Ontario

Ontario boards print Winter Break. If your school calls it Christmas break, December break or holiday break, it is the same week.

Winter Break starts

Monday, December 21, 2026 to Friday, January 1, 2027 · 10 school days · the week 67 of 70 boards take

Get ready for Winter Break

Add your own plans around the week off.

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Boards on a different week

York Region District School Board Dec 22 - Jan 2
Moose Factory Island District School Area Board Dec 21 - Jan 4
Northeastern Catholic District School Board Dec 21 - Jan 4

By city

Which boards serve each place.

Alexandria : CSDCEO

Aurora : YRDSB, YCDSB

Barrie : SMCDSB

Belleville : HPEDSB, PDSB-ON

Brantford : BHNCDSB, GEDSB

Brockville : UCDSB

Burlington : HCDSB, HDSB

Chesley : BWDSB

Dublin : HPCDSB

Fort Frances : NWCDSB, RRDSB

Guelph : UGDSB, WELCDSB

Hamilton : HWCDSB, HWDSB

Hanover : BGCDSB

Kemptville : CDSBEO

Kenora : KPDSB, KCDSB

Kingston : LDSB-K

Kitchener : WCDSB

Lindsay : TLDSB

London : LDCSB, TVDSB

Marathon : SGDSB

Midhurst : SCDSB

Mississauga : PDSB

Moose Factory : MFIDSAB

Napanee : ALCDSB

North Bay : CSCFN, CSPNE, NNDSB, NPSCDSB

Oshawa : DCDSB

Ottawa : CCJL, OCSB, OCDSB

Pembroke : RCDSB

Penetanguishene : PPSSB

Peterborough : KPRDSB, PVNCCDSB

Sarnia : LKDSB

Sault Ste. Marie : ADSB, HSCDSB

Seaforth : AMDSB

St. Catharines : DSBN

Sudbury : CSCNO, RDSB, SCDSB-C

Terrace Bay : SNCDSB

Thunder Bay : CSDCAB, LDSB, TBCDSB

Timmins : CSCDGR, DSBONE, NCDSB-NE

Toronto : CSCM, CSV, TCDSB, TDSB

Wallaceburg : SCCDSB

Welland : NCDSB

Whitby : DDSB

Windsor : CSCP, GECDSB, WECDSB

Every board

Board	City	Winter Break
York Region District School Board	Aurora	Dec 22 - Jan 2
Algoma District School Board	Sault Ste. Marie	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board	Napanee	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Avon Maitland District School Board	Seaforth	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Bluewater District School Board	Chesley	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board	Brantford	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board	Hanover	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario	Kemptville	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes Rivieres	Timmins	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario	Sudbury	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord	North Bay	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir	Toronto	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Conseil scolaire catholique Providence	Windsor	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l'Est ontarien	Alexandria	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boreales	Thunder Bay	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario	North Bay	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Conseil scolaire Viamonde	Toronto	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Consortium Centre Jules-Leger	Ottawa	Dec 21 - Jan 1
District School Board of Niagara	St. Catharines	Dec 21 - Jan 1
District School Board Ontario North East	Timmins	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Durham Catholic District School Board	Oshawa	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Durham District School Board	Whitby	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Grand Erie District School Board	Brantford	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Greater Essex County District School Board	Windsor	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Halton Catholic District School Board	Burlington	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Halton District School Board	Burlington	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board	Hamilton	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	Hamilton	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board	Belleville	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board	Dublin	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board	Sault Ste. Marie	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board	Peterborough	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board	Kenora	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Kenora Catholic District School Board	Kenora	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Lakehead District School Board	Thunder Bay	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Lambton Kent District School Board	Sarnia	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Limestone District School Board	Kingston	Dec 21 - Jan 1
London District Catholic School Board	London	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Moose Factory Island District School Area Board	Moose Factory	Dec 21 - Jan 4
Near North District School Board	North Bay	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Niagara Catholic District School Board	Welland	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board	North Bay	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Northeastern Catholic District School Board	Timmins	Dec 21 - Jan 4
Northwest Catholic District School Board	Fort Frances	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Ottawa Catholic School Board	Ottawa	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board	Ottawa	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Peel District School Board	Mississauga	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Penetanguishene Protestant Separate School Board	Penetanguishene	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board	Peterborough	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch	Belleville	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Rainbow District School Board	Sudbury	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Rainy River District School Board	Fort Frances	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Renfrew County District School Board	Pembroke	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Simcoe County District School Board	Midhurst	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board	Barrie	Dec 21 - Jan 1
St. Clair Catholic District School Board	Wallaceburg	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Sudbury Catholic District School Board	Sudbury	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Superior North Catholic District School Board	Terrace Bay	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Superior-Greenstone District School Board	Marathon	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Thames Valley District School Board	London	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board	Thunder Bay	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Toronto Catholic District School Board	Toronto	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Toronto District School Board	Toronto	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Trillium Lakelands District School Board	Lindsay	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Upper Canada District School Board	Brockville	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Upper Grand District School Board	Guelph	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Waterloo Catholic District School Board	Kitchener	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Wellington Catholic District School Board	Guelph	Dec 21 - Jan 1
Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board	Windsor	Dec 21 - Jan 1
York Catholic District School Board	Aurora	Dec 21 - Jan 1

Common questions

When is Winter Break 2026 in Ontario?: Monday, December 21, 2026 to Friday, January 1, 2027 at 67 of 70 boards.
How long is Winter Break 2026?: 10 school days.
When does Winter Break 2026 start and end?: It starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and the last day off is Friday, January 1, 2027. Students are back the next school day.
Do all Ontario boards take Winter Break in the same week?: No. 67 of 70 take the same week; 3 differ, including YRDSB, MFIDSAB, NCDSB-NE.
Is Christmas break the same as Winter Break in Ontario?: Yes. Ontario boards print Winter Break on their calendars. Christmas break, December break and holiday break are other names for the same week off.
Do private schools follow the same Winter Break?: Not always. Private schools set their own calendars, so check with the school. The dates here are the public and Catholic boards' own.