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Business days between dates

Business Days Between Dates

Use the Between dates tab to count the number of business days in a date range, with clear options for weekends, holidays, and the start date.

Calendar: Canada — Ontario. Choose the country and region whose holidays apply to your calculation.

Result

77 business days

Between Sunday, September 13, 2026 and Thursday, December 31, 2026, including the first date.

2 public holidays are excluded for Ontario, Canada.

Included in this calculation

  • Weekends are excluded.
  • Public holidays are excluded for Ontario, Canada.
  • Ontario uses the nine public-holiday dates in the Employment Standards Act. Civic Holiday, Easter Monday, and Remembrance Day are not excluded by default.
  • Holiday data currently covers 2026 and 2027.
  • Business holiday rules can vary by employer, industry, city, and contract.

Holidays excluded

ThanksgivingOct 12, 2026
Christmas DayDec 25, 2026

Count a full date range

Enter a start date and an end date to count weekdays or holiday-adjusted business days inside the range.

Include or exclude the start date

The start-date toggle lets you decide whether the first date can count as day one when it is a valid business day.

See excluded holidays

When public holidays are enabled, the page lists the holidays that were removed from the calculation.

Did you know?

A fixed holiday can be observed on a nearby weekday when it falls on a weekend. That is why observed holidays matter for business-day math.

Useful for comparisons

This mode is helpful when checking elapsed work time, PTO spans, payroll periods, project schedules, and school or office deadlines.

Frequently asked questions

What is included in the business days between dates?

The calculator excludes weekends and can also exclude public holidays for the selected country or region. The result shows the assumption used in the calculation.

Are public holidays excluded automatically?

Public holidays are excluded when the Weekends + holidays option is turned on. You can switch to Weekends only if you want a weekday-only count.

Can I share or copy the result?

Yes. Use Copy result for the plain answer, or Copy link to share the same calculation settings with someone else.

Should I use this for legal or payroll deadlines?

Use the calculator as a helpful planning tool, but review important deadlines because business-day rules can vary by employer, contract, industry, city, and jurisdiction.