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🇨🇦 Christmas 2026: 9 days off, 4 PTO

Friday, Dec 25Canada

Christmas 2026 falls on Friday, Dec 25. Take 4 PTO days around it and you get 9 consecutive days off — a 2.3x return on your leave.

9
days off
4
PTO days
2.25x
efficiency
Dec 19 – 27, 2026
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Day-by-day breakdown

DateDayStatus
Sat, Dec 19SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Dec 20SundayWeekend
Mon, Dec 21MondayPTO
Tue, Dec 22TuesdayPTO
Wed, Dec 23WednesdayPTO
Thu, Dec 24ThursdayPTO
Fri, Dec 25FridayChristmas Day
Sat, Dec 26SaturdayBoxing Day
Sun, Dec 27SundayWeekend

PTO days to book: Mon, Dec 21 · Tue, Dec 22 · Wed, Dec 23 · Thu, Dec 24

Other ways to play it

Minimal bridge (1 PTO day)
The cheapest way to turn the holiday into a long weekend.
4.00x
4 days off (Dec 24 – 27, 2026) · 1 PTO day
Extend forward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right after the holiday and pick up the following weekend.
1.75x
7 days off (Dec 25 – 31, 2026) · 4 PTO days
Extend backward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right before so the break ends on the holiday.
2.25x
9 days off (Dec 19 – 27, 2026) · 4 PTO days
Maximum stretch (8 PTO days)
Take the full week on each side of the holiday.
1.63x
13 days off (Dec 19 – 31, 2026) · 8 PTO days

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