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🇨🇦 New Year's Day 2025: 7 days off, 4 PTO

Wednesday, Jan 1Canada

New Year's Day 2025 falls on Wednesday, Jan 1. Take 4 PTO days around it and you get 7 consecutive days off — a 1.8x return on your leave.

7
days off
4
PTO days
1.75x
efficiency
Jan 1 – 7, 2025
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Day-by-day breakdown

DateDayStatus
Wed, Jan 1WednesdayNew Year's Day
Thu, Jan 2ThursdayPTO
Fri, Jan 3FridayPTO
Sat, Jan 4SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Jan 5SundayWeekend
Mon, Jan 6MondayPTO
Tue, Jan 7TuesdayPTO

PTO days to book: Thu, Jan 2 · Fri, Jan 3 · Mon, Jan 6 · Tue, Jan 7

Other ways to play it

Minimal bridge (1 PTO day)
The cheapest way to turn the holiday into a long weekend.
2.00x
2 days off (Jan 1 – 2, 2025) · 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 (Jan 1 – 7, 2025) · 4 PTO days

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