LeaveWisePlan my leave

🇨🇦 Thanksgiving 2025: 9 days off, 4 PTO

Monday, Oct 13Canada

Thanksgiving 2025 falls on Monday, Oct 13. 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
Oct 11 – 19, 2025
Add all 2025 bridges to my calendar (.ics)

Day-by-day breakdown

DateDayStatus
Sat, Oct 11SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Oct 12SundayWeekend
Mon, Oct 13MondayThanksgiving
Tue, Oct 14TuesdayPTO
Wed, Oct 15WednesdayPTO
Thu, Oct 16ThursdayPTO
Fri, Oct 17FridayPTO
Sat, Oct 18SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Oct 19SundayWeekend

PTO days to book: Tue, Oct 14 · Wed, Oct 15 · Thu, Oct 16 · Fri, Oct 17

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 (Oct 10 – 13, 2025) · 1 PTO day
Extend forward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right after the holiday and pick up the following weekend.
2.25x
9 days off (Oct 11 – 19, 2025) · 4 PTO days
Extend backward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right before so the break ends on the holiday.
1.75x
7 days off (Oct 7 – 13, 2025) · 4 PTO days
Maximum stretch (8 PTO days)
Take the full week on each side of the holiday.
1.63x
13 days off (Oct 7 – 19, 2025) · 8 PTO days

Plan the rest of your 2025

LeaveWise maps every bridge opportunity for your country and PTO budget — not just this one.

Open the Optimizer

Other Canada holidays

New Year's Day 2025Good Friday 2025Victoria Day 2025Canada Day 2025Civic Holiday 2025Labour Day 2025

Thanksgiving in other years

Thanksgiving 2026Thanksgiving 2027Thanksgiving 2028