May 2026 Printable Calendar: Canada Holidays, Sunday Start
One page, Sunday first, 1 Canada statutory holiday (Victoria Day) in red. The grid below carries the same dates and holidays as the file; the PDF itself is set for paper, with short day names, no week-number column, and weekends in lighter type instead of a tint. Pick a file, print at actual size, done.
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Free vector PDFs, typically well under 200 KB. A4 for most of the world, Letter for the US and Canada.
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May2026
Canada · Sunday start
| Wk | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 20 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 21 | 17 | 18Victoria Day | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 23 | 31 |
Holidays
Holidays in May 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18 | Monday | Victoria Day | Statutory holiday |
Context
May in Canada
May includes Victoria Day on the Monday before May 25, honouring Queen Victoria's birthday and the reigning monarch. In Quebec the same Monday is National Patriots' Day. The long weekend is widely treated as the start of the summer season, when cottages open and gardens get planted.
Behind the dates
- Victoria Day
- Held on the Monday before May 25, it honours Queen Victoria's birthday and the reigning monarch. In Quebec the same day is called National Patriots' Day.
Facts
May 2026 in numbers
- Days
- 31
- Weekdays
- 21
- Weekend days
- 10
- Holidays
- 1 Canada statutory holiday
- Working days
- 20
- ISO weeks
- 18-22
Printing
Printing tips
- Choose A4 outside North America and Letter in the United States and Canada; the two layouts are otherwise identical, with the same generous margins.
- In the print dialog, set the scale to 100% or "Actual size". "Fit to page" quietly shrinks the grid and softens the lines.
- Portrait is the classic wall format; landscape gives each day a wider box if you write big or plan in two colors.
- For a wall calendar that stays flat, print on heavier paper, around 160 to 200 gsm.
More detail: how to print a calendar at home, A4 vs Letter, and how ISO week numbers work.
Planning
Planning notes for May 2026
- The first working day of May 2026 is Friday, May 1, and the last is Friday, May 29.
- Saturday, May 16 to Monday, May 18 is a three-day weekend (Victoria Day).
- Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays appear five times this month and the other days four times, so a weekly class, trash day, or payment that falls on one of them comes around once more than usual.