# Count Canada Federal Working Days

> Counts baseline working and non-working dates for federally regulated-employer general holidays in 2026-2027.

- Calculator id: `canada-federal-working-days-between` · Category: Everyday Life (`everyday`) · Tool name: `count_canada_federal_working_days`
- Canonical page: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/canada-federal-working-days-between · This document: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/canada-federal-working-days-between.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/canada-federal-working-days-between.json

## Purpose

Counts baseline working and non-working dates for federally regulated-employer general holidays in 2026-2027.

**Use when:** You need an auditable Canada federal baseline count for a pinned year.

**Do not use when:** You need provincial, private-employer or schedule-specific substitute-day semantics.

## Example user requests

- Count Canada federal working days from 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-02.


## Input

| Parameter | Type | Unit | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `start_date` | date |  | required | First date in 2026-2027. |
| `end_date` | date |  | required | Last date in 2026-2027. |
| `include_start_date` | boolean |  | optional, default true | Whether start_date participates. |
| `include_end_date` | boolean |  | optional, default true | Whether end_date participates. |

## Output

| Field | Type | Unit | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `normalized_start_date` | date |  | Earlier endpoint. |
| `normalized_end_date` | date |  | Later endpoint. |
| `working_days` | integer |  | Canada federal baseline working dates. |
| `non_working_days` | integer |  | Weekend and Canada federal general-holiday dates. |
| `federal_general_holidays_counted` | list |  | Canada general holidays in range. |
| `territory` | string |  | CA. |
| `territory_name` | string |  | Canada. |
| `day_type` | string |  | Regular weekday, regular weekend or Canada federal general holiday. |
| `holiday_names` | string_list |  | Canada Labour Code general holidays applying on the date. |
| `holiday_observed` | boolean |  | False because substitute dates depend on schedule and agreement and are not inferred. |
| `holiday_actual_dates` | string_list |  | Actual general-holiday dates. |
| `weekend_days` | string_list |  | CLDR Saturday/Sunday baseline. |
| `rest_day_policy` | string |  | Scheduled-workday and employer substitution rules are not inferred. |
| `substitute_day_policy` | string |  | Canada.ca rule summary with schedule-dependent boundary. |
| `calendar_scope` | string |  | Federally regulated employers only. |
| `calendar_profile` | string |  | canada-federal-general-holidays. |
| `dataset_version` | string |  | Pinned Canada.ca evidence package. |
| `sources` | list |  | Official Canada.ca and Canada Labour Code sources. |

## Formula

`for each included date: working_days += Canada federal status.is_working_day`

Normalize endpoints, apply endpoint flags, and count actual general-holiday dates over the CLDR CA weekend baseline.

## Data Sources

- Government of Canada annual vacations and general holidays — https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/workplace/federal-labour-standards/vacations-holidays.html (government, published 2025-12-12)
- Canada Labour Code Part III, Division V — https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/l-2/page-31.html (legislation)

Data freshness: `static`. Pinned Canada.ca 2026-2027 package.

## API

- `GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/canada-federal-working-days-between?start_date=…&end_date=…`
- `POST https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/canada-federal-working-days-between` with JSON body `{"inputs": {…}}`
- Response: unified envelope (`success`, `request`, `result.values`, `result.units`, `sources`, `freshness`, `timestamp`, `next_actions`, `links`); see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/response-format.md
- Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/canada-federal-working-days-between · OpenAPI operationId `count_canada_federal_working_days` in https://tttkmbb.com/openapi.json
- Authentication: none. Rate limit: fair use, see https://tttkmbb.com/docs/rate-limits.md.

## MCP

- Server: `https://tttkmbb.com/mcp` (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC 2.0, no auth)
- Tool: `count_canada_federal_working_days` (dedicated) or `run_calculator` with `{"calculator_id": "canada-federal-working-days-between", "inputs": {…}}`

## Example

- Canada federal September 2026: inputs `{"start_date":"2026-09-28","end_date":"2026-10-02","include_start_date":true,"include_end_date":true}` → `{"working_days":4}`

```
GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/canada-federal-working-days-between?start_date=2026-09-28&end_date=2026-10-02&include_start_date=true&include_end_date=true
```

## Limitations

You need provincial, private-employer or schedule-specific substitute-day semantics. Normalize endpoints, apply endpoint flags, and count actual general-holiday dates over the CLDR CA weekend baseline. All values are computed from the formula above; no measurement or live data is involved.

## FAQ

**Does this include a regional Canadian holiday?**

No. This package covers only the 10 general holidays for federally regulated employers.

## Related

- [Canada Federal General-Holiday Working Day](https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/canada-federal-working-day.md) — Inspect a date and its source basis.