2025 HOLIDAY HOURS AND SAMPLE SUBMISSION DEADLINES
RPC FREDERICTON
Monday, December 22nd, 3:00pm
Deadline for drinking water samples submitted for Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC)
Tuesday, December 23rd, 3:00pm
Deadline for water samples submitted for Total Coliform and E. coli, perishable food samples for microbiological and nutritional testing, and dairy samples.
Wednesday, December 24th, 12:00pm
Deadline for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD/CBOD) water samples
See 2025 BOD/CBOD Calendar
*** Closing at noon (12:00pm) ***
Thursday, December 25th
Closed
Friday, December 26th
Closed
Monday, December 29th
Normal Business hours resume (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
Thursday, January 1st
Closed
Friday, January 2nd
Normal Business hours resume
RPC MONCTON
BOD/CBOD Samples:
See 2025 BOD/CBOD Calendar (submitted in Moncton the day before by 1:00pm)
Wednesday, December 17th, 3:00pm
Deadline for Legionella pneumophila
(Service returns Monday, December 29th)
Samples must be at Moncton Location for testing
Thursday, December 18th, 3:00pm
Deadline for Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) in Water
(Service Returns December 29th)
Monday, December 22nd, 1:00pm
Deadline for any perishable samples (food) to be shipped to Fredericton
(Service Returns December 29th)
Tuesday, December 23rd, 3:00pm
Accepting Total Coliform and E.coli samples
Wednesday, December 24th
Closed at noon (12:00pm) - No samples accepted
Thursday, December 25th
Closed
Friday, December 26th
Closed
Thursday, January 1st
Closed
OBSERVED STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
(RPC CLOSURE DAYS) 2025-2026:
2025
Remembrance Day - Tuesday, November 11
Christmas Eve - Wednesday afternoon, December 24th
Christmas Day - Thursday, December 25
Boxing Day - Friday, December 26
2026
New Year’s Day 2026 - Thursday, January 1, 2026
Family Day - Monday, February 16
Good Friday - Friday, April 3
Easter Monday - Monday, April 6
Victoria Day - Monday, May 18
Canada Day - Wednesday, July 1
New Brunswick Day - Monday, August 3
Labour Day - Monday, September 7
Truth and Reconciliation Day - Wednesday, September 30
Thanksgiving Day - Monday, October 12
Remembrance Day - Wednesday, November 11
Christmas Eve - Thursday, December 24
(full day in lieu of Boxing Day)
Christmas Day - Friday, December 25
2027
New Year’s Day 2027 - Friday, January 1, 2027