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The Governing Council has approved the calendar of labour holidays for 2022. Specifically, the decree establishes, in application of state legislation, as non-working days, every Sunday of the year. Also the festive days of:
- January 1 - Año Nuevo (New Year)
- January 6 - Epifanía del Señor (Epiphany of the Lord)
- February 2 - Virgen de la Candelaria (Candlemas), in Tenerife
- April 14 - Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday)
- April 15 - Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
- May 30 - Día de Canarias (Canary Islands Day)
- August 15 - Asunción de la Virgen (Assumption of the Virgin)
- October 12 - Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day of Spain)
- November 1 - Todos los Santos (All Saints)
- December 6 - Día de la Constitución Española (Spanish Constitution)
- December 8 - Inmaculada Concepción (Immaculate Conception)
- December 26 - in lieu, as Navidad (Christmas Day) is on Sunday
It also set the specific holiday for each island: February 2, the feast of the Virgen de la Candelaria, in Tenerife (included in the list above). The other islands are: August 5, Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, in La Palma; September 8, Nuestra Señora del Pino, in Gran Canaria; September 15, Nuestra Señora de los Volcanes, in Lanzarote and La Graciosa; September 16, Nuestra Señora de la Peña, in Fuerteventura; September 24, Nuestra Señora de los Reyes, in El Hierro, and October 3, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, in La Gomera.
The calendar of holidays for 2022 does not include May 1, Fiesta del Trabajo (Workers’ Day), as the commemorative day already falls on a Sunday.
To these are added the additional two days of local festivals that by tradition correspond to each municipality, bringing the total to 14 days.