Family Day in Canada: which provinces get the third Monday in February
Five provinces call the third Monday in February Family Day. Three more take the same Monday under a different name, and five jurisdictions skip it entirely. If you are planning a winter trip or a payroll calendar across Canada, the name on the day off is not the same everywhere.
Upcoming dates
Where it exists, the holiday is the third Monday in February.
| Year | Third Monday in February |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Monday 16 February |
| 2027 | Monday 15 February |
| 2028 | Monday 21 February |
Who gets a mid-February statutory holiday
| Place | Name | Statutory? |
|---|---|---|
| Alberta | Family Day | Yes |
| British Columbia | Family Day | Yes |
| Saskatchewan | Family Day | Yes |
| Ontario | Family Day | Yes — one of the nine ESA holidays |
| New Brunswick | Family Day | Yes |
| Manitoba | Louis Riel Day | Yes, same date |
| Nova Scotia | Heritage Day | Yes, same date |
| Prince Edward Island | Islander Day | Yes, same date |
| Quebec | None in February | National Patriots' Day is the Monday before 25 May (the same rule as Victoria Day) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | None in February | — |
| Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut | None in February | — |
| Federal (Canada Labour Code) | None in February | Federally regulated workers do not get Family Day unless their employer adds it |
Ontario added Family Day in 2008. The February Monday is also relatively new in several other provinces (Alberta much earlier; British Columbia from 2013; New Brunswick from 2018), so older payroll tables sometimes miss it.
What this means for a Canada-wide calendar
A product launch “the Tuesday after Family Day” is a well-defined weekday in Ontario and Alberta, and a normal Tuesday in Quebec. A federal workplace in Toronto follows the Canada Labour Code list, which has no Family Day — another reason the calculator has a Holiday set menu. For Ontario payroll questions use Statutory; for a wall-calendar view of what schools and many offices do, Federal + extras still includes Family Day in Ontario because it is both widely observed and statutory there.
To count business days across a deadline, name the region. Working days until a deadline explains the difference between sleeps, weekdays and holidays-removed working days.
# Ontario ESA list (includes Family Day)
curl -s 'https://api.oddlathe.com/v1/holidays?region=ca-on&year=2027&set=statutory'
# federal list (no Family Day)
curl -s 'https://api.oddlathe.com/v1/holidays?region=ca&year=2027&set=statutory'
# countdown to Family Day 2027
https://tooltern.oddlathe.com/countdown
Put 15 February 2027 into the countdown to see sleeps, weekdays and weekend days until then.
Related
Ontario public holidays 2026 · Is Civic Holiday statutory in Ontario? · Working days until a deadline · Countdown · Bank holidays calculator · Anvil holidays API
Questions
When is Family Day in 2027?
Monday 15 February 2027, the third Monday in February, in the provinces that observe it.
Which provinces have Family Day?
Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick. Manitoba (Louis Riel Day), Nova Scotia (Heritage Day) and Prince Edward Island (Islander Day) use the same Monday under another name.
Does Quebec have Family Day?
No. Quebec has no mid-February statutory holiday. National Patriots' Day, on the Monday before 25 May, is the closest counterpart.
Do federally regulated employees get Family Day?
Not under the Canada Labour Code. Banks, airlines, telecoms and other federally regulated employers follow the federal list, which has no February holiday.
Is Family Day a statutory holiday in Ontario?
Yes. It is one of the nine public holidays in Ontario's Employment Standards Act.
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