Family Day 2027 in Canada: Monday, February 15, and the provinces that name it
Reviewed 4 November 2026
Family Day 2027 is Monday, February 15, 2027, the third Monday in February, in the provinces whose sources were read. Each province names it in its own way: Family Day, Alberta Family Day or Louis Riel Day.
Provinces that name it, in their own words
Ontario: Family Day
Defined in the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
“Family Day, being the third Monday in February”
Alberta: Alberta Family Day
Alberta’s page prints February 15 for 2027; its rule column says:
“Third Monday in February”
British Columbia: Family Day
B.C.’s statutory holidays page prints Monday, February 15 for 2027.
Saskatchewan: Family Day
Defined in The Saskatchewan Employment Act; the Saskatchewan page prints 2026 dates only.
““Family Day” means the third Monday in February;”
Manitoba: Louis Riel Day
Manitoba’s fact sheet prints February 15 for 2027.
“Louis Riel Day (3rd Monday in February)”
Islander Day (P.E.I.) is named only in Canada Post's holiday schedule note, which does not give a date, and the other provinces and the territories were not checked.
“*Regular mail collection and delivery occurs on provincial Family Day holidays, Louis Riel Day (Man.) and Islander Day (P.E.I.).”
Named in a source, with no date or equivalence stated
Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia Heritage Day
Nova Scotia’s holiday pay page names Nova Scotia Heritage Day among its six holidays with pay but does not print a date for it and does not say it is Family Day, so no date is shown.
“The Labour Standards Code gives employees who qualify six holidays with pay: New Year’s Day, Nova Scotia Heritage Day, Good Friday, Canada Day, Labour Day, and Christmas Day.”
Not to be confused with
The Canada Labour Code definition of general holiday does not name Family Day, so it is not one of the ten federal general holidays.
Alberta's Heritage Day is an optional holiday on the first Monday in August (Monday, August 2, 2027 in 2027), a different day from Alberta Family Day. Nova Scotia Heritage Day is the Nova Scotia holiday named in that province’s source.
Frequently asked questions
When is Family Day in 2027?
In the provinces whose sources were read it is Monday, February 15, 2027. Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 defines it as “Family Day, being the third Monday in February”, and Alberta, B.C. and Manitoba print February 15 for 2027.
Which provinces have a holiday on the third Monday in February?
Ontario (Family Day), Alberta (Alberta Family Day), B.C. (Family Day), Saskatchewan (Family Day) and Manitoba (Louis Riel Day), according to their own sources. Nova Scotia’s page names Nova Scotia Heritage Day but prints no date and does not say it is Family Day, and the other provinces and territories were not checked.
Is Family Day a federal statutory holiday?
The definition of general holiday in the Canada Labour Code does not name Family Day, so it is not one of the ten federal general holidays.
What is Louis Riel Day in Manitoba?
Manitoba’s General Holidays fact sheet lists “Louis Riel Day (3rd Monday in February)” among its nine general holidays and prints Monday, February 15, 2027 for 2027.
Does Canada Post deliver mail on Family Day?
Canada Post’s holiday schedule says “Regular mail collection and delivery occurs on provincial Family Day holidays, Louis Riel Day (Man.) and Islander Day (P.E.I.).”
Is Alberta’s Heritage Day the same as Family Day?
No. Alberta’s general holidays page lists Alberta Family Day as the third Monday in February and Heritage Day, an optional holiday, as the “First Monday in August” (August 2, 2027 in 2027).
More Canada pages
- Statutory holidays 2027: federal and provincial
- Ontario public holidays 2027
- Alberta general holidays 2027
- B.C. statutory holidays 2027
- Manitoba general holidays 2027
- Is today a stat holiday? Checker
- Are banks open today? What the law says
- Canada Post holidays
- Is Remembrance Day a stat holiday?
- U.S. bank holidays 2027 (a different country’s list)
Sources
- Canada Labour Code (Justice Laws), general holidays
- Canada.ca: Annual vacations and general holidays for employees of federally regulated employers
- Interpretation Act (Justice Laws), definition of “holiday”
- Ontario: Your guide to the Employment Standards Act, Public holidays
- Ontario: Employment Standards Act, 2000
- Alberta: Alberta general holidays
- B.C.: Statutory holidays, Internet Archive exact capture of 3 October 2026
- B.C.: Statutory holidays (original page; gave no usable response to plain curl)
- B.C.: Employment Standards Act (BC Laws)
- Manitoba: General Holidays fact sheet
- Saskatchewan: List of Saskatchewan Public Holidays
- Saskatchewan: The Saskatchewan Employment Act (section 2-30)
- Nova Scotia: Holiday Pay (Labour Standards Code)
- Bills of Exchange Act (Justice Laws)
- Canada Post: Canada Post holiday schedule
- Canada Post: Mail and parcel delivery hours and days
Reviewed 4 November 2026 against the sources in the list. FedRateCalc is not affiliated with the Government of Canada, any province or territory, or Canada Post; the sources in the list are the official sources, and any later change they publish overrides this site. Pages fetched with plain curl were retrieved on 3 November 2026 (UTC); the B.C. page is an Internet Archive exact capture of 3 October 2026.