▁hol id ays ▁falls ▁on ▁the ▁A CT ▁Labour ▁Day ▁public ▁hol iday ▁( first ▁Monday ▁in ▁October ), ▁the ▁hol iday ▁is ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁Monday ▁of ▁the ▁A CT ▁school ▁hol id ays . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Family ▁and ▁Community ▁Day ▁will ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁a ▁public ▁hol iday ▁in ▁the ▁A CT . ▁Rep la cing ▁it ▁is ▁Re con c ili ation ▁Day , ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Monday ▁on ▁or ▁after ▁May ▁ 2 7 . ▁ ▁Canada ▁▁ ▁Near ly ▁two - third s ▁of ▁Canad ians ▁res ide ▁in ▁a ▁province ▁that ▁obser ves ▁a ▁stat ut ory ▁hol iday ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁Monday ▁of ▁February . ▁The ▁hol iday ▁is ▁called ▁Family ▁Day ▁in ▁five ▁provinces ▁( Al berta , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁Ontario ▁and ▁S ask atch ew an ), ▁Louis ▁R iel ▁Day ▁in ▁Man it oba , ▁and ▁Island er ▁Day ▁in ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁feder ally ▁established ▁Family ▁Day . ▁ ▁This ▁hol iday ▁was ▁first ▁observed ▁in ▁Al berta ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁followed ▁by ▁S ask atch ew an ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁Ontario ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁BC ▁government ▁announced ▁that ▁Family ▁Day ▁would ▁be ▁observed ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁Monday ▁in ▁February ▁each ▁year , ▁starting ▁February ▁ 1 1 ,