▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁https :// www 2 . gn b . ca / content / gn b / en / de part ments / post - second ary _ ed uc ation _ training _ and _ lab our / news / news _ release . 2 0 1 7 . 0 4 . 0 5 6 8 . html ▁The ▁week ▁of ▁its ▁observ ance ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁the ▁second ▁Monday ▁of ▁February ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁Monday ▁starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁N B ▁government ▁announced ▁the ▁family ▁stat ut ory ▁hol iday ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁BC ▁government ▁announced ▁that ▁Family ▁Day ▁would ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁Monday ▁in ▁February ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁on ward , ▁align ing ▁the ▁hol iday ▁with ▁other ▁Canadian ▁provinces . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁new ▁hol iday , ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁traditional ▁activities ▁that ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁day . ▁Canad ians ▁use ▁the ▁long ▁week end ▁for ▁whatever ▁purpose ▁they ▁like . ▁In ▁at ▁least ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁add ▁this ▁public ▁hol iday ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁any ▁public ▁hol iday ▁between ▁length y ▁gap ▁between ▁the ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁day ▁and ▁Good ▁Friday ▁public ▁hol id ays . ▁ ▁Otherwise , ▁Canadian ▁provinces ▁have ▁a ▁public ▁hol iday ▁at ▁least ▁every ▁other ▁month .