Family Day is celebrated on the 3rd Monday of February. It is not a national statutory holiday, and only observed in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and as of 2013 also in British Columbia. Since this is not a federally established holiday all federal workers work on Family day including post office employees and public servants.

Family Day was originally created to give people time to spend with their families but it also provides a day off between New Years Day and Good Friday as they are approximately three months apart. Not everyone gets Family Day off, which makes it a debatable holiday in many provinces.

Common Family Day activities include skating, playing hockey, snowboarding/skiing and going to various winter festivals.

(statutoryholidays.com)