Why Doesn’t Quebec Have Family Day?

Quebecers have to work today while most of Canada gets a day off — Here's why

If you're scrolling through social media today and wondering why everyone outside Quebec seems to be posting brunch pics and ski trip selfies on a Monday, here's your answer: it's Family Day.For most Canadians, today is a statutory holiday — a mid-winter break designed to give people time with loved ones and a much-needed pause between the New Year's hangover and Easter. But in Quebec? It's just another Monday.You're not missing anything on your…

Why Family Day isn’t a holiday in Quebec

CTV asks why Family Day, a stat holiday in some other provinces, is not observed in Quebec. It’s being debated on reddit, but although some cite François Legault’s concern for productivity, surely nobody really thinks a single day off would dent Quebec’s GDP. Legault doesn’t want us to have a long weekend between New Year and Easter because it’s Lent, and we have to suffer deprivation in Lent. Even Jews and Muslims and atheists. Especially athei…

February 16th, 2026 – Today is a holiday in all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec. Should government recognize Family Day as a provincial holiday?