British Columbia will be getting a "Family Day" statutory holiday starting in February 2013. The announcement was made in the BC Government's Speech from the Throne on October 3, 2011. Family Day will occur on the third Monday of every February. A few facts:

• Three other provinces already have statutory holidays in February celebrating families: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario.
• With the addition of Family Day, BC will have ten statutory holidays. The others are: New Years Day; Good Friday; Victoria Day; Canada Day; B.C. Day; Labour Day; Thanksgiving Day; Remembrance Day; and Christmas Day.
• The only other jurisdiction in Canada with ten statutory holidays is the Northwest Territories
• Easter Sunday, Easter Monday and Boxing Day are not statutory holidays in BC.
• Following the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, there was a movement to have a statutory holiday in February called Glowing Hearts Day.