The residents of most provinces in Canada celebrate the third Monday of February as a public holiday, known as Family Day, but Quebec is not like most Canadian provinces.
While the residents of New Brunswick, Alberta, Ontario,
Saskatchewan, and British Columbia celebrate Family Day, other provinces have holidays on the third Monday of February, but they are not called Family Day, as Prince Edward Island celebrates Islander Day, Manitoba celebrates Louis Riel Day, and Nova Scotia celebrates Heritage Day.

So, while the rest of the country enjoys a much-needed long weekend in the middle of winter, the residents of Quebec do not.
Family Day was originally established to give people time to spend with their families, but it also provides a holiday between New Year's Day and Good Friday, with a gap of almost three months.

The third Monday of February is just another working day for Quebec residents for several reasons, mainly because Quebec has only eight holidays.

Quebec and Manitoba have the fewest statutory holidays in the country, while Yukon has the most holidays in Canada, celebrating 12 holidays annually. Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island celebrate 11 holidays, and British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the Northwest Territories, Ontario, and Saskatchewan have 10 days.

Quebec does not celebrate Family Day as an official holiday because of Journée nationale des Patriotes as it celebrates the Monday before May 23 (the only province in Canada that does so), in addition to Fête nationale du Québec on June 24.

Here are the eight holidays celebrated in Quebec

. New Year's Day

. Easter Monday or Good Friday (according to the employer's choice)

Journée nationale des Patriotes •

Fête nationale du Québec •

. Canada Day

. Labour Day

. Thanksgiving Day

. Christmas Day