Saskatchewan
In October 2006, Saskatchewan's Premier Lorne Calvert proposed the holiday for the province, to begin in 2007.[6] The bill for the Labour Standards Amendment Act, 2006, was introduced in the legislature on November 1, 2006, and received Royal Assent on December 6.[7] The act officially declares the third Monday of each February Family Day, and came into effect immediately;[8] the first Family Day in Saskatchewan was February 19, 2007.
The annual number of days off remains unchanged for many, as Easter Monday is no longer considered a holiday by private businesses. Businesses suggested the new holiday might cost them as much as $140 million a year, and have requested tax breaks to soften the economic impact. The Saskatchewan government has given $95 million corporate tax cuts, but most of the companies benefiting have adjusted the official days off such that the annual allotment remains the same