Louis Riel Day In Manitoba 2025. With many canadians celebrating family day on monday, manitobans instead honoured the prominent political leader of the métis people who founded the province. It is a time for reflection, learning, and reconciliation.
Louis riel day is a canadian holiday observed on the third monday of february every year and this year, it falls on february 17. A statutory holiday in manitoba has commemorated louis riel’s legacy as the father of the province for nearly two decades.