Louis Riel Day Government Of Canada 2025. A statutory holiday in manitoba has commemorated louis riel’s legacy as the father of the province for nearly two decades. Louis riel day commemorates the day that riel was executed in 1885.

Louis riel day is a canadian holiday observed on the third monday of february every year and this year, it falls on february 17. November 16 is the anniversary of riel’s execution in 1885.