Stockwell Day attended the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia, received training in auctioneering and business in British Columbia and Alberta and also took counselling and ministerial training in Alberta. In business, he has been active in Day's Auction Sales and as a contractor supplying commercial interiors. His community work includes serving as Administrator and Assistant Pastor at the Bentley Christian School from 1978 to 1985, working on Teen Challenge Ministries, and serving as an education consultant. Stockwell Day has been involved in a number of community activities including fund-raising for local boards and associations and serving as a member of the Red Deer Rotary Club and the Red Deer Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
Mr. Day was first elected to serve as the Member of the Legislative assembly for Red Deer-North in May 1986. He was re-elected in subsequent elections in March 1989, June 1993 and March 1997. Mr. Day was appointed Provincial Treasurer on March 26, 1997.