Important and commemorative days
Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, we invite you to visit our commemorative page to relive key moments of her visits to Canada and find information on the commemorative events held in her honour.
Please note that some information on the web pages about the Crown in Canada will be updated.
January
- Tamil Heritage Month
- January 11
Sir John A. Macdonald Day - January 17
Raoul Wallenberg Day - January 21
Lincoln Alexander Day - January 24
World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture - January 27
International Holocaust Remembrance Day - January 29
National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia
February
- Black History Month
- February 15
National Flag of Canada Day
March
- Irish Heritage Month
- March 8
International Women's Day - March 14
Commonwealth Day - March 21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - March 31
International Transgender Day of Visibility
April
- Sikh Heritage Month
- Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month
- April 9
Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge - Second Wednesday of April
International Day of Pink - April 27 - 28
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
May
- Asian Heritage Month
- Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
- May 5
Dutch Heritage Day - May 17
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia - May 24
Victoria Day
June
- National Indigenous History Month
- Italian Heritage Month
- Filipino Heritage Month
- Portuguese Heritage Month
- Launch of Pride Season
- June 21
National Indigenous Peoples Day - June 23
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism - June 24
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day - June 27
Canadian Multiculturalism Day
July
- July 1
Canada Day - July 28
Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval
August
- August 1
Emancipation Day - August 15
National Acadian Day - Third week of August
Public Service Pride Week
September
- Second week of September
Mennonite Heritage Week - Fourth week of September
Gender Equality Week - September 30
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October
- German Heritage Month
- Canadian Islamic History Month
- Latin American Heritage Month
- Women's History Month
- October 1
National Seniors Day - October 11
International Day of the Girl Child - October 18
Persons Day
November
- Hindu Heritage Month
- November 5 - 11
Veterans' Week - November 8
Indigenous Veterans Day - November 11
Remembrance Day - November 20
National Child Day
Transgender Day of Remembrance - November 20 – 26
Canada History Week - Fourth Saturday of November
Holodomor Memorial Day - November 25 - December 10
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence
December
- December 3
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - December 6
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - December 10
Human Rights Day - December 11
Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster
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