Canada awareness days and key dates
Awareness days, weeks and months, with bank holidays and the big commercial dates. Pick a country and the types you need, then subscribe in your own calendar.
Showing only days marked in Canada. Tick "Include international days" to add worldwide days.
Running all month
- Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month (Canada) 1 to 30 November 2020
- Financial Literacy Month (Canada) 1 to 30 November 2020
- Hindu Heritage Month 1 to 30 November 2020
- Lung Cancer Awareness Month 1 to 30 November 2020
- Movember 1 to 30 November 2020
- Osteoporosis Month (Canada) 1 to 30 November 2020
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 1 to 30 November 2020
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Sunday 1 November 2020
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National Poppy Campaign (Canada)
The Royal Canadian Legion's National Poppy Campaign runs from 24 October to 11 November, raising funds for Veterans and promoting Remembrance.
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National Poppy Campaign (Canada)
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Thursday 5 November 2020
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Veterans' Week (Canada)
Held from 5 to 11 November each year, a week to honour Canadian veterans and those who died in service, ending on Remembrance Day.
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Veterans' Week (Canada)
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Sunday 8 November 2020
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Indigenous Veterans Day
Observed on 8 November, a day to honour the service and sacrifice of First Nations, Inuit and Metis veterans.
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Indigenous Veterans Day
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Wednesday 11 November 2020
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Armistice Day
The anniversary on 11 November of the end of First World War fighting in 1918, marked with a two-minute silence at 11am.
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Armistice Day
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Saturday 14 November 2020
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World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day on 14 November is the world's largest diabetes awareness campaign, led by the International Diabetes Federation and recognised by the United Nations.
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World Diabetes Day
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Friday 20 November 2020
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
A day on 20 November remembering trans people whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Sunday 22 November 2020
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National Housing Day (Canada)
National Housing Day on 22 November raises awareness of housing and homelessness across Canada.
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National Housing Day (Canada)
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Wednesday 25 November 2020
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
An international campaign running from 25 November to 10 December calling for an end to violence against women and girls.
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
On 25 November the UN calls for an end to violence against women and girls and launches 16 days of activism.
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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
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Saturday 28 November 2020
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Holodomor Memorial Day
Held in Canada on the fourth Saturday of November to remember the millions who died in the Ukrainian famine and genocide of 1932 and 1933.
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Holodomor Memorial Day

