Canada awareness days and key dates

Wednesday 1 December 2021

• 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

  Awareness25 November to 10 December 2021

  An international campaign running from 25 November to 10 December calling for an end to violence against women and girls.

• World AIDS Day

  Awareness

  Held every 1 December since 1988, World AIDS Day raises awareness of HIV, supports people living with it and remembers those who have died.

Friday 3 December 2021

• International Day of Persons with Disabilities

  Awareness

  A United Nations day on 3 December promoting the rights and wellbeing of disabled people.

Monday 6 December 2021

• National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

  Awareness

  Observed on 6 December, the anniversary of the 1989 killing of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montreal, and a call to act on gender-based violence.

Friday 10 December 2021

• Human Rights Day

  Awareness

  Human Rights Day on 10 December marks the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948.

Friday 24 December 2021

• Christmas Eve

  Religious and cultural

  Christmas Eve on 24 December is the evening before Christmas Day, when many churches hold carol, Christingle and Midnight Mass services.

Saturday 25 December 2021

• Christmas Day

  Religious and cultural

  The Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, held on 25 December and one of the biggest dates of the year for families and retailers.

Friday 31 December 2021

• New Year's Eve

  Religious and cultural

  New Year's Eve on 31 December is the last day of the year, marked with parties and midnight fireworks such as the London display.