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
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 1 to 30 September 2022
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 1 to 30 September 2022
- Prostate Cancer Awareness Month 1 to 30 September 2022
- World Alzheimer's Month 1 to 30 September 2022
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Monday 5 September 2022
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Labor Day
A US federal holiday on the first Monday in September, honouring working people.
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Labor Day
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Saturday 10 September 2022
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World Suicide Prevention Day
A global day on 10 September that raises awareness that suicide can be prevented and encourages action to reduce it.
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World Suicide Prevention Day
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Friday 16 September 2022
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Culture Days
Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture in late September and early October, with free events across Canada.
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Culture Days
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Sunday 18 September 2022
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National Forest Week (Canada)
National Forest Week, held in late September, celebrates Canada's forests and the people who look after them.
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National Forest Week (Canada)
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Wednesday 21 September 2022
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National Tree Day (Canada)
National Tree Day falls on the Wednesday of National Forest Week in September, with tree planting and events across Canada.
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World Alzheimer's Day
A global awareness day for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, held on 21 September each year.
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National Tree Day (Canada)
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Friday 30 September 2022
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
A federal statutory holiday on 30 September honouring residential school survivors, the children who never came home, and their families and communities.
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Orange Shirt Day
Orange Shirt Day on 30 September honours residential school Survivors and their families, with people wearing orange under the message Every Child Matters.
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation