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.

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  1. Saturday 2 April 2033

    • World Autism Awareness Day

      Awareness

      World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April promotes the rights, acceptance and full participation of autistic people.

  2. Monday 4 April 2033

    • National Dental Hygienists Week

      Awareness4 to 10 April 2033

      A Canadian week from 4 to 10 April that promotes good oral health and the work of dental hygienists, as part of Oral Health Month.

  3. Saturday 9 April 2033

    • Vimy Ridge Day

      Awareness

      Held on 9 April, the anniversary of the 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge, when the flag on the Peace Tower is lowered to half mast.

  4. Sunday 10 April 2033

    • National Wildlife Week (Canada)

      Awareness10 to 16 April 2033

      National Wildlife Week is the week containing 10 April, set in federal law to promote wildlife conservation across Canada.

  5. Monday 11 April 2033

    • World Parkinson's Day

      Awareness

      A global awareness day for Parkinson's held on 11 April, the birthday of James Parkinson.

  6. Friday 15 April 2033

  7. Sunday 17 April 2033

    • Easter Sunday

      Religious and cultural

      The main Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. Its date moves each year with the spring full moon.

  8. Wednesday 20 April 2033

    • National Canadian Film Day

      Awareness

      National Canadian Film Day, held each April, invites people across the country to watch and celebrate Canadian films.

  9. Friday 22 April 2033

    • Earth Day

      Awareness

      Earth Day is held on 22 April each year, bringing people in more than 190 countries together to act for the environment.

  10. Sunday 24 April 2033

  11. Thursday 28 April 2033

    • National Day of Mourning (Canada)

      Awareness

      Observed on 28 April, a day to remember workers killed, injured or made ill by their jobs and to commit to safer workplaces.

  12. Saturday 30 April 2033

    • Canadian Independent Bookstore Day

      Commercial and retail

      Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, held on a Saturday in late April, encourages readers to visit and buy from independent bookshops.