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
- Fraud Prevention Month (Canada) 1 to 31 March 2038
- Kidney Health Month 1 to 31 March 2038
- National Engineering Month (Canada) 1 to 31 March 2038
- National Social Work Month 1 to 31 March 2038
- Nutrition Month (Canada) 1 to 31 March 2038
- Pharmacy Appreciation Month 1 to 31 March 2038
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Monday 1 March 2038
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Freedom to Read Week
Freedom to Read Week, held in late February, asks Canadians to think about intellectual freedom and challenges to books and magazines.
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Freedom to Read Week
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Monday 8 March 2038
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International Women's Day
A global day on 8 March celebrating women's achievements and pushing for gender equality.
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International Women's Day
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Sunday 21 March 2038
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Canadian Agricultural Safety Week
Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, held in the third week of March, urges farm families, workers and rural communities to put safety first.
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
On 21 March the UN calls for action against racism, marking the anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre in South Africa.
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World Down Syndrome Day
World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March raises awareness of Down syndrome and promotes the inclusion of people who have it.
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Canadian Agricultural Safety Week
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Friday 26 March 2038
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Purple Day
An international epilepsy awareness day on 26 March, when people wear purple and hold events to support those living with epilepsy.
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Purple Day
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Wednesday 31 March 2038
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International Transgender Day of Visibility
An international day on 31 March celebrating trans people and their contributions.
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International Transgender Day of Visibility