Canada awareness days and key dates

Thursday 1 March 2040

• Freedom to Read Week

  Awareness26 February to 3 March 2040

  Freedom to Read Week, held in late February, asks Canadians to think about intellectual freedom and challenges to books and magazines.

Thursday 8 March 2040

• International Women's Day

  Awareness

  A global day on 8 March celebrating women's achievements and pushing for gender equality.

Sunday 18 March 2040

• Canadian Agricultural Safety Week

  Awareness18 to 24 March 2040

  Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, held in the third week of March, urges farm families, workers and rural communities to put safety first.

Wednesday 21 March 2040

• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

  Awareness

  On 21 March the UN calls for action against racism, marking the anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre in South Africa.

• World Down Syndrome Day

  Awareness

  World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March raises awareness of Down syndrome and promotes the inclusion of people who have it.

Monday 26 March 2040

• Purple Day

  Awareness

  An international epilepsy awareness day on 26 March, when people wear purple and hold events to support those living with epilepsy.

Friday 30 March 2040

• Good Friday (Christian observance)

  Religious and cultural

  Good Friday, two days before Easter Sunday, is the day Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus.

Saturday 31 March 2040

• International Transgender Day of Visibility

  Awareness

  An international day on 31 March celebrating trans people and their contributions.