Canada awareness days and key dates

Sunday 8 March 2043

• International Women's Day

  Awareness

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

Sunday 15 March 2043

• Canadian Agricultural Safety Week

  Awareness15 to 21 March 2043

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

Saturday 21 March 2043

• 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.

Thursday 26 March 2043

• 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 27 March 2043

• Good Friday (Christian observance)

  Religious and cultural

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

Sunday 29 March 2043

• Easter Sunday

  Religious and cultural

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

Tuesday 31 March 2043

• International Transgender Day of Visibility

  Awareness

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