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About this page:
Each entry has a page with information, links, a short history, and related topics. This is, however, a work in progress. In the future it should have every major and minor holiday, special day, and idiotic occasion you can think of (plus all the ones you'd never dream of). Have patience (or send in information on any special days not covered yet).

In the right sidebar is a quick-jump box to the months of the year. Below this are boxes with links to the Holiday Act of Canada, Canadian Holidays, Canadian Department of Heritage Calendar of Events, Calendar of Health Related Days, and even Famous People Days.

Holidays & Special Occasions

January

1 New Year's Day
19-27 National Ski and Snowboard Week

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February

2 Groundhog Day
7 Genie Awards Gala
8-24 Winter Olympic Games
14 Valentine's Day
15 National Flag of Canada Day
18 Heritage Day
29-Mar. 3 Canadian Music Week

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March

3 Canadian Radio Music Awards
7-16 Winter Paralympic Games
17 St. Patrick's Day
8 International Women's Day
11 Commonwealth Day
11-24 Les Rendez-vous de la Francophone
17-23 Arctic Winter Games
20 Journée internationale de la Francophonie
21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 World Poetry Day
21-28 Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination
27 World Theatre Day
29 Good Friday
31 Easter

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April

1 Easter Monday
7-13 National Wildlife Week
14 Juno Awards Gala
21-27 National Volunteer Week
22 Earth Day
23 World Book and Copyright Day
23 Canada Book Day
28 Day of Mourning (for persons killed or injured in the workplace)
29 International Dance Day

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May (National Tourism Month)

1 May Day
3 World Press Freedom Day
5-11 National Forest Week
12 Mother's Day
15 International Day of Families
17 World Telecommunications Day
18 International Museums Day
20 Victoria Day
12-24 Aboriginal Awareness Week
26-June 1 - National Access Awareness Week.

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June

1st Sunday: Canadian Forces Day
2-8 Canadian Environment Week
5 World Environment Day
9-15 National Public Service Week
16 Father's Day
21 National Aboriginal Day (F)
29 National Armed Forces Day

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July

1 Canada Day (Dominion Day)
25-Aug. 4 Commonwealth Games
25-Aug. 4 North American Indigenous Games
20 Parks Day

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August

5 Civic holiday Including info on:

  • Toronto (Simcoe Day)
  • Burlington (Joseph Brant Day)
  • Brantford (Founders' Day)
  • Oshawa (McLaughlin Day)
  • Sarnia (Alexander MacKenzie Day)
  • Cobourg (James Cockburn Day)

9 International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 International Youth Day

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September (Country Music Month)

2 Labour Day
4-9 Country Music Week
8 International Literacy Day
9 Canadian Country Music Awards
18 International Day of Peace
? Architecture Week

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October (Women's History Month)

1 International Day of Older Persons
1 International Music Day
7-13 National Family Week
14 Thanksgiving
14-20 National Citizenship Week
18 Persons Day
24 United Nations Day
24 World Development Information Day
31 Halloween
Also:
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
World Habitat Day

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November

1 All Saints Day
5-11 Veteran's Week
11 Remembrance Day
16 International Day of Tolerance
20 Universal Child Day
21 World Television Day
25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Also:
National Drug Awareness Week

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December

2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 International Day of Disabled Persons
5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
6 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against women
10 Human Rights Day
24 - Christmas Eve
25 - Christmas Day
26 - Boxing Day
31 - New Year's Eve

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Holidays


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January
February
March
April
May
June

July
August
September
October
November
December

Holiday Act of Canada: Basic information about the Holidays Act from the Canadian Department of Justice.
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Canadian Holidays: A list of the major holidays from CanadaInfo.
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Canadian Department of Heritage Calendar of Events: From the Canadian Heritage Department, a list by month of special days.
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Calendar of Health-Related Days: From Health Canada.
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Global Seek List of Canadian Holidays & Observances: From GlobalSeek, a list of Canadian Holidays.
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Famous People Days: From Online Computer Library Centre (OCLA). Includes Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Georgia O'Keefe and Aaron Copland days.
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