January
Third Monday – Martin Luther King Day
27 January – International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
February
Entire month – Black History Month
Second week – Inuit Language Week
20 February – World Day of Social Justice
Last Wednesday – Pink Shirt Day
March
8 March – International Women’s Day
20 March – International Day of La Francophonie
21 March – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
April
22 April – Earth Day
28 April – National Day of Mourning
May
Entire month – Asian Heritage Month
1 May – May Day or International Workers’ Day
17 May – International Day Against Homophobia
18 May – World Museum Day
June
Entire Month – National Aboriginal History Month
1 June - Injured Workers’ Day
Celebrating Canada:
July
1 July – Canada Day
18 July – Nelson Mandela International Day
August
9 August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
12 August – International Youth Day
14 August – UNE Multiculturalism Day
15 August – National Acadian Day
September
First Monday – Labour Day
Last week – Gender Equality Week
Last week – International Week of the Deaf
Last Sunday – Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day
October
Entire Month – Women’s History Month
Second Thursday - World Sight Day
10 October – World Mental Health Day
November
20 November – International Transgender Day of Remembrance