2026 Special Awareness Calendar

January

January (Months)

• Alzheimer Awareness Month; National; Alzheimer Society
• Crime Stoppers Month; Canadian Crime Stoppers Association
• Tamil Heritage Month

January (Weeks)

• Third Week: National Non-Smoking Week; National; National Non-Smoking Week
• Last Week: National Passenger Safety Week; National Passenger Safety Campaign

January (Days)

• January 4: World Braille Day; International; World Blind Union
• January 4: National Ribbon Skirt Day
• January 15: Intestinal Malrotation and Volvulus Awareness Day; International; Intestinal Malrotation Foundation
• January 24: International Day of Education; International; United Nations
• January 26: World Leprosy Day; International
• January 27: Family Literacy Day; National: ABC Life Literacy Canada
• January 27: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust; UNESCO
• January 29: National Day of Remembrance of the Québec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia; Government of Canada

February

February (Months)

• Black History Month; National
• Heart & Stroke Month; National; Heart and Stroke Foundation
• I Love to Read Month; Manitoba; Manitoba Reading Association
• Junior Achievement Month; National; Junior Achievement Canada
• Preventative Health Awareness Month; National; Wallis for Wellness
• Psychology Month; National; Canadian Psychological Association
• Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month; Provincial; Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples

February (Weeks)

• First Week: National Therapeutic Recreation Week; National; Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association
• First Week: White Cane Week; National
• First Week: Eating Disorder Awareness Week; National; National Eating Disorder Information Centre
• February 7 – 14: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week; National; Children’s Heart Society
• Third Week: Nonprofit Appreciation Week; ONN
• Third Week: Scout-Guide Week; National; Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada
• Third Week: Heritage Week; National; National Trust and Ontario Heritage Trust
• Last Week: Freedom to Read Week; National; Freedom to Read Week

February (Days)

• February 2: World Wetlands Day
• February 4: World Cancer Day; International; World Cancer Day
• February 11: Safer Internet Day; International; Safer Internet Day
• February 11: 211 Day; National; 211 Day
• February 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science; International; United Nations
• February 11: Canada’s Agriculture Day; National; Canadian Federation of Agriculture
• February 13: Wear Red Day for Women’s Heart Health; National
• February 15: International Childhood Cancer Day; International; International Childhood Cancer Day
• February 15: National Flag of Canada Day; National; Heritage Canada
• February 17: Random Act of Kindness Day; International; Random Acts of Kindness
• Third Monday: Heritage Day; National (except some provinces); Heritage Trust
• February 20: World Day of Social Justice; International; United Nations
• February 22: Human Trafficking Awareness Day; National; Ontario Government
• February 22: Thinking Day; National; Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada
• February 22: Chosen Family Day; Friends of Ruby
• Last Wednesday: Pink Shirt Day (Anti-bullying); National; Pink Shirt Day
• Last Day: International Rare Disease Day; International; Rare Disease

March

March (Months)

• Brain Health Awareness Month; National: Brainlove.ca
• Easter Seals Month; Easter Seals Canada
• Endometriosis Awareness Month; The Endometriosis Network Canada
• Epilepsy Awareness Month; National; Canadian Epilepsy Alliance
• Fraud Prevention Month; International; Competition Bureau Canada
• Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month; National; Arthritis Society Canada
• Kidney Month; National; Kidney Foundation of Canada
• Liver Health Month; National; Canadian Liver Foundation
• Music Therapy Awareness Month; Canadian Association of Music Therapists
• National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; National; Colorectal Cancer Canada
• National Nutrition Month; National; Dietitians of Canada
• National Social Work Month; National; Canadian Association of Social Workers
• Pharmacy Appreciation Month; National; Canadian Society of Healthcare-Systems Pharmacy
• Red Cross Month; National; Canadian Red Cross
• Youth Science Festival Month; National; Youth Science Canada

March (Weeks)

• First Week: Social Work Week Ontario; Ontario; Ontario Association of Social Workers
• First Week: World Orphan Week; International; SOS Children’s Villages Canada
• Second Week: World Glaucoma Awareness Week; International; World Glaucoma Week
• Second Week: International Grant Professionals Week; International; Grant Professionals Association
• Third Week: National Impaired Driving Prevention Week; National; MADD Canada
• Third Week: Canadian Agricultural Safety Week; National; Canadian Agricultural Safety Association
• Third Week: National Francophonie Week; National; Association canadienne d’éducation de la langue française (ACELF)
• Third Week: Neurodiversity Celebration Week; Neurodiversity Celebration Week

March (Days)

• March 1: Self-Injury Awareness Day; International
• March 3: World Wildlife Day; International; United Nations
• March 3: World Hearing Day; National; Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
• March 5: International Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) Awareness Day; International; Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association
• March 6: World Lymphedema Day; International; Lymphatic Education and Research Network
• March 8: International Women’s Day and United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace; International; Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Second Thursday: World Kidney Day; International; World Kidney Day
• March 14: Grant Professionals Day; International; Grant Professionals Association
• March 15: World Consumer Rights Day; International; Consumers International
• March 20: International Day of Happiness; International; United Nations
• March 20: International Francophonie Day; International; Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
• 3rd Tuesday: World Social Work Day; International; Canadian Association of Social Workers
• March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; International; United Nations
• March 21: World Down Syndrome Day; International; World Down Syndrome Day
• March 22: World Water Day; International; United Nations
• March 22: Earth Hour
• March 24: World Tuberculosis Day; International
• March 26: Purple Day (Epilepsy); International; Purple Day International
• March 27: World Theatre Day; International; World Theatre Day
• March 31: Trans Day of Visibility; International; Trans Day of Visibility

April

April (Months)

• Daffodil Month; National; Canadian Cancer Society
• Distracted Driving Awareness Month; National; NHTSA
• National Oral Health Month; National; Canadian Dental Association
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month; National; Canadian Society of Intestinal Research
• HIE Awareness Month; National: Hope for HIE
• Parkinson Awareness Month; National; Parkinson Canada
• Poetry Month; National; League of Canadian Poets
• Records Management Month; National; Association of Records Management Professionals (ARMA)
• Rosacea Awareness Month; National; Acne and Rosacea Society of Canada

April (Weeks)

• Second Week: National Wildlife Week; National; Canadian Wildlife Federation
• Second Week: National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week; APCO Canada
• Second Week: National Tourism Week; National; Tourism Industry Association of Canada
• April 4-10: National Dental Hygienists Week; National; Canadian Dental Hygienists Association
• April 6-12: National Soil Conservation Week; National; Soil Conservation Council of Canada
• April 10-16: World Homeopathy Awareness Week; International; World Homeopathy Awareness Week
• Third Week: National Medical Laboratory Week; National; Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS)
• Third Week: Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week; International; Head and Neck Cancer Alliance
• Last Full Week: Canadian Fertility Awareness Week
• Fourth Week: Arts and Culture Week; British Columbia; British Columbia Arts Council
• Last Full Week: National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week; National; Canadian Blood Services
• Last Full Week: Canadian Infertility Awareness Week; National; Canadian Fertility & Andrology Society
• Last Week: National Volunteer Week; National; Volunteer Canada

April (Days)

• April 2: World Autism Acceptance Day; International; Autism Canada
• April 7: Green Shirt Day; National; Canadian Transplant Association
• April 7: World Health Day; International; Government of Canada
• April 10: National Siblings Day; International; Siblings Day Foundation
• April 16: Advance Care Planning Day: National: Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
• April 17: National Law Day; National; Canadian Bar Association
• April 17: International Hemophilia Day; International; Canadian Hemophilia Society
• April 22: Earth Day; International; Earth Day Canada
• April 23: Administrative Professionals Day; International; International Association of Administrative Professionals
• April 25-27: Global Youth Service Days; International; Youth Service America
• Fourth Thursday of April: Global Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP) Awareness Day; Asthma Canada
• April 28: National Day of Mourning; National; PPWC
• April 29: International Dance Day; International; Canadian Dance Assembly

May

May (Months)

• Asian Heritage Month; National; Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• National Asthma Awareness Month; National; Asthma Canada
• Brain Tumour Awareness Month; National; Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
• Bladder Cancer Awareness Month; National; Bladder Cancer Canada
• Car Care Month; National; Car Care Canada
• Celiac Awareness Month; National; Celiac Canada
• Community Living Month; Ontario; Community Living Ontario
• Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month; National; Cystic Fibrosis Canada
• Canadian Jewish Heritage Month; Government of Canada
• GBS/CIDP/MMN Awareness Month; GBS/CIDP Foundation of Canada
• International Doula Month; International; DONA International
• Hemochromatosis Awareness Month; National; Canadian Hemochromatosis Society
• Huntington Disease Awareness Month; National; Huntington Society of Canada
• Lupus Awareness Month; National; Lupus Canada
• MedicAlert Month; National; Canadian MedicAlert Foundation
• Motorcycle Awareness Month; National; Association for Injured Motorcyclists
• MS Awareness Month; National; MS Canada
• Museum Month; Ontario; Ontario Museum Association
• National Physiotherapy Month; National; Canadian Physiotherapy Association
• Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month; National; Tumour Foundation of BC
• Preeclampsia Awareness Month; National; Preeclampsia Foundation Canada
• Sexual Abuse/Assault Prevention Month; Ontario; Government of Ontario
• Speech and Hearing Awareness Month; North America; Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC)
• Vision Health Month; National; CNIB

May (Weeks)

• First Week: Be Kind to Animals Week; International; Humane Canada
• First Week: Screen-Free Week; International; Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood
• First Week: Drinking Water Week; British Columbia; BC Water & Waste Association
• First Full Week: Education Week; Ontario; Ontario Public School Boards’ Association 
• First Full Week: Emergency Preparedness Week; National; Emergency Preparedness Canada
• First Full Week: Hospice Palliative Care Week; National; Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
• First Week: Hunger Awareness Week; National; Food Banks Canada
• First Week: National Composting Awareness Week; National; Composting Council of Canada
• First Week: North American Occupational Health and Safety Week; North America; Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
• May 3-8: Catholic Education Week in Ontario
• May 9-16: Catholic Education Week in Alberta
• Week prior to Mother’s Day: National Elizabeth Fry Week; Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
• Second Week: Mental Health Awareness Week; National; Canadian Mental Health Association
• Second Week: Jury Duty Appreciation Week; The Canadian Juries Commission
• Second Week: National Nursing Week; National; Canadian Nurses Association
• Second Week: Safety and Health Week; National: Safety and Health Week
• Second Week: National Police Week; National; RCMP
• Second Week: Naturopathic Medicine Week; National; Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors
• Second Week: National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week; National; Justice Canada
• Third Week: Paramedic Services Week; Paramedic Chiefs of Canada
• Third Week: National Road Safety Week; National; Canada Safety Council
• Third Week: National VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) Week; National; VON Canada
• Third Week: Safe Boating Week; National; Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons
• Fourth Week: National AccessAbility Week; National; Government of Canada
• Fourth Week Citizenship Week; National; Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Last Week: Nova Scotia Access Awareness Week; Provincial; Nova Scotia League for Equal Opportunities

May (Days)

• May 1: Doctor’s Day; Ontario; Ontario Medical Association
• May 3: World Press Freedom Day; International; UN
• First Saturday of May (Unless May 1): World Axial Spondyloarthritis Day; International; ASIF
• May 5: International Day of the Midwife; International; International Confederation of Midwives
• May 5: Music Monday; Coalition for Music Education
• May 5: Red Dress Day for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG); National; Amnesty International Canada
• May 5: World Pulmonary Hypertension Day; International; Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada
• Second Saturday: World Fair Trade Day; International; Fair World Project
• May 7: World Asthma Day; International; Global Initiative for Asthma
• May 7: National Child & Youth Mental Health Day; National; FamilySmart
• May 8: International Thalassaemia Day; International; Thalassemia Foundation of Canada
• May 8: World Ovarian Cancer Day; International; Ovarian Cancer Canada
• May 8: World Red Cross Day; National; Canadian Red Cross Society
• May 10: World Lupus Day; International; World Lupus Day
• May 12: International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND); International; May 12 International Awareness Day
• May 12: Canada Health Day; National; Healthcare Canada
• May 12: International Nurses Day; International; International Council of Nurses
• Second Saturday in May: International Migratory Bird Day
• May 14: World Catholic Education Day
• May 15: International Day of Families; International; UN
• May 15: Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day; National; Spinal Cord Injury Ontario
• May 15: Moose Hide Campaign Day; Moose Hide Campaign Development Society
• May 17: International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia; International; International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
• May 18: International Museums Day; International; International Council of Museums
• May 19: World IBD Day; Crohn’s and Colitis Canada
• May 20: World Autoimmune Arthritis Day; International; AiArthritis
• May 21: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development; International; UNESCO Canada
• May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
• May 22: World Preeclampsia Awareness Day; International; Preeclampsia Foundation Canada
• May 25: National Missing Children’s Day; National; Missing Children Society of Canada
• May 28: National Multiple Births Awareness Day; National; Multiple Births Canada
• May 28: Red Shirt Day; Easter Seals Canada
• May 30: World MS Day; International; World MS Day
• May 31: World No-Tobacco Day; International; WHO

June

June (Months)

• ALS Awareness Month: National; ALS Canada
• Brain Injury Awareness Month: National; Brain Injury Canada
• Cataract Awareness Month; See the Possibilities
• DeafBlind Awareness Month: Ontario; DeafBlind Ontario Services
• International CDKL5 Awareness Month; International; CDKL5 Canada
• International Men’s Health Month; International; International Men’s Health Month
• National Indigenous History Month; National; Government of Canada
• National Safety Month; National; National Safety Council
• Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
• Pride Month; National; Pride Toronto
• Recreation and Parks Month; Provincial; Ontario
• Scleroderma Awareness Month; Scleroderma Canada
• Seniors’ Month; Ontario; Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat
• Stroke Month; National; Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
• Thyroid Awareness Month; National; Thyroid Foundation of Canada

June (Weeks)

• First Week: Alberta Seniors’ Week; Alberta; Government of Alberta
• First Week: Canadian Environment Week; National; Environment Canada
• First Week: National Sun Awareness Week; National; Canadian Cancer Society
• First Week: Staffing for Canada Week; National; ACSESS
• First Week: HS Awareness Week ; International; Canadian Skin Patient Alliance
• Second Week: International Men’s Health Week; International; Canadian Men’s Health Foundation
• Second Week: Rivers to Oceans Week; National; Canadian Wildlife Federation
• Second Week: Seniors Loneliness Awareness Week ; National; GenWell

June (Days)

• First Sunday: National Cancer Survivors Day; National; National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation
• June 1: Intergenerational Day; National
• June 4: Clean Air Day; National; Environment Canada
• June 5: World Environment Day; International; UN
• June 6: HS Awareness Day; International; Canadian Skin Patient Alliance
• June 8: World Ocean Day
• June 9: International Archives Day; International Council on Archives
• June 12: World Day Against Child Labour; International; United Nations
• June 14: World Blood Donor Day; International; World Health Organization (WHO)
• June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day; International
• June 17: CDKL5 Awareness Day; International; CDKL5 Canada
• Friday before Father’s Day: Plaid for Dad; National; Canadian Cancer Society
• June 20: World Refugee Day; International; UN
• June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day; National; Government of Canada
• June 22: World Kidney Cancer Q&A Day; International; International Kidney Cancer Coalition
• June 26: National Cancer Wellness Awareness Day; West Island Cancer Wellness Centre
• June 27: Canadian Multiculturalism Day; National; Canadian Heritage
• June 27: PTSD Awareness Day; National; Statistics Canada
• June 29: World Industrial Design Day; International; World Design Organization
• June 29: World Scleroderma Day; Scleroderma Canada

July

July (Months)

• Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month; International; Transforming Faces

July (Weeks)

• Third Week: National Drowning Prevention Week; National; Lifesaving Society

July (Days)

• July 1: Canada Day; National; Canadian Heritage
• July 5: National Injury Prevention Day; National; Parachute
• July 11: World Population Day; International; UN
• July 17: Glioblastoma Awareness Day; National; Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
• Third Saturday: Parks Day; National; Canadian Parks Council
• July 21: Uterine Fibroid Awareness Day; The Vivre 100 Fibromes Association
• July 24: International Self-Care Day; International: International Self-Care Foundation
• July 28: World Hepatitis Day; International; World Hepatitis Alliance
• July 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons; International; UN

August

August (Weeks)

• First Week: World Breastfeeding Week; International; World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action

August (Days)

• August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People; International; UN
• August 12: International Youth Day; International; United Nations
• August 18: Never Give Up Day; National; Never Give Up Day
• August 31: Overdose Awareness Day; International; International Overdose Awareness Day

September

September (Months)

• Arthritis Month: National; Arthritis Society Canada
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Month; National; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada
• Blood Cancer Awareness Month; National; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; International; Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario
• Concussion Awareness Month; National; The Concussion Legacy Foundation
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month; Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network
• Global Pulmonary Fibrosis Month; Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
• Literacy is Life Month; British Columbia; Decoda Literacy Solutions
• Men’s Cancer Health Awareness Month; National; Canadian Cancer Society
• Muscular Dystrophy Month; National; Muscular Dystrophy Canada
• National Duchenne Awareness Month; Defeat Duchenne Canada
• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; National; Ovarian Cancer Canada
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month; International; PCOS Awareness
• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month; National; Canadian Cancer Society
• Recovery Month; National; Recovery Month Canada
• Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month; International; Spinal Cord Injury Ontario
• Syringomyelia & Chiari Malformation Month; National; The Carion Fenn Foundation
• Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month; International; Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association
• World Alzheimer Awareness Month; International; Alzheimer’s Association

September (Weeks)

• Third Week: Acne Awareness Week; National; Acne and Rosacea Society of Canada
• Third Week: Global Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week; International; MitoCanada
• Third Week: National Prostate Cancer Awareness Week; National; Canadian Cancer Society
• Third Week: Ontario Coaches Week; Regional; Coaches Association of Ontario
• Fourth Week: National Forest Week; National; Forest Products Association of Canada
• Fourth Week: International Week of Deaf People; International; World Federation of the Deaf

September (Days)

• September 4: Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Awareness Day; National; PKD Foundation of Canada
• September 5: Spinal Cord Injury Day; International; Spinal Cord Injury Ontario
• September 7: National Grandparents’ Day; International; Government of Canada
• September 7: International Duchenne Awareness Day; Defeat Duchenne Canada
• September 7: Still’s Disease Awareness Day; International; International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis (AiArthritis)
• September 8: International Literacy Day; International; UNESCO
• September 9: International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day; International; Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network
• September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day; International; International Association for Suicide Prevention
• September 11: National Day of Service; National; Canadian Nation Day of Service Foundation
• Second Sunday After Labour Day: Terry Fox Run; National; Terry Fox Foundation
• September 13: Alzheimer Coffee Break Day; National; Alzheimer Society
• September 15: Worldwide Lymphoma Awareness Day; International; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
• September 16: International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer; International; UN Environment Programme
• September 18: Big Brothers Big Sisters Day; National; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada
• September 18: Equal Pay Day; International; United Nations
• Third Friday: Military Family Appreciation Day; National; Together We Stand Foundation
• Third Saturday: National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day; National; Government of Canada
• September 21: World Alzheimer’s Day; International; Alzheimer Society
• September 21: International Day of Peace; International; UN
• September 22: CML Awareness Day; National; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada
• September 23: International Day of Signed Languages; International; United Nations
• September 26: Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD) Awareness Day; Asthma Canada
• Last Sunday: Police and Peace Officer’s National Memorial Day; National; Canadian Police Association
• TBA, Varies by province, September 21-29: National Tree Day; Tree Canada
• September 30: Orange Shirt Day; National; Orange Shirt Day
• September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; National; Government of Canada

October

October (Months)

• ADHD Awareness Month; National; CADDAC
• Community Support Month; Ontario; Ontario Community Support Association
• Disability Employment Awareness Month; National; Canadian Association for Supported Employment
• Dwarfism Awareness and Acceptance Month; Little People of Ontario
• Foster Family Month; British Columbia; BCFPA
• Healthy Workplace Month; National; Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month
• Investor Education Month; International; Canadian Securities Administrators
• Islamic History Month; National; Islamic History Month Canada
• Learning Disabilities Awareness Month; National; Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
• Latin American Heritage Month; Government of Canada
• Occupational Therapy Month; National; Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month; Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) Network
• Rett Syndrome Awareness Month; National; Ontario Rett Syndrome Association
• Lupus Awareness Month; Lupus Ontario
• Mark it Read for Dyslexia Awareness Month; National; Dyslexia Canada
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month; National
• Community Health & Wellbeing Month; Regional; Alliance for Healthier Communities
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month; National; Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
• Canada Library Month; National; Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA-FCAB)
• Women’s History Month; National; Women and Gender Equality Canada

October (Weeks)

• First Full Week: Mental Illness Awareness Week; National; Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health
• First Week: National Family Week; National; Families Canada
• October 4–10: World Space Week; International; World Space Week
• Second Week: Canadian Malnutrition Awareness Week; National; Canadian Malnutrition Task Force
• Second Week: Fire Prevention Week; National; Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
• Second Full Week: Workplace Bullying Awareness Week; Canadian Institute of Workplace Bullying Resources
• Second Week: National Cooperative Week; National
• TBA: Media Literacy Week; MediaSmarts
• Third Week: National School Safety Week; National; Canada Safety Council
• Third Week: Foster Family Appreciation Week; National; York Region CAS
• Third Week: Ontario Library Week; Regional; Ontario Library Association
• Third Week: YWCA Week Without Violence; National; YWCA
• Third Week: Canadian Down Syndrome Week; National; Canadian Down Syndrome Society
• Third Week: Canadian Youth Road Safety Week; National; Parachute
• Fourth Week: International Brain Tumour Awareness Week; International; Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
• Fourth Week: National Block Parents Week; National; National Block Program of Canada
• Fourth Week: Waste Reduction Week; National; Circular Economy Month
• Last Week: Disarmament Week; International; UN

October (Days)

• October 1: International Music Day; International; Pearson Canada
• October 1: International Day for Older Persons; International; UN
• October 2: Wrongful Conviction Day; International
• First Monday: World Habitat Day; International; UN
• October 4: World Animal Day; International; World Animal Day
• October 5: World Meningitis Day; International; World Health Organization
• October 5: International World Teacher’s Day; International; UNESCO
• October 6: World Cerebral Palsy Day; International; Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy
• October 9: World Sight Day; International; Canadian Association of Optometrists
• October 10: World Mental Health Day; International; World Health Organization
• October 11: World Hospice and Palliative Care Day; International; World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
• October 13: International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction; International; UN
• October 13: World Thrombosis Day; International: Thrombosis Canada
• October 15: International Idic15 Awareness Day; Government of BC
• October 15: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day; Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
• October 16: World Food Day; International; UN
• October 16: Dress Purple Day 
• October 16: World Spine Day: International: World Spine Day
• October 16: Purple Thursday; National; brainlove.ca
• October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty; International; UN
• October 18: Persons Day; National; Women and Gender Equality Canada
• October 18: Catholic Education Sunday in Alberta
• October 18: World Menopause Day; International; International Menopause Society
• October 19: National Psoriatic Arthritis Day; Canadian Spondyloarthritis Association
• October 21: Women in Nonprofit Awareness Day; Women’s Nonprofit Network (WNN)
• October 21: SUDEP Action Day; Canadian Epilepsy Alliance
• October 22: International Stuttering Awareness Day
• October 23: Digital Citizen Day; MediaSmarts
• October 24: Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day; National; Ontario Coalition for Better Childcare
• October 24: United Nations Day and World Development Information Day; International; UN
• October 24: Brain Cancer Awareness Day; National; Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
• October 25: Dwarfism Awareness Day; Little People of Ontario
• October 27: World Occupational Therapy Day; International; World Federation of Occupational Therapists
• October 30: BC Non-Profit Recognition Day

November

November (Months)

• Adoption Awareness Month; British Columbia; BCFPA
• Amaryllis Month; National; Huntington Society of Canada
• Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Awareness Month; National; Canadian Red Cross
• Crohn’s Disease and Colitis Awareness Month; National; Crohn’s and Colitis Canada
• Diabetes Month; National; Diabetes Canada
• Family Violence Prevention Month; Alberta; Government of Alberta
• Incontinence Awareness Month; National; myostomy.ca
• Lung Cancer Awareness Month; National; Lung Cancer Canada
• Movember (Men’s Health Awareness); National; Movember Canada
• National Community Safety and Crime Prevention Campaign; National; Canada Safety Council
• National Financial Literacy Month; CPA Canada
• Osteoporosis Month; National; Osteoporosis Canada
• Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month; National; PHA Canada
• Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; National; Pancreatic Cancer Canada
• Woman Abuse Prevention Month; Ontario; Government of Ontario
• World Quality Month; International; ASQ

Special Campaign

• Project Red Ribbon: November 1 – January 6; MADD Canada

November (Weeks)

• First Week: Canadian Patient Safety Week; National; Healthcare Excellence Canada
• First Week; Drowsy Driving Prevention Week; International; National Sleep Foundation
• First Week: Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness Week; Alberta; Safety Codes Council
• First Week: Holocaust Education Week
• First Week: Medical Radiation Technologists (MRT) Awareness Week; National; Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists
• First Week: National Pain Awareness Week; National; Pain Canada
• First Week: Veterans’ Week; National; Government of Canada
• Second Week: National Seniors’ Safety Week; National; Canada Safety Council
• Second Week: Education Savings Week; National; Government of Canada
• Third Week: Bullying Awareness Week; National; Government of Alberta
• Third Week: Multiculturalism Week; British Columbia; Government of BC
• Third Week: Restorative Justice Week; National; Government of Canada
• Third Week: National Marfan Awareness Week; National; Genetic Aortic Disorders Association Canada
• November 25 – December 6: White Ribbon Campaign; National; The White Ribbon Campaign (men against men’s violence against women)
• Fourth Week: National Addiction Awareness Week; National; Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

November (Days)

• November 1: International Sturge Weber Syndrome Awareness Day; International; Sturge-Weber Foundation
• November 3: International Day for Biosphere Reserves; International; UNESCO
• November 5: International Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day; International; Volunteer Canada
• November 6: Show Your 4-H Colours Day; Canadian 4-H Council
• November 11: Remembrance Day; National; The Royal Canadian Legion
• November 14: World Diabetes Day; International; International Diabetes Federation
• November 15: International PEN Day of the Imprisoned Writer; International; PEN Canada
• November 15: National Philanthropy Day; Association of Fundraising Professionals
• November 16: International Day of Tolerance; International; UNESCO
• November 17: World Prematurity Day; International; Canadian Premature Babies Foundation
• November 19: National Enteropathic Arthritis Day; Canadian Spondyloarthritis Association
• November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance; International; GLAAD
• November 20: World Children’s Day; International; UN
• November 22: National Housing Day; Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
• Third Tuesday: National Bereavement Day; Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
• Third Wednesday: National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims; National; Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators
• Third Thursday: International Children’s Grief Awareness Day
• November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women; International; UN
• November 26: End Economic Abuse Awareness Day; National; Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE)
• November 28: International Buy Nothing Day
• November 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People; International; UN
• November 30: Stomach Cancer Awareness Day; Stomach Cancer Foundation of Canada

December

December (Weeks)

• First Week: National Safe Driving Week; Canada Safety Council

December (Days)

• December 1: World AIDS Day; International; Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research
• First Tuesday after American Thanksgiving: GivingTuesday; International; GivingTuesday
• December 2: United Nations International Day for the Abolition of Slavery; International; UN
• December 2: Women’s Brain Health Day; International; Women’s Brain Health Initiative
• December 3: United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons; International; UN
• December 5: International Volunteer Day; International; UN Volunteers
• December 6: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women; National; Women and Gender Equality Canada
• December 10: Human Rights Day; International; UN
• December 17: Anti-Bullying Day; National; Bullying Canada