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Special Awareness Months/WeeksBelow, we've collected a list of annual special awareness months and weeks recognized in Canada.
For a complete list of United Nations observances, visit: www.un.org/observances/index.shtml.
Also visit our Coming Events page.
If you know of an annual awareness program that is recognized at the provincial, federal or international level, please let us know by sending e-mail to marina@charityvillage.com.
January May September February June October March July November April August December
Month Alzheimer Awareness Month; National ; Alzheimer Society Month Crime Stoppers Month; Ontario ; Crime Stoppers Month Ontario March of Dimes Month; Ontario; Ontario March of Dimes 4 World Braille Day; International; World Blind Union 11 Sir John A. Macdonald Day; National; Canadian Heritage 3rd Wk National Non-Smoking Week; National; Canadian Council on Smoking and Health 3rd Wed. Weedless Wednesday; National; Canadian Council on Smoking and Health 27 Family Literacy Day; National: ABC Life Literacy Canada
Month Black History Month; National; Citizenship and Immigration Canada Month Heart & Stroke Month; National; Heart and Stroke Foundation Month I Love to Read Month; Manitoba; Manitoba Reading Association Month Junior Achievement Month; National; Junior Achievement Canada Month Psychology Month; National; Canadian Psychological Association 1st Wk Eating Disorder Awareness Week; National; National Eating Disorder Information Centre 1st Wk International Development Week; National; CIDA 1st Wk National Therapeutic Recreation Week; National; Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association 1st Wk White Cane Week; National; Canadian Council of the Blind 4 World Cancer Day; International; International Union Against Cancer 2nd Wk World Orphan Week; International; SOS Children's Villages Canada 1st Saturday Safer Internet Day; International; Safer Internet Day 12 Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day; National; Canadian Federation for Sexual Health 7 - 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week; National; Children's Heart Society 15 International Childhood Cancer Day; Interational; Childhood Cancer Foundation 15 National Flag of Canada Day; National; Heritage Canada 3rd Monday Family Day; AB,ON,SK; Ministry of Labour 3rd Monday Heritage Day; National; Heritage Canada 3rd Wk Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week; National; Canadian Council of Christians & Jews 4th Wk Freedom to Read Week; National; Book and Periodical Council Last Wed. Pink Shirt Day (Anti-bullying); National; Pink Shirt Day March
Month National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; National; Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada Month National Epilepsy Month; National; Epilepsy Canada Month Easter Seals Month; Ontario; Easter Seals Society Month Fraud Prevention Month; International; Ontario Securities Commission Month Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month; National; The Arthritis Society Month Kidney Month; National; Kidney Foundation of Canada Month Help Fight Liver Disease Month; National; Canadian Liver Foundation Month National Colorectal Cancer Month; National; Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada Month National Nutrition Month; National; Dietitians of Canada Month Polio Awareness Month; National; Polio Canada Month Red Cross Month; National; Canadian Red Cross Month Youth Science Festival Month; National; Youth Science Foundation Canada 1st Wk National Pharmacy Awareness Week; National; Canadian Pharmacists Association 1st Wk Lymphedema Awareness Week; National; BC Lymphedema Association 1st Wk World Glaucoma Awareness Week; International; World Glaucoma Week 1 Self-Injury Awareness Day; International; 2nd Wk Canadian Agricultural Safety Week; National; Canadian Federation of Agriculture 2nd Wk National Social Work Week; National; Canadian Association of Social Workers 8 International Women's Day and United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace; International; Status of Women Canada 11 - 17 World Glaucoma Week; International; Glaucoma Research Society of Canada 3rd Wk Crisis Line Awareness Week; British Columbia; BC Crisis Line Association 3rd Wk National Francophonie Week; National; Association canadienne d'éducation de la langue française (ACELF) 20 International Francophonie Day; International; Association canadienne d'éducation de la langue française (ACELF) 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; International; UN 22 World Water Day; International; UN 24 World Tuberculosis Day; International; Canadian Society for International Health 26 Purple Day (Epilepsy); International; Purple Day International 27 World Theatre Day; International; World Theatre Day 18 - 23 Consumer Awareness Week; Ontario; Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services 27-29 National 30-hour Famine; National; World Vision Canada
Month
Daffodil Month; National; Canadian Cancer Society Month National Oral Health Month; National; Canadian Dental Association Month Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month; National; Canadian Society of Intestinal Research Month Parkinson Awareness Month; National; Parkinson Society Canada Month Poetry Month; National; League of Canadian Poets Month Records Management Month; National; Association of Records Management Professionals (ARMA) 2 World Autism Day; International; UN 7 World Health Day; International; World Health Organization 2nd Wk National Wildlife Week; National; Candian Wildlife Federation 2nd Wk National Dental Hygiene Week; National; Canadian Dental Hygienists Association 2nd Wk Ontario Coaches Week; Regional; Coaches Association of Ontario 2nd Wk World Homeopathy Awareness Week; International; World Homeopathy Awareness Week 3rd Wk National Medical Laboratory Week; National; Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) 3rd Wk National Soil Conservation Week; National; Soil Conservation Council of Canada 3rd Wk National Volunteer Week; National; Volunteer Canada 3rd Wk Screen-Free Week; International; Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood 3rd Tuesday National Law Day; National; Canadian Bar Association 17 International Hemophilia Day; International; Canadian Hemophilia Society 4th Wk Arts and Culture Week; British Columnia; British Columbia Arts Council 4th Wk National Organ Donor Awareness Week; National; Canadian Association of Transplantation 4th Wk National Victims of Crime Awareness Week; National; Justice Canada 23 World Book and Copyright Day; International; UN 22 Earth Day; International; Earth Day Canada 24 World Meningitis Day; International; Meningitis Research Foundation of Canada 20-22 Global Youth Service Days; International; Volunteer Canada 29 International Dance Day; International; International Theatre Institute
May
Month Asian Heritage Month; National; Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society Month National Asthma Awareness Month; National; Asthma Society of Canada Month Speech and Hearing Awareness Month; North America; Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Month Blood Pressure Month; National; Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Month Car Care Month; National; Automotive Industries Association of Canada Month Celiac Awareness Month; National; Health Canada Month Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month; Alberta; Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta Month Community Living Month; Ontario; Ontario Association for Community Living Month Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month; National; Cystic Fibrosis Canada Month Dignity Month; National; Salvation Army Canada Month International Doula Month; International; Canadian Doula Association Month Hemochromatosis Awareness Month; National; Canadian Hemochromatosis Society Month Huntington Disease Awareness Month; National; Huntington Society of Canada Month LEAVE A LEGACY™ Month; National; LEAVE A LEGACY™ Canada Month MedicAlert Month; National; Canadian MedicAlert Foundation Month MS Awareness Month; National; Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Month Museum Month; Ontario; Ontario Museum Association Month National Physiotherapy Month (April 24-May 24); National; Canadian Physiotherapy Association Month Red Shield Month; National; Salvation Army Month Sexual Abuse/Assault Prevention Month; Ontario; Ontario Women's Directorate Month Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month; National; NF Canada Month Vision Health Month; National; CNIB 1st Wk Allergy Awareness Week; National; Allergy Foundation of Canada 1st Wk Drinking Water Week; British Columbia; BC Water & Waste Association 1st Wk Education Week (April 28 - May 2); Ontario; Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities 1st Wk Emergency Preparedness Week; National; Emergency Preparedness Canada 1st Wk Hospice Palliative Care Week; National; Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association 1st Wk International Youth Week; International; International Youth Week 1st Wk National Composting Awareness Week; National; Composting Council of Canada 1st Wk Spinal Health Week; National; Canadian Chiropractic Association 1st Wk National Astronomy Week; National; Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 1st Wk National Mental Health Week; National; Canadian Mental Health Association 1st Wk National Kids Day; National; Kids Help Phone 1st Tuesday World Asthma Day; International; Asthma Society of Canada 3 World Press Freedom Day; International; UN 5 International Day of the Midwife; International; International Confederation of Midwives 2nd Saturday World Fair Trade Day; International; World Fair Trade Day 2nd Wk Esophageal Cancer Awareness Week; Ontario; Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division 2nd Wk Family Caregiver Week; British Columbia; Family Caregivers' Network Society 2nd Wk Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week; Alberta and NWT; Arthritis Society 2nd Wk National Nursing Week; National; Canadian Nurses Association 2nd Wk National Police Week; National; RCMP 2nd Wk Naturopathic Medicine Week; National; Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors 2nd Wk North American Occupational Health and Safety Week; North America; Canadian Society of Safety Engineering 2nd Wk Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week; Canada; Head and Neck Cancer Alliance 8 International Thalassemia Day; International; Thalassemia Foundation of Canada, Hemoglobal 8 World Red Cross Day; National; Canadian Red Cross Society 10 World Lupus Day; International; Lupus Canada 12 International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day; International; Ontario Fibromyalgia Association 12 Canada Health Day; National; Canadian Public Health Association 12 International Nurses Day; International; Canadian Nurses Association 15 International Day of Families; International; UN 3rd Wk Safe Boating Week; National; Canadian Safe Boating Council 3rd Wk National Road Safety Week; National; Canada Safety Council 3rd Wk National VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) Week; National; VON Canada 17 Interational Day Against Homophobia; International; Fondation Emergence 18 International Museums Day; International; Canadian Museums Association 4th Wk National Access Awareness Week; National; 4th Wk National Sun Awareness Week; National; Canadian Dermatology Association 4th Wk National Water Safety Week; National; Canadian Red Cross Society 21 World Day for Cultural Development; International; UNESCO Canada 22-25 Aboriginal Awareness Week; National; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) 25 National Missing Children's Day; National; Missing Children Society of Canada 25 World MS Day; International; World MS Day 28 National Multiple Births Awareness Day; National; Multiple Births Canada 31 World No-Tobacco Day; International; WHO
June
Month ALS Awareness Month: National; ALS Society of Canada Month Brain Injury Awareness Month: National; Brain Injury Association of Canada
Month Child Passenger Safety Month: BC; BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation Month Deaf-Blind Awareness Month: Ontario; Canadian Helen Keller Centre Month International Men's Health Month; International; International Men's Health Month Month National Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month; National; National Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Canada Month Recreation and Parks Month; Provincial; Ontario Month Seniors' Month; Ontario; Ontario Seniors' Secretariat Month Thyroid Awareness Month; National; Thyroid Foundation Canada 1st Wk Alberta Seniors' Week; Alberta; Government of Alberta 1st Wk National Sun Awareness Week; National; Canadian Cancer Society 1st Wk National Tourism Week; National; Tourism Industry Association of Canada 1st Wk Semaine québécoise des personnes handicapées; Quebec; Office des personnes handicapées 1st Wk Canadian Environment Week; National; Environment Canada 1st Sat. National Big Sisters Day; National; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada 1st Sun. National Cancer Survivors Day; National; National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation 1 Hunger Awareness Day; National; Food Banks of Canada 1 Intergenerational Day; National; Invitation to Intergenerational Immersion 5 World Environment Day; International; UN 6 Clean Air Day; National; Canadian Urban Transit Association 2nd week International Men's Health Week; International; International Men's Health Month 8-12 Rivers to Oceans Week; National; Canadian Wildlife Federation 8 Rick Hansen Wheels In Motion Day; BC; Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation 14 World Blood Donor Day; International; World Health Organization (WHO) 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day; International; International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse 20 World Refugee Day; International; UN 21 ALS/MND Global Awareness Day; National; ALS Society of Canada 21 National Aboriginal Day; National; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 27 Canadian Multiculturalism Day; National; Canadian Heritage 29 World Industrial Design Day; International; International Council of Societies of Industrial Design 30 Social Media Day; BC; Mashable
July
1 Canada Day; National; Canadian Heritage 11 World Population Day; International; UN 3rd Sat. Parks Day; National; Canadian Parks Council 3rd Week National Drowning Prevention Week; National; Lifesaving Society 28 World Hepatitis Day; International; World Hepatitis Alliance
1st Wk World Breastfeeding Week; International; UN 9 International Day of the World's Indigenous People; International; UN
Month Addiction Recovery Awareness Month: Ontario; Addictions Ontario Month Arthritis Month: National; Arthritis Society Month Big Brothers Big Sisters Month; National; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada Month Breakfast for Learning Month; National; Breakfast for Learning Month Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; International; Childhood Cancer Foundation Month Men’s Cancer Health Awareness Month ; National; Canadian Cancer Society Month Muscular Dystrophy Month; National; Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada Month Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; National; National Ovarian Cancer Association Month Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month; International; Thyroid Cancer Canada 1st Wk International Suicide Prevention Awareness Week; International; ISPAW 8 International Literacy Day; International; UN 9 International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day; International; FASD Awareness Day 10 World Suicide Prevention Day; International; International Association for Suicide Prevention 2nd Sun. Terry Fox Run; National; Terry Fox Foundation 13 Alzheimer Coffee Break Day; National; Alzheimer Society 16 International Ozone Day; International; UN Environment Programme 3rd Wk Learn @ Work Week; National; Canadian Society for Training and Development 3rd Wk National Prostate Cancer Awareness Week; National; Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada 21 World Alzheimer's Day; International; Alzheimer Society 21 International Day of Peace; International; UN 4th Sun. Police and Peace Officer's National Memorial Day; National; Canadian Police Association 4th Sun. AIDS Walk Canada; National; Canadian AIDS Society 4th Week National Forest Week; National; Canadian Forestry Association 4th Week Self-Help Awareness Week; Ontario; Self-Help Resource Centre
October
Month Autism Awareness Month: National; Autism Society Canada Month Brain Tumour Awareness Month: National; Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month: National; Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Month Canada Library Month: National; Canadian Library Association Month Car Safety Month: National; Automotive Industries Association of Canada Month Child Abuse Awareness Month: National; Canadian Red Cross Month Community Living Awareness: National; Local Community Living organizations Month Community Support Month: Ontario; Ontario Community Support Association Month Eye Health Canada Month; National; Canadian Association of Optometrists Month Foster Family Month; British Columbia; BC Federation of Foster Parent Associations Month Fundraise for Farley Month; Ontario; Farley Foundation Month Innovation in Eye Care Month; National; Seva Canada Society Month Investor Education Month; International; Ontario Securities Commission Month Islamic History Month; National; Islamic History Month Canada Month Learning Disabilities Awareness Month; National; Learning Disabilities Association of Canada Month Lupus Awareness Month; National; Lupus Canada Month National Flu Prevention Awareness Month; National; Canadian Lung Association Month National Occupational Therapy Week; National; Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Month Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month; National; Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths Month Celiac Awareness Month; National; Canadian Celiac Association Month Women's History Month; National; Status of Women Canada Month Healthy Workplace Month; National; Canada's Healthy Workplace Month 1st Wk Be Kind To Animals Week/Animal Health Week; National; Canadian Veterinary Medical Association 1st Wk Meals on Wheels Week; Ontario; Ontario Community Support Association 1st Wk Mental Illness Awareness Week; National; MIAW Canada 1st Wk World Breastfeeding Week; International; INFACT Canada 1 International Day for Older Persons; International; UN 1 International Music Day; International; Canadian Heritage 1st Mon World Habitat Day; International; UN 2nd Wk Citizenship Week; National; Citizenship and Immigration Canada 2nd Wk National Family Week; National; Family Service Canada 2nd Wk Fire Prevention Week; National; Fire Prevention Canada 2nd Wk World Space Week; International; UN 5 International World Teacher's Day; International; UN 8 World Hospice and Palliative Care Day; International; World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 10 World Mental Health Day; International; UN 2nd Wed International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction; International; UN 2nd Thur World Sight Day; International; VISION 2020 16 World Food Day; International; UN 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty; International; UN 18 Persons Day; National; Status of Women Canada 3rd Wk Amnesty International Week; National; Amnesty International 3rd Wk
Foster Family Week; National; Canadian Foster Family Association 3rd Wk
National Cooperative Week; National; Conseil canadien de la coopération 3rd Wk National School Safety Week; National; Canada Safety Council 3rd Wk Ontario Dental Hygiene Week; Regional; Ontario Dental Hygienists' Association 3rd Wk Ontario Library Week; Regional; Ontario Ministry of Culture 3rd Wk YWCA Week Without Violence; National; YWCA 3rd Sun National Psoriasis Walk; National; Psoriasis Society of Canada 18 World Menopause Day; International; Ottawa Hospital 20 National Microfinance Day; National; Canadian National Steering Committee for the UN Year of Microcredit 4th Wk National Block Parents Week; National; National Block Program of Canada 4th Wk Waste Reduction Week; National; www.wrwcanada.com 24 United Nations Day and World Development Information Day; International; UN Last Wk Disarmament Week; International; UN Last Wk Red Ribbon Celebration for a drug-free world; International; National Family Partnership 28 - Nov 3 International Brain Tumour Awareness Week; International; International Brain Tumour Alliance
Month 4-H Month; National; 4-H Canada Month Adoption Awareness Month; National; Adoption Council of Canada Month Amaryllis Month; National; Huntington Society of Canada Month Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Awareness Month; National; Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Month Crohn's Disease and Colitis Awareness Month; National; Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada, Canadian Society of Intestinal Research Month Diabetes Month; National; Canadian Diabetes Association Month Family Violence Prevention Month; Alberta; Alberta Children's Services Month Incontinence Awareness Month; National; Canadian Continence Foundation Month Lung Cancer Awareness Month; National; Lung Cancer Canada Month Movember (Prostate Cancer Awareness); National; Movember Canada Month National Community Safety and Crime Prevention Campaign; National; Canada Safety Council Month Osteoporosis Month; National; Osteoporosis Society of Canada Month Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month; National; PHA Canada Month Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; National; Pancreatic Cancer Canada Month Christmas Seal Campaign; National; Canadian Lung Association Month Woman Abuse Prevention Month; Ontario; Ministry of Citizenship Month World Quality Month; International; World Quality Month 1st Wk Canadian Patient Safety Week; National; Canadian Patient Safety Institute 1st Wk Media Literacy Week; National; Media Awareness Network 1st Wk National Down Syndrome Awareness Week; National; Canadian Down Syndrome Society 1st Wk Pan-Canadian Paralympic School Week; National; VANOC 5 International Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day; International; IVMA Day 2nd Wk Canadian Hockey Week; National; Canadian Hockey Association 2nd Wk Medical Radiation Technoligists Awareness Week; National; Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists 2nd Wk National Addiction Awareness Week; National; Nechi Institute for Alcohol and Drug Education 2nd Wk National Marfan Awareness Week; National; Canadian Marfan Association 2nd Wk National Seniors' Safety Week; National; Canada Safety Council 2nd Wk Veterans' Week; National; Veterans Affairs Canada 14 World Diabetes Day; International; Canadian Diabetes Association 15 International PEN Day of the Imprisoned Writer; International; PEN Canada 16 International Day of Tolerance; International; UN 3rd Wk Bullying Awareness Week; National; www.bullying.org 3rd Wk Drug Awareness Week; Ontario; Ontario Drug Awareness Partnership 3rd Wk Restorative Justice Week; National; Correctional Service Canada 19 World Day for Prevention of Abuse and Violence against Children; International; Women's World Summit Foundation 20 Universal Children's Day; International; UN 23 International Buy Nothing Day; International; The Commons 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women; International; UN 25 - Dec 6 White Ribbon Campaign; National; The White Ribbon Campaign (men against men's violence against women) 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People; International; UN
1 World AIDS Day; International; Canadian AIDS Society 2 United Nations International Day for the Abolition of Slavery; International; UN 3 United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons; International; UN 5 International Volunteer Day; International; UN 6 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women; National; Status of Women Canada 10 Human Rights Day; International; UN
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