Awareness day recognized by the Goverment of Canada

Across the country, several awareness days are celebrated throughout the year. The purpose of these days is to inform and raise employee’s awareness of important humanitarian, cultural and social issues around the world.

Awareness day Date Website
Black History Month to Black History
World Cancer Day

For more information about the World Cancer day on GOC, visit: Cancer for Government of Canada

For more information about the World Cancer day on their website, visit: World Cancer Day

For more information about the World Cancer day 2022 on UICC (Union for International Cancer Control), visit: World Cancer Day on UICC (Union for International Cancer Control)
Brain Injury Awareness Month to

For more information about the Brain Injury Awareness Month on Goverment of Canada, visit: Brain Injury Awareness Month

For more information about the Brain Injury Awareness Month on their website, visit: Brain Canada Foundation
Developmental Disability Month to

For more information about the Developmental Disability Month on Goverment of Canada, visit:

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Developmental Disability Awareness Month
Women’s History Month to For more information about the Women’s History Month on Goverment of Canada, visit:Women’s History Month
World Obesity Day

For more information about the World Glaucoma Week on Goverment of Canada, visit: World Obesity Day

For more information about the World Glaucoma Week on their website, visit: Obesity Canada
World Glaucoma Week to

For more information about the World Glaucoma Week on Goverment of Canada, visit: World Glaucoma Week on Goverment of Canada

For more information about the World Glaucoma Week on their website, visit: World Glaucoma Week
International Women's Day

Woman Impact in Canada

International Women's Day
World Sleep Day

For more information about the World Sleep Day on Goverment of Canada, visit: World Sleep Day on Goverment of Canada

For more information about the World Sleep Day on their website, visit: Canadian Sleep Society
World Tuberculosis Day World Tuberculosis Day
Epilepsy Awareness Day (Purple Day)

For more information about the Epilepsy Awareness Day (Purple Day) on Government of Canada, visit: Epilepsy Awareness Day on the Government of Canada

For more information about the Epilepsy Awareness Day (Purple Day) on their website, visit: Purple Day
World Autism Day

For more information about the World Autism Day on Government of Canada, visit: World Autism Day

For more information about the World Autism Day on their website, visit: Autism Speaks
World Health Day

For more information about the World Health Day on Government of Canada, visit: World Health Day at the Government of Canada

For more information about the World Health Day on their website, visit: World Health Day

Functional Neurological disorder Day Neurological Conditions
National Organ and Tissue Awareness Week to

For more information about the National Organ and Tissue Awareness Week on Government of Canada, visit: National Organ and Tissue Awareness Week

For more information about the National Organ and Tissue Awareness Week on their website, visit: National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Campaigns
World day for Safety and Health at Work

For more information about the World day for Safety and Health at Work on Government of Canada, visit: World day for Safety and Health at Work of Government of Canada

For more information about the World day for Safety and Health at Work on their website, visit: World day for Safety and Health at Work
Arthritis Awareness Month to

For more information about the Arthritis Awareness Month on Goverment of Canada, visit: Arthritis Awareness Month

For more information about the Arthritis Awareness Month on their website, visit: Arthritis Society
Mental Health week to Mental Health week
International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases For more information about the International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases on Goverment of Canada, visit:

Prion Disease

Epilepsy

Fibromyalgia

Multiple Sclerosis

Neurological Conditions

Parkinson's Disease

COVID-19

For more information about the International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases on their website, visit: May 12th International Awarness Day
World Multiple Sclerosis day

For more information about the World Multiple Sclerosis day on Goverment of Canada, visit: Sclerosis Day

For more information about the World Multiple Sclerosis day on their website, visit: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day
National Aboriginal History Month to

National Indigenous History

National Aboriginal History Month Internal link

National Indigenous History Month
Action anxiety day

Mental Health - Anxiety Disorder

Action Anxiety
National Aboriginal Day

For more information about the National Aboriginal Day on Goverment of Canada, visit: Indigenous History on Goverment of Canada

National Indigenous Peoples Day Internal link
Canadian Multiculturalism Day Canadian Multiculturalism Day
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month

For more information about the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month on Government of Canada, visit: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

For more information about the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month on their website, visit: Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Research Network
Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day

For more information about the Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day on Government of Canada, visit: Neuromuscular Disease Network

For more information about the Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day on their website, visit: Muscular Dystrophy Canada
International day of sign language For more information about the International day of sign language on Goverment of Canada, visit: Sign Language
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation For more information about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Goverment of Canada, visit: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
National Liver Awareness Month to National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month to Liver Health
ADHD Awarness Month to ADHD Awarness Month
World Mental Health Day World Mental Health Day
International Plain Language Day For more information about International Plain Language Day on Government of Canada, visit: Plain Language
Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month to

Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month

Crohn's and Colitis Canada
World Diabetes Day

For more information about the World Diabetes Day on Goverment of Canada, visit: Diabetes in Canada
World AIDS Day World AIDS Day
International Day of Persons with Disabilities International Day of Persons with Disabilities