Awareness day
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 |
|---|---|---|
| World Braille day | World Braille day | |
| Psychology Month | to | Canadian Psychological Association |
| Low Vision Awareness Month | to | Low Vision Awareness Month |
| White Cane week | to | Canadian Council of the Blind |
| Rare Disease Day | Rare Disease Day_2022 | |
| Repetitive Strain Injury Day | Repetitive Strain Injury Day | |
| International Wheelchair Awareness Day | ||
| World Lymphedema Day | World Lymphedema Day | |
| Brain Awareness Week | to | Brain Awareness Week |
| World Down Syndrome Day | Canadian Down Syndrome Society | |
| Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month | to | Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awarness Month |
| National Volunteer Week | to | National Volunteer Week |
| Vision Health Month | to | |
| Brain Tumor Awareness Month/ Brain Cancer Awareness Month | to | Brain Tumor Awareness Month/ Brain Cancer Awareness Month |
| Speech & Hearing Awareness Month | to | |
| Asian Heritage Month | to | |
| Global Accessibility Awareness Day | ||
| National Accessibility Awareness week | to | |
| Pride Month | to |
Employee Pride Network Internal link Deputy Minister's Message on Pride Month Internal link |
| Canadian Men's Health Month | to | |
| National Public Service Week | to |
National Public Service Week: Serving Canadians Better Act |
| International Albinisme Awareness Day | International Albinism Awareness Day | |
| National Injury Prevention Day | National Injury Prevention Day | |
| International Self-Care Day | ||
| World Hepatitis Day | ||
| Gastroparesis Awareness Month | to | Canadian Digestive Health Foundation |
| International Assistance Dog Week | to | |
| International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief | International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief | |
| Craniofacial Acceptance Month | to | Craniofacial Acceptance Month |
| Sickle Cell Awareness Month | to | |
| Color Blind Awareness Day | ||
| International Literacy Day | International Literacy Day | |
| Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month | |
| Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day | Muscular Dystrophy Canada | |
| International week of the Deaf | to | International week of the Deaf |
| International Day of Sign Language | International Day of Sign Language | |
| Sport Purple for Platelets | Sport Purple for Platelets Day | |
| National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | ||
| National Disability Employment Awareness Month | to | National Disability Employment Awareness Month |
| Liver Health Month | to | Canadian Liver Foundation |
| Learning disabilities Awareness Month | to | |
| Blindness Awareness Month | to | |
| Womens History Month | to |
Director General, Women's Network Champion Internal link Deputy Minister, Women & Gender Equality and Youth Government of Canada Internal link |
| World Cerebral Palsy Day | World Palsy Day | |
| World Mental Health Day | ||
| International Plain Language Day | ||
| Invisible Disabilities Week | to | |
| International Stuttering Awareness Day | ||
| National Disability Employment Awareness Month | to | |
| Indigenous Disability Awareness Month | BCANDS 2022 | |
| Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month | News and Events - Crohn’s and Colitis Canada | |
| World AIDS Day | World AIDS Day | |
| International Day of Persons with Disabilities | International Day of Persons with Disabilities |