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Special Awareness Months/WeeksBelow, we've collected a list of annual special awareness months and weeks recognized in Canada.
Also visit our Coming Events page.
For a list of awareness days worldwide, visit: www.countmeincalendar.info.
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 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 Canada Literacy Foundation
Month Black History Month; National; Canadian Heritage 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 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 12 Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day; National;Planned Parenthood Federation of Canada 14 Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day; National; Children's Heart Society 15 National Flag of Canada Day; National; Heritage Canada 17 Heritage Day; National; Heritage Canada 3rd Wk Scout-Guide Week; National; Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada 3rd Wk Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week; National; Canadian Council of Christians & Jews 22 Thinking Day; National; Scouts Canada and Girl Guides of Canada 4th Wk Freedom to Read Week; National; Book and Periodical Council 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 Kidney Month; National; Kidney Foundation of Canada Month Help Fight Liver Disease Month; National; Canadian Liver Foundation 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 1 National Family Mediation Day; National; www.familymediationday.org 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 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; Canadian Heritage 22 World Water Day; International; UN 24 World Tuberculosis Day; International; Canadian Society for International Health 27 World Theatre Day; International; World Theatre Day 28 - April 4 Consumer Awareness Week; Ontario; Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Month
Autism Awareness Month; International 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) 1-2 National 30-hour Famine; National; World Vision Canada 3 World Autism Day; International; UN 7 World Health Day; International; World Health Organization 2nd Wk National Wildlife Week; National; Candian Wildlife Federation 3rd Wk National Soil Conservation Week; National; Soil Conservation Council of Canada 3rd Wk National Volunteer Week; National; Volunteer Canada 13-19 National Dental Hygiene Week; National; Canadian Dental Hygienists Association 13-19 National Victims of Crime Awareness Week; National; Justice Canada 17 International Hemophilia Day; International; Canadian Hemophilia Society 17 National Law Day; National; Canadian Bar Association 20-22 Global Youth Service Days; International; Volunteer Canada 22 Earth Day; International; Earth Day Canada 20 -26 Arts and Culture Week; British Columnia; British Columbia Arts Council 20-27 National Organ Donor Awareness Week; National; Canadian Association of Transplantation 23 World Book and Copyright Day; International; UN 29 International Make-A-Wish Day; International; Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada
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 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; Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 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 1 st Wk Allergy Awareness Week; National; Allergy Foundation of Canada 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; Ontario Chiropractic Association 1st Wk National Mental Health Week; National; Canadian Mental Health Association 1st Wk National Kids Day; National; Kids Help Phone 3 World Press Freedom Day; International; UN 6 World Asthma Day; International; Asthma Society of Canada 2nd Wk Esophageal Cancer Awareness Week; Ontario; Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division 2nd Wk Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week; Alberta and NWT; Arthritis Society 2nd Wk National Police Week; National; RCMP 2nd Wk North American Occupational Health and Safety Week; North America; Canadian Society of Safety Engineering 5-10 National Astronomy Week; National; Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 8 International Thalassemia Day; International; Thalassemia Foundation of Canada, Hemoglobal 8 World Red Cross Day; National; Canadian Red Cross Society 10 National Astronomy Day; National; Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 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 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 28 National Multiple Births Awareness Day; National; Multiple Births Canada 29 Active Healthy Kids Day; National; Active Healthy Kids Canada 31 World No-Tobacco Day; International; UN
June
Month ALS Awareness Month: National; ALS Society of Canada Month Brain Injury Awareness Month: Ontario; Brain Injury Association of Canada Month Deaf-Blind Awareness Month: Ontario; Canadian Helen Keller Centre 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 Thyroid Awareness Month; National; Thry'vors, the Canadian Thyroid Cancer Support Group 1st Wk National Tourism Week; National; Tourism Industry Association of Canada 1st Sat. National Big Sisters Day; National; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada 3-9 Canadian Environment Week; National; Environment Canada 4 Clean Air Day; National; Canadian Urban Transit Association 5 World Environment Day; International; UN 8-14 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) 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
July
1 Canada Day; National; Canadian Heritage 11 World Population Day; International; UN 3rd Sat. Parks Day; National; Canadian Parks Council 28 National Drowning Prevention Day; National; Lifesaving Society
1st Wk World Breastfeeding Week; International; UN 9 International Day of the World's Indigenous People; International; UN
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 Muscular Dystrophy Month; National; Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada Month Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; National; National Ovarian Cancer Association 8 International Literacy Day; International; UN 10 World Suicide Prevention Day; International; International Association for Suicide Prevention 16 International Ozone Day; International; UN Environment Programme 3rd Sun. Terry Fox Run; National; Terry Fox Foundation 3rd Wk National Massage Therapy Awareness Week; National; Canadian Massage Therapist Alliance 3rd Wk National Prostate Cancer Awareness Week; National; Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada 4th Thurs. Alzheimer Coffee Break Day; National; Alzheimer Society 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 Wildlife Federation 4th Week Self-Help Awareness Week; Ontaro; Self-Help Resource Centre
October
Month Brain Tumour Awareness Month: National; Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month: National; Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation 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 Innovation in Eye Care Month; National; Seva Canada Society Month Investor Education Month; International; Ontario Securities Commission 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 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 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 Proverty; 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 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
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 National Community Safety and Crime Prevention Campaign; National; Canada Safety Council Month Osteoporosis Month; National; Osteoporosis Society of Canada Month Christmas Seal Campaign; National; Canadian Lung Association Month Woman Abuse Prevention Month; Ontario; Ministry of Citizenship 1st Wk National Down Syndrome Awareness Week; National; Canadian Down Syndrome Society 1 International Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day; International; IVMA Day 2nd Wk Canadian Hockey Week; National; Canadian Hockey Association 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 20 Universal Children's Day; International; UN 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women; International; UN 25 International Buy Nothing Day; International; The Commons 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 Rememberance and Action on Violence Against Women; National; Status of Women Canada 10 Human Rights Day; International; UN
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