Calendar of Events 2012
January | February | March | April | May | June
July | August | September | October | November | December
January
January 1
New Year's Day
January 11
Sir John A. Macdonald Day
January 17
Raoul Wallenberg Day
February
February 15
National Flag of Canada Day
February 20
Heritage Day
March
March 8
International Women's Day
March 9 - 13
Canadian Music Week
March 14
Commonwealth Day
March 20
Journée internationale de la Francophonie (in French only)
March 21
World Poetry Day
March 21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 27
World Theatre Day
April
April 6
Good Friday
Tartan Day
April 8
Easter
April 9
Easter Monday
National Day of Remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
April 10 - 16
National Volunteer Week
April 23
Canada Book Day
April 29
International Dance Day
May
May 2
Holocaust Memorial Day or Yom ha-Shoah
May 18
International Museum Day
May 21
Victoria Day
May 25 - 28
Aboriginal Awareness Week
June
June
National Aboriginal History Month
June 6 - 12
Tourism Week
June 21 - July 1
Celebrate Canada
June 21
National Aboriginal Day
June 24
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day/Fête nationale du Québec
June 27
Canadian Multiculturalism Day
July
July 1
Canada Day
August
August 15
National Acadian Day
September
September 5
Labour Day
September 8
International Literacy Day
September 17
Sports Day in Canada
September 21
International Day of Peace
October
October 10
Thanksgiving
October 18
Persons Day
October 27
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
November
November 5 - 11
Veterans' Week
November 11
Remembrance Day
November 16
International Day for Tolerance
November 21
World Television Day
December
December 6
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 10
Human Rights Day
December 11
Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster
December 25
Christmas Day
December 26
Boxing Day
