Commemoration Resources

July – Egyptian Heritage Month 
Ontario - Egyptian Heritage Month Act, 2019 (webpage) 

July - Tibetan Heritage Month 
Ontario - Tibetan Heritage Month Act, 2020 (webpage) 

July 6 - Islamic New Year 
U of T Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work - Islamic New Year • Islam (webpage) 

July 10 - Nikola Tesla Day 
Ontario - An Act to proclaim July 10 as Nikola Tesla Day in Ontario (webpage) 

July 16 – Ashura 
Multi-Faith Staff – collected resources (social media)

July 21 - Guru Purnima 
U of T Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work - Guru Purnima • Buddism/ Hinduism/Jainism (webpage) 

July 28 - Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval 
Government of Canada - Statement by Minister Rodriguez on the Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval (webpage)

June - Pride Month 
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage) 

June - National Indigenous History Month 
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage) 

June - Italian Heritage Month  
Office of Inclusion & Diversity - collected resources 2022 (social media) 

June - Filipino Heritage Month  
Office of Inclusion & Diversity - collected resources 2022 (social media) 

June - Portuguese History and Heritage Month 
Office of Inclusion & Diversity - collected resources 2022 (social media) 

June 11 - June 13 - Shavuot 
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Shavuot in the Workplace (PDF) 

June 16 - June 20 - Eid Al-Adha  
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Eid Al-Adha in the Workplace (PDF 

June 20 - Litha (Summer Solstice)
U of T Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work - Summer Solstice • Wiccan/Pagan (webpage) 

June 21 - National Indigenous Peoples Day
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - National Indigenous Peoples Day in the Workplace (PDF) 

June 21 - World Humanist Day
U of T Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work - World Humanist Day • Humanism (webpage) 

June 25 - July 1 - Somali Heritage Week 
Ontario - Somali Heritage Week Act, 2020 (webpage)

May - Asian Heritage Month
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage)

May - Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
Office of Inclusion & Diversity - collected resources 2023 (social media)

May - Sexual Assault Prevention Month
Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres - May is Sexual Violence Prevention Month 2023 (webpage)

May - National Physiotherapy Month
Ontario Physiotherapy Association - National Physiotherapy Month (webpage)

May 1 - National Physicians’ Day
Ontario Medical Association - Doctor’s Day 2023 - a success story (webpage)

May 1 - International Workers Day
The Canadian Encyclopedia - International Workers’ Day (May Day) in Canada (webpage)

May 1 - Beltane
Britannica - Beltane (webpage)

May 3 - Holy Friday
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Holy Friday & Orthodox Easter in the Workplace (PDF)  

May 5 - Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)
Toronto Holocaust Museum - Yom Hashoah V’Hagvurah (webpage)

May 5 - Orthodox Easter
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Holy Friday & Orthodox Easter in the Workplace (PDF) 

May 5 - Red Dress Day / National Day for Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Red Dress Day in the Workplace (PDF) 

May 10 - Bear Witness Day
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society - Bear Witness Day (webpage)

May 12 - International Nurses Day
International Council of Nurses - International Nurses Day (webpage)

May 16 - Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (webpage)

May 19 - Pentecost
Multi-Faith Centre - Pentecost Sunday (social media)

May 17 - International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage) 

May 23 - Wesak/Buddha Day/Visakha Puja
United Nations - Vesak Day 23 May 2023 (webpage)

May 24 - Pansexual and Panromantic Day of Awareness
Workplace Pride - International Pansexual and Panromantic Visibility Day (webpage)

May 25 - Africa Day
Prime Minister of Canada - Statement by the Prime Minister on Africa Day 2023 (webpage)

May 25 - June 1 - National AccessAbility Week 
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage)

May 29 - Ascension of Báha’u’lláh
National Today - Ascension of Baha’u’llah (webpage)

April - Sikh Heritage Month
Office of Inclusion & Diversity - collected resources 2023 (social media post)

April - Genocide Awareness, Education, Condemnation and Prevention Month
Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Bill 94, Genocide Awareness, Education, Condemnation and Prevention Month Act, 2019 (webpage)

April - National Deaf History Month (U.S)
National Association of the Deaf - National Deaf History Month Dates (webpage)

April - National Minority Health Month (U.S.)
National Institutes on Minority Health and Health Disparities - National Minority Health Month (webpage)

April - National Arab American History Month (U.S.) 
History - Arab American Heritage Month 2024(webpage)

April 2 - World Autism Awareness Day
United Nations - World Autism Awareness Day (webpage) 

April 5 - Jumu’atul-Wida 
Omar Ayoub - Jamat Ul Vida 2024: Meaning, History, Significance, And Greetings (webpage)

April 6 - Laylat al-Qadr
Omar Ayoub - Laylatul Qadr 2023: Date, Dua, Hadith And Etiquette For The Night Of Power (webpage)

April 9 - Eid-al-Fitr
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Eid-ul-Fitr (document)

April 10 - International Day of Pink
International Day of Pink - Official Website (webpage)

April 13 - Vaisakhi 
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Vaisakhi in the Workplace (document)

April 14 - Ram Navami 
Multi-Faith Centre - Ram Navami (social media post)

April 21-27 - National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week
Government of Canada - Statement from he Minister of Health and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health - National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week (webpage) 

April 21 - Mahavir Jayanti
Multi-Faith Centre - Mahavir Jayanti (social media post)

April 21 - Ridván
National Today - Festival of Ridvan (webpage)

April 22 - Passover
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Passover in the Workplace (document)

April 22 - Earth Day
Earth Day - Official Website (webpage)

April 22-30 - National Immunization Awareness Week
Immunize Canada - National Immunization Awareness Week (webpage)

April 23 - Hanuman Jayanti
Eshwar Bhakti - Hanuman Jayanti (webpage)

April 24 - Theravada New Year
National Today - Theravada New Year (webpage)

April 26 - Lesbian Visibility Day
Canadian Pride Historical Society - Lesbian Visibility Day (webpage)

April 29 - Chaitra Navapada - Ayambil Oli 
Jainpedia - Ayambil Oli (webpage)

March - Bangladeshi Heritage Month (Ontario)
Office of Inclusion & Diversity - collected resources 2023 (social media post)

March - National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (U.S)
National Associations of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) - Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (webpage)

March 1 - International Wheelchair Day 
Steve Wilkinson - The History of International Wheelchair Day (document)

March 1 - Disability Day of Mourning 
Autistic Self Advocacy Network - Disability Community Day of Mourning (webpage)

March 4 - Black Mental Health Day
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage)

March 8 - International Women’s Day
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage)

March 8 - Mahashivratri
Faculty of Social Work - Religious and Cultural Observances (webpage)

March 9 - Ramadan
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Ramadan in the Workplace (document)

March 17 -  Ontario's Irish Heritage Day/St. Patrick's Day
Ontario Government - Irish Heritage Day Act, 2004 (webpage)

March 18 - Neurodiversity Celebration Week
Neurodiversity Celebration Week - What is Neurodiversity? (webpage)

March 19 - Spring Equinox
Multi-Faith Centre - Spring Equinox 2023 (social media post)

March 21 - International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage)

March 21 - Nowruz
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Nowruz in the Workplace (document)

March 23 - Purim
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Purim in the Workplace (document)

March 24 - Palm Sunday
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Palm Sunday (webpage)

March 25 - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery
United Nations - International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery (webpage)

March 25 - Holi
Multi-Faith Centre - Holi 2022 (social media post)

March 28 - Maundy Thursday
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Maundy Thursday in the Workplace (document)

March 29 - Good Friday
Multi-Faith Centre - Good Friday 2023 (social media post)

March 31 - International Transgender Day of Visibility
Human Rights Campaign - International Transgender Day of Visibility (webpage)

March 31 - Easter
Multi-Faith Centre - Easter 2023 (social media post)

February - Black History Month
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage)

February 1 - World Hijab Day
World Hijab Day - Official Website (webpage)

February 1 - Imbolc
Faculty of Social Work - Religious and Cultural Observances (webpage)

February 4 -  Rosa Parks Day
Rosa Parks Institute for Self Development - Biography (webpage)

February 6 - Laylat al-Miraj
Faculty of Social Work - Religious and Cultural Observances (webpage)

February 10 -  Lunar New Year
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Lunar New Year in the Workplace (document)

February 10 - Tibetan New Year
Wonders of Tibet - Tibetan New Year Losar (webpage)

February 11 - International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science - Official Website (webpage)

February 14 - Ash Wednesday
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Ash Wednesday in the Workplace (document)

February 14 - Vasant Panchami
Multi-Faith Centre - Significant Religious and Cultural Days (webpage)

February 15 - Parinirvana Day
BBC Bitesize - Nirvana Day (webpage)

February 21 - International Mother Language Day
UNESCO - International Mother Language Day (webpage)

February 24 - Magha Puja Day
Multi-Faith Centre - Significant Religious and Cultural Days (webpage)

February 28 - Pink Shirt Day
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage)

January - Tamil Heritage Month
Tamil Heritage Month - Official Website (webpage)

January 4 - World Braille Day
United Nations - World Braille Day (webpage)

January 6 - Epiphany
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Epiphany in the Workplace (document)

January 7 - Feast of Nativity/Orthodox Christmas
U of T Inclusive Employer Guide - Orthodox Christmas in the Workplace (document)

January 13 - Korean American Day
U.S. Congress - H.Res.45 Korean American Day (webpage)

January 13 - Lohri
Times of India - Happy Lohri 2024 (webpage)

January 14 - Orthodox Christian New Year
Faculty of Social Work - Religious and Cultural Observances (webpage)

January 15 - Martin Luther King Jr Day
U of T Office of the President - MLK Was Here 2014 (webpage)

January 15 - Sankranti/Pongal/Maghi/Uttaryan
Multi-Faith Centre - Sankranti/Pongal/Maghi/Uttaryan (social media post)

January 17 - Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
Faculty of Social Work - Religious and Cultural Observances (webpage)

January 21 - Lincoln Alexander Day
Patrick Twagirayezu - CBC Opinions Article 2020 (webpage)

January 24 - World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture
UNESCO - World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture (webpage)

January 27 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage)

January 29 - National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia
U of T Institutional Equity Office - collected resources 2024 (webpage)