Events

The Last Wednesday of February is Pink Shirt Day. Wearing a pink shirt on this day sends a strong message to victims of bullying that others care. This day is […]

March 8th, International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating […]

March 21st, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. On this day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, […]

March 31st, Transgender Day of Visibility, is an annual event occurring on March 31 to celebrate transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well […]

April is Sikh Heritage Month in Ontario. Sikh Canadians have made significant contributions to our society. In April, Sikh Canadians celebrate Vaisakhi, which marks the creation of the Khalsa and […]

April 4th is the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1985 Singh decision.  In this decision the Supreme Court found that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects the fundamental […]

April 17th, National Law Day, marks the day in 1982 when Queen Elizabeth II and then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau signed the Constitution Proclamation, bringing the Constitution home and enacting […]

April 22nd, Earth Day, marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. www.earthday.ca

April 28th, National Day of Mourning recognizes workers injured or killed on the job. The Canadian Labour Congress first declared the Day in 1984. More than 100 countries now observe […]

May 1st, May Day, International Workers Day commemorates the struggles of workers around the world through the labour movements. The first of May is a national, public holiday in many […]