January is Tamil Heritage Month, a time to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of Tamil people and communities in Ontario. The Tamil Harvest Festival, Thai Pongal, as well as other Tamil artistic and cultural events, take place in January. https://www.canadiantamilcongress.ca
January 21st, Lincoln Alexander Day, recognizes Lincoln MacCauley Alexander, a Canadian lawyer who became the first black Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Alexander
January 27th, Holocaust Remembrance Day, is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust. The date marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet troops on 27 January 1945. https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/holocaustremembranceday