• Hindu Heritage Month

    This November 1 marks Canada’s first official Hindu Heritage Month, a moment to acknowledge and celebrate the many outstanding contributions that Canadians of Hindu heritage continue to make to building […]

  • Diwali

    The Hindu Festival of Lights, a celebration of good over evil that offers a vibrant lens into the richness of Indian culture while inspiring conversations about the universal theme of […]

  • Indigenous Veterans Day

    National Indigenous Veterans Day is a memorial day observed in Canada in recognition of aboriginal contributions to military service, particularly in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean […]

  • Remembrance Day

    Every year on November 11, Canadians pause in a silent moment of remembrance for the men and women who have served, and continue to serve our country during times of […]

  • Transgender Day of Remembrance

    Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. We began marking this day in 1999 in response to the brutal killing of Rita Hester, a Black Trans woman. On Transgender Day of […]

  • Christmas

    A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, which has also evolved into a global cultural event, offering a platform to discuss the commercialization and universal themes of peace […]

  • Hanukkah

     An eight-day Jewish festival of lights, offering an opportunity to explore Jewish traditions, resilience, and their impact on global culture.

  • Kwanzaa

    A seven-day African-American and Pan-African celebration emphasizing communal values and heritage, encouraging conversations about the diaspora and its cultural contributions.

  • Tamil Heritage Month

    January is Tamil Heritage Month! Tamil Canadians have made many valuable contributions to the social, economic, and cultural fabric of our country. Canada’s Tamil community is one of the largest […]

  • National Ribbon Skirt Day

    January 4th is National Ribbon Skirt Day here in Canada! National Ribbon Skirt Day commemorates the experience of 10-year-old Isabella Kulak, a member of Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan who […]

  • Epiphany

    Christianity A public holiday in many countries marking the end of the Christmas holidays and the day when the Three Wise Men, or Three Kings, visited the infant Jesus.