2021-2022 school year dates of recognition/celebration
September
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month [1]
- 8: International Literacy Day [2]
- 9: International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day [1]
- 15: International IT Professionals Day
- 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation [3]
- 30: Orange Shirt Day [4]
October
- ADHD Awareness Month [5]
- Canadian Autism Awareness Month
- Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month [6]
- Learning Disabilities Awareness Month [7]
- Women’s History Month [8]
- 1: International Day of Older Persons [9]
- 2: National Custodial and Maintenance Workers Recognition Day
- 5: World Teacher Day
- 10: World Mental Health Day [10]
- 11: International Day of the Girl [11]
- 15: Canadian Library Support Staff Day
- 17: International Day of the Eradication of Poverty [12]
- 18: Persons Day [8]
- 18-22: Local Government Week [13]
- 18-22: School Bus Safety Week [14]
- 21: Bus Operator Appreciation Day
- 21: Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day [15]
- 21: Educational Assistant Appreciation Day
- 27: Dress Purple Day [6]
November
- 1-5: Treaties Recognition Week [16]
- 11: Remembrance Day [17]
- 16: Louis Riel Day [18]
- 21-27: Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week [19]
- 20: International Transgender Day of Remembrance [20]
- 20: World Children’s Day [21]
December
- 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities [22]
- 6: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women [23]
- 10: Human Rights Day [24]
January
- 1: New Year’s Day
- 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- 24: International Day of Education [25]
- 27: Family Literacy Day [26]
- 27: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust [27]
- 28: Data Privacy and Information Technology Services Day
February
- Black History Month [28]
- 15: National Flag of Canada Day [29]
- 21: Family Day
- 22: Human Trafficking Awareness Day [30]
March
- 7-13: Social Worker Week
- 8: International Women’s Day [31]
- 21: World Down Syndrome Day [32]
- 23: School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
April
- 2: World Autism Awareness Day [33]
- 7: World Health Day [34]
- 8: International Day of Silence [35]
- 13: International Day of Pink [36]
- 22: International Earth Day [37]
- 27: Administrative Professionals Day
- 28: National Day of Mourning [38]
May
- Sexual Assault Prevention Month [39]
- Speech & Hearing Month [40]
- 1: School Principal’s Day
- 2-6: Children’s Mental Health Week [41]
- 2-6: Child and Youth Worker Appreciation Week
- 2-6: Education Week [42]
- 5: Red Dress Day [43]
- 15: International Day of Families [44]
- 17: International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia [45]
June
- National Indigenous History Month [46]
- Pride Month
- 7: Canadian Armed Forces Day [47]
- 19: Juneteenth
- 21: National Indigenous People’s Day [48]
- 27: Canadian Multiculturalism Day [49]
July
- 1: Canada Day [50]
- 1-7: Canada History Week [51]
August