Event Location: Across Canada

Diloram G. Tashmukhamedova, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber, Uzbekistan will visit Canada. More information is available online.

CBC/Radio-Canada along with VIA Rail Canada and the Community Foundations of Canada will host a series of conferences to spark a national conversation about Canada's 150th anniversary celebration. The conferences are intended to inform, inspire and incubate local as well as regional projects that will mark this milestone event. The series will kick off in … Read more

Remembrance Day is marked across Canada.

The launch of Common Causes – a new assembly of social movements dedicated to defending democracy, the environment, and human rights – will take place following a weekend convergence in Ottawa of groups planning a Canada, Quebec, Indigenous Peoples’ Social Forum. There will be a series of actions and events from coast to coast to … Read more

Boxing Day is a holiday for many Canadians on December 26.

Many Christians in Canada mark the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25, which is known as Christmas Day.

Many Jewish communities in Canada mark the last day of Hanukkah as the end of the Hanukkah celebrations.

Many Christians in Canada celebrate the beginning of the Advent season on the first Sunday of Advent.

Many Jewish communities in Canada observe the first day of Hanukkah, which marks the start of Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah or Festival of Lights.

Many Muslims in countries such as Canada observe the start of the Islamic New Year on the first day of Muharram, which is the first month in the Islamic calendar.