Event Location: Across Canada

October is Women's History Month. This year’s theme is Women in Canadian Military Forces: A Proud Legacy.

The Association of Community Colleges of Canada will celebrate the completion of knowledge infrastructure projects (KIP). The event celebrates the completion of the final KIP projects. The ACCC will organize national media coverage and work with Industry Canada to encourage MPs and Ministers to be involved. Call 613-746-5656.

Mental Illness Awareness Week is October 2nd – 8th.

Information Commissioner of Canada Suzanne Legault is joining countries around the world to celebrate Right to Know Week. Celebrated once a year, Right to Know Week raises awareness about people's right to access information held by public bodies, and, marks the benefits of transparent and accessible government. Call 613-943-4368.

More than 100 countries will come together to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, a movement to inspire millions of people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. GEW Canada 2011 is hosted by the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, a national not-for-profit organization that works to connect hundreds of organizations to champion a culture of entrepreneurship and mentoring, … Read more

Culture Days is a collaborative pan-Canadian volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement by all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. Culture Days believes that the arts and cultural sector makes a vital contribution to the economic and social development of every community in Canada and contributes to … Read more

Restorative Justice Week will take place November 13-20th. The theme this year will be "Re-visioning Justice." Call 613- 992-7711.

September 19, 2011, marks the deadline to apply for the Common Experience Payment under the Implementing the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, which is paid to all eligible former students who resided at an Indian Residential School. The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development encourages eligible former Indian Residential School Students to file their … Read more

The first annual Democracy Week will be held in communities across Canada. This week is intended to extend the celebration of the annual United Nations International Day of Democracy on Thursday, 15 September 2011. Democracy Week is being initiated by Fair Vote Canada. It is about participating, celebrating, understanding, and improving Canadian democracy. Participation in … Read more

To celebrate its centennial as the world's first national park service, Parks Canada, in support to the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, invites Canadians to share their dream national park experience through the "Park Dreams Contest: What's on your bucket list?" The contest invites participants to share, in 50 words or less, their dream experience … Read more