Ontario’s celebrations and commemorations

Canada Day on July 1

July 1 is Canada Day. Ontario celebrates this holiday at Queen’s Park with fun activities for families and people of all ages.

Remembrance Day and Veteran's Week from November 5 to November 11

On Remembrance Day (November 11) and Remembrance Day and Veterans’ week (November 5 to 11), we pay tribute to the men and women of all backgrounds who have served and continue to serve our country during times of war, conflict and peace.

January

• Tamil Heritage Month
• Lincoln Alexander Day – January 21

February

• Black History Month
• Family Day – third Monday in February

March

• Bangladeshi Heritage Month
• Hellenic Heritage Month
• Persian Heritage Month
• Irish Heritage Day – March 17

April

• Sikh Heritage Month
• Pope John Paul II Day – April 2
• Vimy Ridge Day – April 9
• Holocaust Memorial Day, Yom ha-Shoah – April/May (determined by the Jewish lunar calendar)

May

• Armenian Heritage Month
• Asian Heritage Month
• Croatian Heritage Day
• Dutch Heritage Month
• Jewish Heritage Month
• Polish Heritage Month
• South Asian Heritage Month
• South Asian Arrival Day – May 5
• Tamil Genocide Education Week – May 12–18
• Ontario Flag Day – May 21

June

• Filipino Heritage Month
• Italian Heritage Month
• Portuguese History and Heritage Month
• Ontario Day – June 1
• Portugal Day – June 10
• United Empire Loyalists’ Day – June 19
• Somali Heritage Week – June 25–July 1

July

• Egyptian Heritage Month
• Tibetan Heritage Month
• Nikola Tesla Day – July 10

August

• Emancipation Month
• Emancipation Day – August 1

September

• Ukrainian Heritage Day – September 7
• Provincial Day of Service – September 11
• Franco-Ontarian Day – September 25

October

• Hispanic Heritage Month
• Hungarian Heritage Month
• Islamic Heritage Month
• Korean Heritage Month
• Ontario Cadets Week – starting on the first Saturday in October
• German Pioneers Day – the day following Thanksgiving Day
• Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day – October 13