https://www.un.org/en/observances/equal-pay-day Beginning in 2020 #EqualPayDay Adopted by the UN in 2019. International Equal Pay Day, celebrated for the first time in 2020, represents the longstanding efforts towards the achievement of equal pay for work of equal value. It furthers builds on the UN commitment to human rights and against all forms of discrimination, including discrimination […]

https://takebackthenight.org/ Beginning in 1981 #TakeBacktheNight #TBTNYear Date and often month vary across Canada. Movement that is set to bring awareness to the nature of sexual violence and stand with the survivors and victims of these crimes as they navigate their healing. Creating safe communities and respectful relationships through events and initiatives.

https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/commemoration/gew-ses/index-en.html Beginning in 2018, their hashtags update every year to become more current. Gender Equality Week is an opportunity to raise awareness of the important contribution's women and gender diverse communities have made to the growth, development, character and identity of Canada.

https://www.orangeshirtday.org/ Beginning in 2013 #EveryChildMatters Goal is to create awareness of the individual, family, and community intergenerational impacts of Indian Residential Schools through orange shirt day activities and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”. Orange Shirt Day is promoted across Canada as an initiative to support and ally with the Indigenous communities to […]

https://agewell-nce.ca/national-seniors-day-2019#:~:text=October%201%20is%20National%20Seniors,appreciate%20and%20celebrate%20older%20adults. Celebrating and appreciating the lives of older adults. Enhancing the quality of life for seniors is a top priority for health-care workers interacting with older adults. They make connections easier and support seniors through their changing relationships.

https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/commemoration/whm-mhf/index-en.html The Hashtags are updated annualy. October is Women’s History Month in Canada, a time to celebrate the women and girls from our past and our present, who are contributing to a better, more inclusive Canada.

https://www.nwac.ca/ #SISVigils #MMIW #MMIWG Honour the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Sisters in Spirit Vigils.

https://www.un.org/en/observances/girl-child-day Beginning in 2011 #DayoftheGirl The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girl's empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.

https://www.un.org/en/events/ruralwomenday/ Beginning in 2008 Recognizing the critical role and contribution of rural women, including Indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty.

https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/commemoration/whm-mhf/persons-personne-en.html Marks the day in 1929 when the historic decision to include women in the legal definition of persons was handed down by Canada’s highest court of appeal. This gave women the right to be appointed to the Senate of Canada and paved the way for women’s increased participation in public and political life.