2022 storytelling calendar
We always have a storytelling calendar handy when planning annual activities so our clients never miss an opportunity to tell their stories.
Download our 2022 guide to community engagement and health awareness dates.
Awareness days, weeks and months can bring attention and add relevance to your story all year long.
Here's a robust list of Canadian awareness dates to help boost your 2022 storytelling efforts. If we missed a key date, please let us know at letstalk@pagesforgood.com!
2022
community engagement + health awareness dates
january
Month
Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
Ontario March of Dimes Month
Tamil Heritage Month
Week
National Non-Smoking Week (16-22)
Day
World Braille Day (4)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (17)
Lincoln Alexander Day (21)
Bell Let's Talk Day (26)
International Holocaust Remembrance Day (27)
National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia (29)
february
Month
African Heritage/Black History Month
Chinese Heritage Month
Heart Month
Week
Eating Disorder Awareness Week (1-7)
Day
World Cancer Day (4)
Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (10-14)
Family Day (17) *Ontario
Human Trafficking Awareness Day (22)
Pink Shirt Day/ Anti-Bullying Day (23)
march
Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Francophonie Month
Greek Heritage Month
Irish Heritage Month
Kidney Month
Liver Health Month
National Nutrition Month
Social Work Month
Week
Black Mental Health Week (7-13)
Social Worker Week (7-13)
Day
International Women’s Day (8)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21)
World Down Syndrome Day (21)
World Tuberculosis Day (24)
Purple Day (Epilepsy) (26)
International Transgender Day of Visibility (31)
april
Month
Be a Donor Month
Cancer Awareness Month
Genocide Awareness Month
IBS Awareness Month
Latin American History Month
Parkinson Awareness Month
Sikh Heritage Month
World Autism Month
Week
National Immunization Awareness Week (17-23)
National Volunteer Week (17-23)
Day
World Autism Awareness Day (2)
World Health Day (7)
International Pink Day (14)
World Hemophilia Day (17)
Earth Day Canada (22)
may
Month
Asian Heritage Month
Asthma Awareness Month
Community Living Month (Ontario)
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Jewish Heritage Month
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
National Speech and Hearing Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Speech and Hearing Month
Vision Health Month
Day
Physicians’ Day (1) (Canada)
Education Week (Ontario) (2-6)
Mental Health Week (2-8)
Sun Awareness Week (3-9)
National Nursing Week (9-15)
National AccessAbility Week (May 29 - June 4)
Dutch Heritage Day (5)
National Child and Youth Mental Health Day (7)
Mother’s Day (8)World Lupus Day (10)
International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (12)
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (17)
World MS Day (30)
World No Tobacco Day (31)
june
Month
Aboriginal/Indigenous History Month
ALS Awareness Month
Filipino Month
Italian Heritage Month
National Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
Portuguese Speaking Heritage Month
Pride Month
Seniors’ Month (Ontario)
Stroke Month
Thyroid Month
Week
Sun Awareness Week (3-9)
Water Safety Week (4-11)
Men's Health Week (13-19)
Day
World Environment Day (5)
National Cancer Survivors Day (5)
World Blood Donor Day (14)
World Refugee Day (20)
Father’s Day (19)
National Indigenous Day (21)
Canadian Multiculturalism Day (27)
PTSD Awareness Day (27)
july
Day
Canada Day (1)
National Injury Prevention Day (5)
Nelson Mandela Day (18)
World Hepatitis Day (28)
august
Month
Black Philanthropy Month
Gastroparesis Awareness Month
Day
Emancipation Day (1)
International Youth Day (12)
World Humanitarian Day (19)
International Overdose Awareness Day (31)
september
Month
Arthritis Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)
Muscular Dystrophy Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Day
Labour Day (5)
Truth and Reconciliation Day (30)
World Suicide Prevention Day (10)
World First Aid Day (10)
october
Month
Autism Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
German Heritage Month
Healthy Workplace Month
Islamic Heritage Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Somalian Heritage Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
Women’s History Month
Week
Community Health and Wellbeing Week (3-9)(Ontario)
HPV Prevention Week (3-9)
Mental Illness Awareness Week (2-8)
Foster Family Appreciation Week (17-23)
Flu Prevention Week (23-29)
Day
World Mental Health Day (10)
World Sight Day (13)
Thanksgiving Day (10)
International Day of the Girl (11)
World Arthritis Day (12)
World Food Day (16)
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17)
Brain Cancer Awareness Day (24)
november
Month
Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month
Hindu Heritage Month
Indigenous Education Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Movember
Osteoporosis Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Woman Abuse Prevention Month
Week
Nurse Practitioner Week (6-12)
Addiction Awareness Week (20-26)
16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (25 - 10)
Day
Aboriginal Veteran's Day (8)
National Child's Day (20)
Transgender Day of Remembrance (20)
Remembrance Day (11)
World Diabetes Day (14)
National Philanthropy Day (15)
Giving Tuesday (29)
december
Week
Kwanzaa (26-1)
Hanukkah (18-26)
Las Posadas: December (16-24)
Day
World AIDS Day (1)
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3)
Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (6)
Human Rights Day (10)
Winter Solstice/Yule/ Christmastide (21)
Soyal (22)
Christmas (25)
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