Days of Significance

Check out what’s happening in 2024-25

NOTE: This calendar is not meant to be comprehensive or exhaustive and every attempt has been made to ensure its accuracy. Please note this is a fluid calendar and updates and changes are made throughout the year. If you discover any errors, required updates or omissions, or have any other inquiries regarding this document, forward your correspondence via email to gedsb-communications@granderie.ca.

Updated: December 2024.

December 2024

Universal Human Rights Month
Accessibility Awareness Month
December 01 - December 24
2024
Advent
Christianity
December 01
2024
Rosa Parks Day
USA
World AIDS Day
United Nations
December 02
2024
International Day of the Abolition of Slavery
International
December 03
2024
Feast of Saint Francis Xavier
Christianity
Giving Tuesday
International
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
United Nations
December 04
2024
Canada Learning Code Week
Canada
December 05
2024
International Volunteer Day
International
December 06
2024
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Canada
December 08
2024
St. Clements of Ohrid Patrons Day
Christianity
Bodhi Day (Buddha Enlightenment)
Buddhism
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Christianity
December 10
2024
International Human Rights Day
International
December 15
2024
Dhanu Sankranti
Hinduism
December 18
2024
International Migrants Day
International
December 21
2024
Winter Solstice/Yule
Various Countries
December 23 - January 05
2024 - 2025
Winter Break
Grand Erie
December 25
2024
Christmas
Christianity
December 25 - January 02
2024 - 2025
Hanukkah/Chanukah
Judaism
December 26
2024
Zartosht No-Diso
Zoroastrianism
Boxing Day
Canada
Saint Stephen’s Day
Christianity
December 26 - January 01
2024 - 2025
Kwanzaa
African-American
December 31
2024
New Year's Eve
Various Countries

January 2025

Tamil Heritage Month
Poverty Awareness Month
January 01
2025
New Year's Day
Various Countries
Gantan-sai Japanese New Year
Shinto
Haiti’s Independence Day
Haiti
January 01 - January 31
2025
Tamil Heritage Month
Canada
Poverty Awareness Month
Canada
January 04
2025
National Ribbon Skirt Day
Canada
January 05
2025
Twelfth Night
Christianity
January 06
2025
Epiphany
Christianity
Birth of Guru Gobind Singh
Sikhism
January 07
2025
Orthodox Christmas Day
Julian Calendar
January 08
2025
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Air Disaster
Canada
January 10
2025
Declaration of North America
North America
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
Hinduism
January 11
2025
Sir John A. Macdonald Day
Canada
January 14
2025
Orthodox New Year's Day
Julian Calendar
Makara Sankranti
Hinduism
Punjab Lohri
Punjab
Mahayana - Buddhist New Year
Buddhism
January 14 - January 17
2025
Thai Pongal
Tamil
January 19
2025
World Religion Day
International
January 20
2025
Martin Luther King Day
USA
International Day of Acceptance
International
PA Day – Elementary
Grand Erie
January 21
2025
Lincoln Alexander Day
Canada
January 24
2025
International Day of Education
International
World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture
International
January 27
2025
Family Literacy Day
Canada
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
International
St. Sava Devine Day
Various Countries
Isra’a and Miraj
Islam
January 29
2025
Vietnamese New Year
Vietnam
Korean New Year
Korea
National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack
Canada
Lunar New Year
Canada
National Day of Remembrance and Action Against Islamophobia
Canada
Lunar New Year/Spring Festival (Year of the Snake)
China
January 30
2025
PA Day - Secondary
Grand Erie
Jashan-E-Sadeh
Zorotarism
January 31
2025
PA Day - Secondary
Grand Erie

February 2025

Black History Month
Heart Month
National Therapeutic Recreation Month
Psychology Month
Chinese Heritage Month
School Crossing Guard Appreciation Month
February 01
2025
World Hijab Day
International
February 01
2025
Imbolc
February 02
2025
Setsubun
Buddhism/Shinto
Vasant Panchami
Hinduism/Sikhism
Saraswati Puja
Hinduism
Groundhog Day
North America
February 02 - February 08
2025
International Development Week
International
February 03 - February 09
2025
Children's Mental Health Week
WHO
February 04 - February 11
2025
Secondary Final Reports (Semester 1)
Grand Erie
February 06
2025
International Day of Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation
WHO
February 07
2025
National Wear Red Day (Heart Disease)
Canada
February 10
2025
First Provincial Report – Elementary
Grand Erie
February 10 - February 14
2025
Canadian School Counselling Week
Canada
February 11
2025
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
International
Safer Internet Day
Various Countries
February 12
2025
Magha Puja Day/Lantern Festival
Hinduism
February 12 - February 13
2025
Tu B'Shevat
Judaism
February 14 - February 18
2025
Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week
Canada
February 14
2025
Valentine's Day
Various Countries
February 14 - February 15
2025
Sha’ban and Mid-Sha’ban
Islam
February 15
2025
National Flag Day of Canada
Canada
Parinirvana Day
Buddhism
February 17
2025
Family Day
Canada
February 20
2025
World Day of Social Justice
International
February 21
2025
International Mother Language Day
International
February 24 - March 02
2025
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Canada
February 26
2025
Maha Shivaratri
Hinduism
Pink Shirt Day
Canada
February 28 - March 29
2025
Ramadan
Islam
February 28 - March 02
2025
Tibetan New Year - Losar
Tibetan Buddhism

March 2025

Bangladeshi Heritage Month
Greek Heritage Month
Irish Heritage Month
National Social Work Month
National Music Therapy Awareness Month
March 01
2025
Progress Reports – Secondary
Grand Erie
March 03
2025
Black Mental Health Day
Canada
March 04
2025
Shrove Tuesday
Christianity
March 05
2025
Ash Wednesday
Christianity
March 06
2025
Great Big Crunch Day
Canada
March 08
2025
International Women's Day
International
March 09
2025
Daylight Savings Time Begins
Various Countries
March 10 - March 14
2025
March Break
Grand Erie
March 10
2025
Commonwealth Day
Various Countries
March 11
2025
National COVID-19 Day of Observance
International
March 14 - March 16
2025
Hola Mohalla
Sikhism
March 14
2025
National Pi Day
Canada
Holi
Hinduism
March 15
2025
National Social Worker Day
Canada
International Day to Combat Islamophobia
Various Countries
March 17
2025
Irish Heritage Day/St. Patrick's Day
Bahá'í
March 18
2025
World Social Work Day
Grand Erie
March 20
2025
First Day of Spring
Various Countries
Navroz/Nowruz (Iranian/Persian New Year)
Various Countries
Baháʼí Naw-Rúz (New Year)
Various Countries
International Day of Happiness
International
Journée internationale de la francophonie - International Francophonie Day
International
March 21
2025
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
International
World Down Syndrome Day
International
March 22
2025
World Water Day
International
Earth Hour
International
March 23
2025
National School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
Canada
March 25
2025
National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day
Canada
Feast of the Annunciation
Christianity
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
International
March 26
2025
Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness
International
March 27
2025
Laylat al-Qadr
Islam
March 28
2025
Jumat-ul-Wida
Islam
March 29 - March 30
2025
Eid-al-Fitr
Islam
March 31
2025
International Transgender Day of Visibility
International
National Indigenous Languages Day
Canada

April 2025

Child Abuse Prevention Month
Earth Month
Financial Literacy Month
Genocide Awareness Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
Latin-America History Month
Sikh Heritage Month
World Autism Month
April 01
2025
Kha b-Nisan Spring Festival
Assyrian Diaspora
April Fools Day
Various Countries
April 02
2025
EA Appreciation Day
Grand Erie
World Autism Awareness Day
International
April 04
2025
School Librarian Day
Grand Erie
April 06
2025
Sri Rama Navami
Hinduism
Scottish Heritage Day
International
April 07
2025
World Health Day
International
Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day
Rwanda
April 09
2025
Vimy Ridge
Canada
International Day of Pink
International
April 10
2025
Learning Support Day – Secondary
Grand Erie
April 11
2025
PA Day - Elementary and Secondary
Grand Erie
International Day of Silence
International
April 12
2025
Pesach (Passover)
Judaism
April 13
2025
Theravada New Year
Buddhism
Palm Sunday
Christianity
April 14
2025
Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Tamil
Vaisakhi (Baisakhi)
Sikhism
Solar New Year (Mesha Sankranti)
Hinduism
April 17
2025
Equality Day
Canada
April 18
2025
Good Friday
Christianity
April 20
2025
Easter
Christianity
April 20 - May 02
2025
Ridvan
Bahá'í
April 21
2025
Easter Monday
Canada
April 22
2025
Earth Day
Various Countries
April 23 - April 30
2025
Mid-Term Reports (Semester 2) – Secondary
Grand Erie
Secondary Mid-Term Reports (Semester 2)
Grand Erie
April 23
2025
Administrative Professionals Day
Various Countries
April 27 - May 04
2025
National Volunteer Week
Canada
April 28
2025
World Day for Safety and Health at Work (National Day of Mourning)
International

May 2025

Asian Heritage Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
Jewish Heritage Month
Polish Heritage Month
Sexual Assault Prevention Month
May 01
2025
School Principals' Day
Grand Erie
May 03
2025
Education and Professional Support Staff Appreciation Day
Grand Erie
World Press Freedom Day
United Nations
May 04
2025
International Firefighters Day
International
May 05 - May 09
2025
Education Week
Various Countries
May 05
2025
Music Monday
Canada
Red Dress Day National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit People
Canada
Cinco de Mayo
Mexico
Buddha’s Birthday
Buddhism
May 05 - May 10
2025
Health and Safety Week
Grand Erie
May 05 - May 11
2025
Children's Mental Health Week
CMHO
May 07
2025
National Skilled Trades Day
Canada
May 10
2025
Bear Witness Day (Jordan's Principle)
Canada
World Lupus Day
Various Countries
May 11
2025
Mother's Day
Various Countries
May 12 - May 16
2025
Bike to School Week
Various Countries
May 12
2025
Vesak/Wesak (Buddha's Enlightenment)
Buddhism
May 14
2025
Children and Youth in Care Day
Ontario
May 15
2025
International Day of Families
International
May 16
2025
World Education Support Personnel Day
Grand Erie
May 17
2025
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
International
May 18
2025
National Speech Pathologist Day
Grand Erie
May 19
2025
Victoria Day (Canadian Holiday)
Canada
May 22 - May 23
2025
Declaration of the Báb
Bahá'í
May 26
2025
National AccessAbility Week
Canada
May 28 - May 31
2025
Red Shirt Day
Canada
May 28 - May 29
2025
Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'í
May 29
2025
Ascension Day
Christianity

June 2025

Indigenous History Month
Aphasia Awareness Month
World Alzheimer's Awareness Month
Filipino Heritage Month
Italian Heritage Month
Men’s Health Month
National Indigenous Speaking Heritage Month
Portuguese Speaking Heritage Month
Pride Month
PTSD Awareness Month
Senior's Month
June 01
2025
National Health and Fitness Day
Canada
Pride/Pride Flag Day
Canada
Canadian Armed Forces Day
Canada
Intergenerational Day
Canada
June 01 - June 03
2025
Shavuot
Judaism
June 04 - June 09
2025
Hajj
Islam
June 05 - June 06
2025
Ashura
Islam
Waqf al Arafa
Islam
June 05
2025
World Environment Day
United Nations
June 06 - June 10
2025
Eid al-Adha
Islam
June 06
2025
PA Day – Elementary
Grand Erie
June 08
2025
Pentecost
Christianity
June 10
2025
Portugal Day
Portugal
June 11
2025
Saga Dawa - Tibetan Buddhist Enlightenment
Buddism-Tibetan
June 12
2025
Filipino Independence Day
Canada
World Day Against Child Labour
International
June 15
2025
Father's Day
Various Countries
June 17
2025
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
International
June 19
2025
World Sickle Cell Awareness Day
International
June 21
2025
National Indigenous Peoples Day
Canada
June 23
2025
Final Provincial Report - Elementary
Grand Erie
June 27
2025
PA Day – Elementary and Secondary
Grand Erie
First of Muharram/New Year
Islam

July 2025

July 01
2025
Canada Day
Canada
July 02 - July 04
2025
Final Reports – Secondary (Semester 2)
Grand Erie
July 06
2025
Al-Hirja New Year
Islam
July 07
2025
First of Muharram/New Year
Islam
July 09
2025
Martyrdom of the Bá’b
Baha’i
July 10
2025
Guru Purnima Day
Buddhism/Jainism
July 14
2025
International Non-Binary Persons Day
International
July 18
2025
Nelson Mandela International Day
United Nations
July 27
2025
National Tree Day
Canada

August 2025

August 01
2025
Emancipation Day
Canada
August 02
2025
Tishah B’av
Judaism
August 04
2025
Terry Fox Day
Canada
August 05
2025
Civic Holiday
Canadian Government
August 09
2025
National Peacekeepers’ Day
Canada
Raksha Bandhan
Hinduism
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
United Nations
August 12
2025
International Youth Day
United Nations
August 15
2025
The Assumption of Mary
Christianity
National Acadian Day
Canada
August 16
2025
Sri Krishna Jayanti
Hinduism
August 17
2025
Marcus Garvey's Birthday
Rastafarianism
August 19
2025
World Humanitarian Day
United Nations
August 21 - August 28
2025
Paryushan Parva
Jainism
August 23
2025
International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Its Abolition
UNESCO
August 24
2025
Birth of Prophet Zarathustra
Zorotarianism
August 26 - August 27
2025
Ganesh Chaturthi
Hinduism

September 2025

September 01
2025
Labour Day
Canada
September 02
2025
First Day of School
Grand Erie
September 04 - September 05
2025
Mawlid-Al-Nabiy
Islam
September 07
2025
Ukrainian Heritage Day
Ukraine
Grandparents Day
Various Countries
September 08
2025
International Literacy Day
UNESCO
September 08 - September 15
2025
Mennonite Heritage Week
Mennonite
September 09
2025
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day
Canada
September 10
2025
World Suicide Prevention Day
International
September 11
2025
Anniversary of 9/11
United States
September 12
2025
PA Day – Elementary and Secondary
Grand Erie
September 13
2025
Positive Thinking Day
Various Countries
September 14
2025
Firefighters' National Memorial Day
Canada
Terry Fox National School Run Day
Canada
September 15
2025
International Day of Democracy
International
International Dot Day
International
September 16
2025
International IT Professionals Day
International
September 17
2025
Kshamavani
Jainism
September 18
2025
International Equal Pay Day
International
September 19
2025
Powley Day
Indigenous
National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Various Countries
September 21
2025
International Day of Peace
International
September 22 - September 28
2025
Gender Equality Week
Canada
September 22
2025
First day of Autumn (Harvestide/Fall Equinox)
Various Countries
September 23 - September 26
2025
International Week of the Deaf
International
September 23
2025
Bi Visibility Day
LGBTQ+
International Day of Sign Languages
International
September 25
2025
Franco-Ontarian Day
Ontario
Rowan’s Law Day
Ontario
September 28
2025
Police and Peace Officers’ National Memorial Day
Canada
September 30
2025
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Orange Shirt Day - Survivors’ Flag Raising/Every Child Matters
Canada
International Translation Day
International

October 2025

October 01
2025
International Day for Older Persons/Seniors Day
United Nations
October 01 - October 02
2025
Yom Kippur
Judaism
October 02
2025
National Custodial Workers Recognition Day
Canada
Vijayadashami/Dussehra
Hinduism
October 05
2025
World Teachers' Day
UNESCO
October 05 - October 11
2025
Fire Prevention Week
Various Countries
October 06
2025
World Cerebral Palsy Day
International
October 06 - October 13
2025
Sukkot
Judaism
October 07
2025
PA Day – Elementary and Secondary
Grand Erie
October 09
2025
PJCVS Commencement
Grand Erie
October 09 - October 10
2025
Karva Chauth
Hinduism
October 10
2025
HSS Commencement
Grand Erie
DSS Commencement
Grand Erie
World Mental Health Day
World Health Organization (WHO)
SCS Commencement
Grand Erie
WDHS Commencement
Grand Erie
October 11
2025
National Coming Out Day
Canada
International Day of the Girl Child
UN
October 12 - October 13
2025
Hoshana Rabbah
Judaism
October 13 - October 15
2025
Shemini Atzeret
Judaism
October 13
2025
Thanksgiving Day
Canada
October 14 - October 20
2025
Local Government Week
Canada
October 14 - October 15
2025
Simchat Torah
Judaism
October 15
2025
International Pronouns Day
International
TTS Commencement
Grand Erie
October 16
2025
PDHS Commencement
Grand Erie
World Food Day
International
October 17
2025
DDSS Commencement
Grad Erie
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
International
October 18
2025
BCI Commencement
Grand Erie
October 19 - October 25
2025
Invisible Disabilities Week
Canada
October 20
2025
Diwali
Hinduism/Jainism
Installation of Holy Scriptures of Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Sikhism
National Day on Writing
Canada
October 20 - October 24
2025
National School Bus Driver Appreciation Week & National School Bus Safety Week
Canada
October 21
2025
Child Care Worker and ECE Day
Canada
October 22
2025
School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
Canada
Birth of the Báb
Bahá'í
Anniversary of the Attack at the National War Memorial and Parliament Hill in Ottawa
Canada
October 22 - October 24
2025
Rosh Hashanah
Judaism
October 23
2025
Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
Baha’i
October 24
2025
United Nations Day
UN
October 25
2025
Dress Purple Day
Ontario
October 26
2025
Gyan Panchami
Jainism
October 27 - October 31
2025
Media Literacy Week
Canada
October 29
2025
Student Learning and Support Day - Secondary
Grand Erie
Digital Citizen Day
Canada
October 31
2025
Halloween
Canada/USA
October 31 - November 01
2025
Samhain
Wicca/Pagan

November 2025

November 01
2025
NPC Commencement
Grand Erie
November 02 - November 03
2025
Crowning of Emperor Haile Selassie I
Rastafarianism
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Canada
November 02 - November 08
2025
Treaties Recognition Week
Canada
November 03 - November 07
2025
National School Psychology Week
Various Countries
November 03
2025
Kindergarten Registration Opens
Grand Erie
November 03 - November 09
2025
Holocaust Education Week
Canada
November 05
2025
Take Our Kids to Work Day
Ontario
National Stress Awareness Day
Canada
November 05 - November 11
2025
Veterans' Week
Canada
November 06
2025
Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib
Sikhism
November 07
2025
CSS Commencement
Grand Erie
Progress Reports Distributed to Families - Elementary
Grand Erie
International Inuit Day
International
Initial Observations Distributed to Families - Kindergarten
Grand Erie
VHSS Commencement
Grand Erie
November 08
2025
Indigenous Veterans' Day
Canada
International STEM/STEAM Day
International
November 11
2025
Remembrance Day
Canada
November 13
2025
World Kindness Day
International
November 13 - November 17
2025
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week
Ontario
November 14
2025
PA Day - Elementary & Secondary
Grand Erie
World Diabetes Day
International
November 17 - November 21
2025
Mid-Term Reports are Distributed to Families - Secondary
Grand Erie
November 17 - November 23
2025
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Canada
November 20
2025
Universal Children's Day
International
Transgender Day of Remembrance
LGBTQ+
November 22
2025
Descending Day of Lord Buddha
Buddhism
Holodomor Memorial Day
International
November 24
2025
Martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur
Sikhism
November 24 - November 25
2025
Day of the Covenant
Baha’i
November 25
2025
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
United Nations
November 27
2025
Ascension of Adbu’l-Baha
Bahai Faith
November 30 - December 24
2025
Advent
Christianity

December 2025

November 01
2025
NPC Commencement
Grand Erie
November 02 - November 03
2025
Crowning of Emperor Haile Selassie I
Rastafarianism
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Canada
November 02 - November 08
2025
Treaties Recognition Week
Canada
November 03 - November 07
2025
National School Psychology Week
Various Countries
November 03
2025
Kindergarten Registration Opens
Grand Erie
November 03 - November 09
2025
Holocaust Education Week
Canada
November 05
2025
Take Our Kids to Work Day
Ontario
National Stress Awareness Day
Canada
November 05 - November 11
2025
Veterans' Week
Canada
November 06
2025
Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib
Sikhism
November 07
2025
CSS Commencement
Grand Erie
Progress Reports Distributed to Families - Elementary
Grand Erie
International Inuit Day
International
Initial Observations Distributed to Families - Kindergarten
Grand Erie
VHSS Commencement
Grand Erie
November 08
2025
Indigenous Veterans' Day
Canada
International STEM/STEAM Day
International
November 11
2025
Remembrance Day
Canada
November 13
2025
World Kindness Day
International
November 13 - November 17
2025
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week
Ontario
November 14
2025
PA Day - Elementary & Secondary
Grand Erie
World Diabetes Day
International
November 17 - November 21
2025
Mid-Term Reports are Distributed to Families - Secondary
Grand Erie
November 17 - November 23
2025
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Canada
November 20
2025
Universal Children's Day
International
Transgender Day of Remembrance
LGBTQ+
November 22
2025
Descending Day of Lord Buddha
Buddhism
Holodomor Memorial Day
International
November 24
2025
Martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur
Sikhism
November 24 - November 25
2025
Day of the Covenant
Baha’i
November 25
2025
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
United Nations
November 27
2025
Ascension of Adbu’l-Baha
Bahai Faith
November 30 - December 24
2025
Advent
Christianity