Recognized Equity / Social Justice / Human Rights Dates
COPE Ontario highlights various equity and social justice dates to promote workplace awareness.
You can take action by organizing events or sharing information at work, transforming our union's commitment to equity into meaningful change!
June
- Indigenous History Month
- Pride Month
- June 1: Injured Workers' Day
- June 6: Anishinabek Nation Holiday (Anishinaabe Chi-Naaknigewin)
- June 21: National Indigenous Peoples' Day
- June 27: Canadian Multiculturalism Day
September
- First Monday in September: Labour Day
- September 25: Franco-Ontarian Day
- September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October
- Latin American Heritage Month
- Women's History Month
- October 10: World Mental Health Day
- October 18: National Persons Day
November
- November 7: Inuit Day
- November 16: Louis Riel Day
December
- December 1: World AIDS Day
- December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- December 6: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
- December 10: Human Rights Day