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2006 Holiday Calendar in Canada, including all national holidays, optional holidays, commemorative dates, and important days of the year.

January 2006

1
SUN

New Year's Day

January 1st, Sunday

Holiday

February 2006

17
FRI

Family Day

February 17th, Friday

Optional

July 2006

1
SAT

Canada Day

July 1st, Saturday

Holiday

September 2006

30
SAT

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30th, Saturday

Holiday

December 2006

25
MON

Christmas Day

December 25th, Monday

Holiday

Upcoming Commemorative Dates in Canada

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Holiday
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September 2006
Data Dia Descrição
21 Thu World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Thu International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Thu National Chai Day
21 Thu International Day of Peace
21 Thu World Gratitude Day
22 Fri World Rivers Day
22 Fri World Car-Free Day
22 Fri National Elephant Appreciation Day
22 Fri World Rhino Day
22 Fri Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Fri World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day
22 Fri Hobbit Day
23 Sat International Day of Sign Languages
23 Sat Bi Visibility Day
24 Sun World Gorilla Day
25 Mon World Dream Day
25 Mon National One-Hit Wonder Day
26 Tue International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
26 Tue World Contraception Day
27 Wed World Tourism Day
28 Thu National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Thu International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Thu National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 Thu International Rabbit Day
28 Thu National Sons Day
28 Thu World Rabies Day
28 Thu Ask a Stupid Question Day
29 Fri International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Fri Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day
29 Fri International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day
29 Fri National Coffee Day
29 Fri World Heart Day
30 Sat World Maritime Day
30 Sat National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Sat International Podcast Day
30 Sat International Translation Day
October 2006
Data Dia Descrição
1 Sun International Day of Older Persons
1 Sun World Vegetarian Day
1 Sun National Seniors Day
1 Sun International Music Day
1 Sun Urticaria day
1 Sun National Hair Day
1 Sun Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 Sun International Coffee Day
2 Mon International Day of Non-Violence
2 Mon World Financial Planning Day
2 Mon Random Acts of Poetry Day
2 Mon National Kale Day
3 Tue National Boyfriend Day
4 Wed National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Wed World Smile Day
4 Wed World Space Week
4 Wed National Taco Day
4 Wed National Vodka Day
4 Wed Feast of St Francis of Assisi
4 Wed World Animal Day
5 Thu World Teachers’ Day
6 Fri World Cerebral Palsy Day
6 Fri National Noodle Day
7 Sat World Architecture Day
7 Sat National Frappe Day
7 Sat World Habitat Day
7 Sat World Cotton Day
8 Sun National Depression Screening Day
8 Sun International Podiatry Day
9 Mon Leif Erikson Day
9 Mon World Post Day
10 Tue World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 Tue World Mental Health Day
10 Tue World Sight Day
10 Tue World Homeless Day
11 Wed International Day of the Girl Child
11 Wed World Egg Day
11 Wed National Coming Out Day
12 Thu World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
12 Thu World Arthritis Day
13 Fri International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
13 Fri World Thrombosis Day
14 Sat World Standards Day
15 Sun Global Handwashing Day
15 Sun International Day of Rural Women
15 Sun National Pharmacy Technicians Day
15 Sun White Cane Safety Day
15 Sun National Grouch Day
16 Mon World Food Day
16 Mon Global Dignity Day
16 Mon World Spine Day
16 Mon Boss's Day
17 Tue International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 Tue National Pasta Day
18 Wed National Mammography Day
18 Wed Persons Day
20 Fri International Sloth Day
20 Fri International Chefs Day
20 Fri World Statistics Day
20 Fri National Day on Writing
20 Fri International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Fri World Osteoporosis Day
21 Sat Back to the Future Day
21 Sat Waste Reduction Week
21 Sat National Reptile Day
22 Sun International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Tue World Polio day
24 Tue United Nations Day
24 Tue World Development Information Day
25 Wed International Dwarfism Awareness Day
25 Wed World Opera Day
25 Wed International Artist Day
26 Thu National Pumpkin Day
27 Fri World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Sat International Animation Day
28 Sat world judo day
28 Sat Canadian School Library Day
29 Sun National Cat Day
29 Sun World Psoriasis Day
29 Sun World Stroke Day
30 Mon Dhanteras
31 Tue Halloween
31 Tue National Magic Day
31 Tue World Cities Day
31 Tue World Savings Day
November 2006
Data Dia Descrição
1 Wed Native American Heritage Month
1 Wed Author's Day
1 Wed National Adoption Month
1 Wed All Saints' Day
1 Wed Movember
1 Wed World Vegan Day
1 Wed Day of the Dead
1 Wed Diwali
2 Thu All Souls' Day
2 Thu International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Fri Daylight Saving Time Ends
3 Fri National Sandwich Day
4 Sat National Candy Day
5 Sun World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Sun National Redhead Day
6 Mon National Nachos Day
6 Mon National Stress Awareness Day
6 Mon International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7 Tue National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
8 Wed National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Wed National Cappuccino Day
8 Wed World Urbanism Day
9 Thu International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
9 Thu Go to an Art Museum Day
9 Thu World Adoption Day
10 Fri International Accounting Day
10 Fri World Science Day for Peace and Development
10 Fri World Keratoconus Day
11 Sat Remembrance Day
11 Sat Singles Day
12 Sun World Pneumonia Day
13 Mon World Kindness Day
13 Mon Sadie Hawkins Day
14 Tue World Diabetes Day
14 Tue National Pickle Day
15 Wed National Philanthropy Day
16 Thu International Day for Tolerance
17 Fri World Prematurity Day
17 Fri National Unfriend Day
17 Fri World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Fri International Students' Day
18 Sat World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Sun International Men's Day
19 Sun National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Sun World Toilet Day
20 Mon National Child Day
20 Mon Africa Industrialization Day
20 Mon World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
20 Mon Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Mon National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Mon Universal Children’s Day
21 Tue World Hello Day
21 Tue World Television Day
21 Tue World Philosophy Day
21 Tue World pancreatic cancer day
23 Thu Fibonacci Day
23 Thu National Espresso Day
25 Sat International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Sun National Cake Day
29 Wed International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
29 Wed Buy Nothing Day
29 Wed Black Friday
30 Thu Small Business Saturday
30 Thu Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 2006
Data Dia Descrição
1 Fri World AIDS Day
2 Sat International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Sat National Mutt Day
2 Sat Cyber Monday
3 Sun International Day of Persons with Disabilities
3 Sun Giving Tuesday
4 Mon Wildlife Conservation Day
4 Mon International Day of Banks
5 Tue International Volunteer Day
5 Tue World Soil Day
6 Wed St. Nicholas Day
7 Thu National Cotton Candy Day
7 Thu International Civil Aviation Day
7 Thu National Letter Writing Day
7 Thu Candle Day
7 Thu World Pear Day
8 Fri Feast of the Immaculate Conception
8 Fri National Brownie Day
9 Sat International Anti-corruption Day
9 Sat International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
9 Sat National Pastry Day
9 Sat Green Monday
10 Sun Nobel Prize Day
10 Sun International Animal Rights Day
10 Sun Human Rights Day
10 Sun Dewey Decimal System Day
11 Mon International Mountain Day
11 Mon UNICEF Birthday
12 Tue Gingerbread House Day
12 Tue National Poinsettia Day
12 Tue International Day of Neutrality
12 Tue International Universal Health Coverage Day
13 Wed National Violin Day
14 Thu Monkey Day
17 Sun National Maple Syrup Day
17 Sun Anti-Bullying Day
18 Mon International Migrants Day
18 Mon Arabic Language Day
20 Wed International Human Solidarity Day
20 Wed National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Thu Yule
21 Thu Winter Solstice
22 Fri National Cookie Exchange Day
23 Sat Festivus
24 Sun Christmas Eve
24 Sun The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Mon Christmas Day
25 Mon Hanukkah
26 Tue Kwanzaa
26 Tue Boxing Day
27 Wed International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
28 Thu National Call a Friend Day
31 Sun New Year's Eve

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