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2008 Holiday Calendar in Canada, including all national holidays, optional holidays, commemorative dates, and important days of the year.

January 2008

1
TUE

New Year's Day

January 1st, Tuesday

Holiday

February 2008

17
SUN

Family Day

February 17th, Sunday

Optional

July 2008

1
TUE

Canada Day

July 1st, Tuesday

Holiday

September 2008

30
TUE

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30th, Tuesday

Holiday

December 2008

25
THU

Christmas Day

December 25th, Thursday

Holiday

Upcoming Commemorative Dates in Canada

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Holiday
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September 2008
Data Dia Descrição
21 Sun National Chai Day
21 Sun International Day of Peace
21 Sun World Gratitude Day
21 Sun World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Sun International Coastal CleanUp Day
22 Mon World Rhino Day
22 Mon Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Mon World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day
22 Mon Hobbit Day
22 Mon World Rivers Day
22 Mon World Car-Free Day
22 Mon National Elephant Appreciation Day
23 Tue Bi Visibility Day
23 Tue International Day of Sign Languages
24 Wed World Gorilla Day
25 Thu National One-Hit Wonder Day
25 Thu World Dream Day
26 Fri World Contraception Day
26 Fri International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Sat World Tourism Day
28 Sun World Rabies Day
28 Sun Ask a Stupid Question Day
28 Sun National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Sun International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Sun National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 Sun International Rabbit Day
28 Sun National Sons Day
29 Mon National Coffee Day
29 Mon World Heart Day
29 Mon International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Mon Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day
29 Mon International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day
30 Tue International Podcast Day
30 Tue International Translation Day
30 Tue World Maritime Day
30 Tue National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 2008
Data Dia Descrição
1 Wed International Music Day
1 Wed Urticaria day
1 Wed National Hair Day
1 Wed Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 Wed International Coffee Day
1 Wed International Day of Older Persons
1 Wed World Vegetarian Day
1 Wed National Seniors Day
2 Thu Random Acts of Poetry Day
2 Thu National Kale Day
2 Thu International Day of Non-Violence
2 Thu World Financial Planning Day
3 Fri National Boyfriend Day
4 Sat Feast of St Francis of Assisi
4 Sat World Animal Day
4 Sat National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Sat World Smile Day
4 Sat World Space Week
4 Sat National Taco Day
4 Sat National Vodka Day
5 Sun World Teachers’ Day
6 Mon National Noodle Day
6 Mon World Cerebral Palsy Day
7 Tue World Habitat Day
7 Tue World Cotton Day
7 Tue World Architecture Day
7 Tue National Frappe Day
8 Wed National Depression Screening Day
8 Wed International Podiatry Day
9 Thu Leif Erikson Day
9 Thu World Post Day
10 Fri World Sight Day
10 Fri World Homeless Day
10 Fri World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 Fri World Mental Health Day
11 Sat National Coming Out Day
11 Sat International Day of the Girl Child
11 Sat World Egg Day
12 Sun World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
12 Sun World Arthritis Day
13 Mon International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
13 Mon World Thrombosis Day
14 Tue World Standards Day
15 Wed National Pharmacy Technicians Day
15 Wed White Cane Safety Day
15 Wed National Grouch Day
15 Wed Global Handwashing Day
15 Wed International Day of Rural Women
16 Thu Boss's Day
16 Thu World Food Day
16 Thu Global Dignity Day
16 Thu World Spine Day
17 Fri International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 Fri National Pasta Day
18 Sat National Mammography Day
18 Sat Persons Day
20 Mon National Day on Writing
20 Mon International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Mon World Osteoporosis Day
20 Mon International Sloth Day
20 Mon International Chefs Day
20 Mon World Statistics Day
21 Tue National Reptile Day
21 Tue Back to the Future Day
21 Tue Waste Reduction Week
22 Wed International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Fri United Nations Day
24 Fri World Development Information Day
24 Fri World Polio day
25 Sat World Opera Day
25 Sat International Artist Day
25 Sat International Dwarfism Awareness Day
26 Sun National Pumpkin Day
27 Mon World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Tue International Animation Day
28 Tue world judo day
28 Tue Canadian School Library Day
29 Wed World Stroke Day
29 Wed National Cat Day
29 Wed World Psoriasis Day
30 Thu Dhanteras
31 Fri World Savings Day
31 Fri Halloween
31 Fri National Magic Day
31 Fri World Cities Day
November 2008
Data Dia Descrição
1 Sat World Vegan Day
1 Sat Day of the Dead
1 Sat Diwali
1 Sat Native American Heritage Month
1 Sat Author's Day
1 Sat National Adoption Month
1 Sat All Saints' Day
1 Sat Movember
2 Sun All Souls' Day
2 Sun International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Mon Daylight Saving Time Ends
3 Mon National Sandwich Day
4 Tue National Candy Day
5 Wed World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Wed National Redhead Day
6 Thu International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
6 Thu National Nachos Day
6 Thu National Stress Awareness Day
7 Fri National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
8 Sat World Urbanism Day
8 Sat National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Sat National Cappuccino Day
9 Sun Go to an Art Museum Day
9 Sun World Adoption Day
9 Sun International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
10 Mon World Science Day for Peace and Development
10 Mon World Keratoconus Day
10 Mon International Accounting Day
11 Tue Remembrance Day
11 Tue Singles Day
12 Wed World Pneumonia Day
13 Thu World Kindness Day
13 Thu Sadie Hawkins Day
14 Fri World Diabetes Day
14 Fri National Pickle Day
15 Sat National Philanthropy Day
16 Sun International Day for Tolerance
17 Mon International Students' Day
17 Mon World Prematurity Day
17 Mon National Unfriend Day
17 Mon World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
18 Tue World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Wed World Toilet Day
19 Wed International Men's Day
19 Wed National Grief and Bereavement Day
20 Thu World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
20 Thu Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Thu National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Thu Universal Children’s Day
20 Thu National Child Day
20 Thu Africa Industrialization Day
21 Fri World Philosophy Day
21 Fri World pancreatic cancer day
21 Fri World Hello Day
21 Fri World Television Day
23 Sun National Espresso Day
23 Sun Fibonacci Day
25 Tue International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Wed National Cake Day
29 Sat Black Friday
29 Sat International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
29 Sat Buy Nothing Day
30 Sun Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
30 Sun Small Business Saturday
December 2008
Data Dia Descrição
1 Mon World AIDS Day
2 Tue Cyber Monday
2 Tue International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Tue National Mutt Day
3 Wed Giving Tuesday
3 Wed International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Thu Wildlife Conservation Day
4 Thu International Day of Banks
5 Fri International Volunteer Day
5 Fri World Soil Day
6 Sat St. Nicholas Day
7 Sun National Letter Writing Day
7 Sun Candle Day
7 Sun World Pear Day
7 Sun National Cotton Candy Day
7 Sun International Civil Aviation Day
8 Mon National Brownie Day
8 Mon Feast of the Immaculate Conception
9 Tue National Pastry Day
9 Tue Green Monday
9 Tue International Anti-corruption Day
9 Tue International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
10 Wed Human Rights Day
10 Wed Dewey Decimal System Day
10 Wed Nobel Prize Day
10 Wed International Animal Rights Day
11 Thu International Mountain Day
11 Thu UNICEF Birthday
12 Fri International Universal Health Coverage Day
12 Fri Gingerbread House Day
12 Fri National Poinsettia Day
12 Fri International Day of Neutrality
13 Sat National Violin Day
14 Sun Monkey Day
17 Wed Anti-Bullying Day
17 Wed National Maple Syrup Day
18 Thu Arabic Language Day
18 Thu International Migrants Day
20 Sat International Human Solidarity Day
20 Sat National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Sun Yule
21 Sun Winter Solstice
22 Mon National Cookie Exchange Day
23 Tue Festivus
24 Wed Christmas Eve
24 Wed The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Thu Christmas Day
25 Thu Hanukkah
26 Fri Kwanzaa
26 Fri Boxing Day
27 Sat International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
28 Sun National Call a Friend Day
31 Wed New Year's Eve

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