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2012 Holiday Calendar in Canada, including all national holidays, optional holidays, commemorative dates, and important days of the year.

January 2012

1
SUN

New Year's Day

January 1st, Sunday

Holiday

February 2012

17
FRI

Family Day

February 17th, Friday

Optional

July 2012

1
SUN

Canada Day

July 1st, Sunday

Holiday

September 2012

30
SUN

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30th, Sunday

Holiday

December 2012

25
TUE

Christmas Day

December 25th, Tuesday

Holiday

Upcoming Commemorative Dates in Canada

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Holiday
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September 2012
Data Dia Descrição
21 Fri World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Fri International Coastal CleanUp Day
21 Fri National Chai Day
21 Fri International Day of Peace
21 Fri World Gratitude Day
22 Sat World Rivers Day
22 Sat World Car-Free Day
22 Sat National Elephant Appreciation Day
22 Sat World Rhino Day
22 Sat Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall)
22 Sat World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day
22 Sat Hobbit Day
23 Sun International Day of Sign Languages
23 Sun Bi Visibility Day
24 Mon World Gorilla Day
25 Tue World Dream Day
25 Tue National One-Hit Wonder Day
26 Wed International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
26 Wed World Contraception Day
27 Thu World Tourism Day
28 Fri International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Fri National Hunting and Fishing Day
28 Fri International Rabbit Day
28 Fri National Sons Day
28 Fri World Rabies Day
28 Fri Ask a Stupid Question Day
28 Fri National Ghost Hunting Day
29 Sat Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day
29 Sat International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day
29 Sat National Coffee Day
29 Sat World Heart Day
29 Sat International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30 Sun World Maritime Day
30 Sun National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Sun International Podcast Day
30 Sun International Translation Day
October 2012
Data Dia Descrição
1 Mon International Day of Older Persons
1 Mon World Vegetarian Day
1 Mon National Seniors Day
1 Mon International Music Day
1 Mon Urticaria day
1 Mon National Hair Day
1 Mon Breast Cancer Awareness Month
1 Mon International Coffee Day
2 Tue International Day of Non-Violence
2 Tue World Financial Planning Day
2 Tue Random Acts of Poetry Day
2 Tue National Kale Day
3 Wed National Boyfriend Day
4 Thu World Smile Day
4 Thu World Space Week
4 Thu National Taco Day
4 Thu National Vodka Day
4 Thu Feast of St Francis of Assisi
4 Thu World Animal Day
4 Thu National Cinnamon Roll Day
5 Fri World Teachers’ Day
6 Sat World Cerebral Palsy Day
6 Sat National Noodle Day
7 Sun National Frappe Day
7 Sun World Habitat Day
7 Sun World Cotton Day
7 Sun World Architecture Day
8 Mon National Depression Screening Day
8 Mon International Podiatry Day
9 Tue Leif Erikson Day
9 Tue World Post Day
10 Wed World Day Against the Death Penalty
10 Wed World Mental Health Day
10 Wed World Sight Day
10 Wed World Homeless Day
11 Thu International Day of the Girl Child
11 Thu World Egg Day
11 Thu National Coming Out Day
12 Fri World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
12 Fri World Arthritis Day
13 Sat International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
13 Sat World Thrombosis Day
14 Sun World Standards Day
15 Mon Global Handwashing Day
15 Mon International Day of Rural Women
15 Mon National Pharmacy Technicians Day
15 Mon White Cane Safety Day
15 Mon National Grouch Day
16 Tue Global Dignity Day
16 Tue World Spine Day
16 Tue Boss's Day
16 Tue World Food Day
17 Wed International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 Wed National Pasta Day
18 Thu National Mammography Day
18 Thu Persons Day
20 Sat International Chefs Day
20 Sat World Statistics Day
20 Sat National Day on Writing
20 Sat International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Sat World Osteoporosis Day
20 Sat International Sloth Day
21 Sun Back to the Future Day
21 Sun Waste Reduction Week
21 Sun National Reptile Day
22 Mon International Stuttering Awareness Day
24 Wed World Polio day
24 Wed United Nations Day
24 Wed World Development Information Day
25 Thu International Dwarfism Awareness Day
25 Thu World Opera Day
25 Thu International Artist Day
26 Fri National Pumpkin Day
27 Sat World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
28 Sun International Animation Day
28 Sun world judo day
28 Sun Canadian School Library Day
29 Mon National Cat Day
29 Mon World Psoriasis Day
29 Mon World Stroke Day
30 Tue Dhanteras
31 Wed National Magic Day
31 Wed World Cities Day
31 Wed World Savings Day
31 Wed Halloween
November 2012
Data Dia Descrição
1 Thu Author's Day
1 Thu National Adoption Month
1 Thu All Saints' Day
1 Thu Movember
1 Thu World Vegan Day
1 Thu Day of the Dead
1 Thu Diwali
1 Thu Native American Heritage Month
2 Fri All Souls' Day
2 Fri International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
3 Sat Daylight Saving Time Ends
3 Sat National Sandwich Day
4 Sun National Candy Day
5 Mon World Tsunami Awareness Day
5 Mon National Redhead Day
6 Tue National Nachos Day
6 Tue National Stress Awareness Day
6 Tue International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7 Wed National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
8 Thu National STEM/STEAM Day
8 Thu National Cappuccino Day
8 Thu World Urbanism Day
9 Fri International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
9 Fri Go to an Art Museum Day
9 Fri World Adoption Day
10 Sat International Accounting Day
10 Sat World Science Day for Peace and Development
10 Sat World Keratoconus Day
11 Sun Singles Day
11 Sun Remembrance Day
12 Mon World Pneumonia Day
13 Tue World Kindness Day
13 Tue Sadie Hawkins Day
14 Wed World Diabetes Day
14 Wed National Pickle Day
15 Thu National Philanthropy Day
16 Fri International Day for Tolerance
17 Sat National Unfriend Day
17 Sat World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Sat International Students' Day
17 Sat World Prematurity Day
18 Sun World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
19 Mon International Men's Day
19 Mon National Grief and Bereavement Day
19 Mon World Toilet Day
20 Tue National Child Day
20 Tue Africa Industrialization Day
20 Tue World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day
20 Tue Transgender Day of Remembrance
20 Tue National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims
20 Tue Universal Children’s Day
21 Wed World Hello Day
21 Wed World Television Day
21 Wed World Philosophy Day
21 Wed World pancreatic cancer day
23 Fri Fibonacci Day
23 Fri National Espresso Day
25 Sun International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
26 Mon National Cake Day
29 Thu Buy Nothing Day
29 Thu Black Friday
29 Thu International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30 Fri Small Business Saturday
30 Fri Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
December 2012
Data Dia Descrição
1 Sat World AIDS Day
2 Sun International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Sun National Mutt Day
2 Sun Cyber Monday
3 Mon Giving Tuesday
3 Mon International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4 Tue Wildlife Conservation Day
4 Tue International Day of Banks
5 Wed International Volunteer Day
5 Wed World Soil Day
6 Thu St. Nicholas Day
7 Fri National Cotton Candy Day
7 Fri International Civil Aviation Day
7 Fri National Letter Writing Day
7 Fri Candle Day
7 Fri World Pear Day
8 Sat Feast of the Immaculate Conception
8 Sat National Brownie Day
9 Sun International Anti-corruption Day
9 Sun International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
9 Sun National Pastry Day
9 Sun Green Monday
10 Mon Nobel Prize Day
10 Mon International Animal Rights Day
10 Mon Human Rights Day
10 Mon Dewey Decimal System Day
11 Tue International Mountain Day
11 Tue UNICEF Birthday
12 Wed National Poinsettia Day
12 Wed International Day of Neutrality
12 Wed International Universal Health Coverage Day
12 Wed Gingerbread House Day
13 Thu National Violin Day
14 Fri Monkey Day
17 Mon National Maple Syrup Day
17 Mon Anti-Bullying Day
18 Tue Arabic Language Day
18 Tue International Migrants Day
20 Thu International Human Solidarity Day
20 Thu National Ugly Sweater Day
21 Fri Yule
21 Fri Winter Solstice
22 Sat National Cookie Exchange Day
23 Sun Festivus
24 Mon Christmas Eve
24 Mon The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Tue Christmas Day
25 Tue Hanukkah
26 Wed Kwanzaa
26 Wed Boxing Day
27 Thu International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
28 Fri National Call a Friend Day
31 Mon New Year's Eve

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