Overview
Special days, weeks and months help strengthen cultural awareness, remember historic events, and inspire Albertans to take action or get involved in important causes.
The Special Days Act came into force March 24, 2022, and established this easier, faster process for designating special dates in perpetuity. Dates that were previously recognized through proclamations or acts will continue to be recognized.
Dates can be officially recognized in perpetuity through Ministerial Orders. Organizations may request recognition of dates that hold significance and have a connection to Alberta as long as they follow the guidelines.
Your organization can request a provincial declaration by filling out the online form.
Special days
February
- Black History Month
- Japanese Heritage Month
- Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – February 6
- Alberta Family Day – third Monday
- Human Trafficking Awareness Day – February 22
March
- Alberta Francophonie Month
- learn more about Alberta Francophonie Month and Francophone heritage in Alberta
April
April or May
- Holocaust Memorial Day, Yom ha-Shoah – April 18, 2023, May 6, 2024 and April 24, 2025
May
June
- Philippine Heritage Month
- Intergenerational Day – June 1
- Seniors’ Week – first full week in June, Monday to Sunday
- Learn more about Seniors’ Week and the contributions seniors make to Alberta.
- Polish-Canadian Heritage Day – second Sunday
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day – June 27
July
- Collector Car Appreciation Day – second Friday
August
- Hindu Heritage Month
- Korean Heritage Month
- Pakistani Heritage Month
- Alberta Heritage Day – first Monday
- Alberta Local Food Week – Week preceding the third weekend
- learn more about Alberta Local Food Week and how to support for all things grown, made and harvested in Alberta
September
- Month of the Artist
- learn more about Month of the Artist and the valuable contributions artists make to Alberta
- Mexican Heritage Month
- Alberta Day – September 1
- learn more about Alberta Day
- Ukrainian-Canadian Heritage Day – September 7
- Apprenticeship Day – Fourth Monday of September
- Reservists’ Recognition Day – last Saturday
- Alberta Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Day – last Sunday
- learn more about Alberta Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Day and participate in the annual ceremony
- Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 30
- learn more about the Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October
- Disability Employment Awareness Month
- learn more about Disability Employment Awareness Month and celebrating people with disabilities in the workplace
- Dyslexia Awareness Month
- Islamic Heritage Month
- Nigerian Heritage Month
- Day of Older Persons – October 1
- learn more about Day of Older Persons and celebrating seniors
- Sisters in Spirit Day – October 4
- learn more about Sisters in Spirit Day and honouring the memory of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
November
- Women’s Entrepreneurship Day – November 19
- Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day – fourth Saturday