Proclamations and letters of recognition list
Proclamations and letters of recognition issued by The City of Calgary are listed below by date.
For more information or to request a proclamation or letter of recognition, view Requests to the Mayor.
For more citizen recognition information, view Citizen Recognition.
2023
Date | Proclamations or letters of recognition |
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March |
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Mar. 1-31 |
Community Association Awareness Month |
Mar. 1-31 |
Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month |
Mar. 21 |
World Puppetry Day |
Mar. 26 |
Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness |
February |
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Feb. 1-28 |
Black History Month |
Feb. 1-7 |
Eating Disorder Awareness Week |
Feb. 6 |
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation |
Feb. 7-14 |
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week |
Feb. 13 |
Wear Red Canada Day |
Feb. 19-25 |
Freedom to Read Week |
January |
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Jan. 27 |
International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
Jan. 27 |
Trico Centre for Family Wellness 40th Anniversary |
2022
Date | Proclamations or letters of recognition |
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December |
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December 21 | The Longest Night of the Year |
December 10 | Day of Shelter |
December 3 | International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
November | |
November 29 | Giving Tuesday |
November 21 | 95th Anniversary of CKUA Radio |
November 20 | Recovery Day Calgary |
November 20 | Transgender Day of Remembrance |
November 19-25 | Calgary Opera's 50th Anniversary Season |
November 17 | National Children's Grief Awareness Day |
November 16 | Louis Riel Day |
November 14-18 | Métis Week |
November 5 | Survivors of Suicide Loss Day |
October |
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October 1-31 | Child Abuse Prevention Month |
October 1-31 | Circular Economy Month |
October 1-31 | End Poverty Month |
October 1-31 | Disability Employment Awareness Month |
October 1-31 | Dyslexia Awareness Month |
October 1 | United Nations International Day of Older Persons |
October 5 | Energy Efficiency Day |
October 6 | National Depression Screening Day |
October 6 | World Cerebral Palsy Day |
October 8-10 | Durga Puja |
October 9-15 | Fire Prevention Week: 100 Year Anniversary |
October 15 | Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day |
October 22 | 40th Anniversary of the Ploughshares Calgary Society |
October 27 | Duty Counsel Day |
September |
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September 1-30 | 50 Years of Settlement of Ismaili Muslims in Canada |
September 1-30 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Month |
September 1-30 | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month |
September 1-30 | Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month |
September 1-30 | United Way Month |
September 1 | International Women in Cyber Day |
September 4 | Polycistic Kidney Disease Awareness Day |
September 9 | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day |
September 10 | World Suicide Prevention Day |
September 10 | 50th Anniversary of the Marlborough Park Community |
September 15 | Independence Day of the Republic of El Salvador |
September 15 | Independence Day of the Republic of Guatemala |
September 19-25 | Rail Safety Week |
September 30 | International Translation Day |
August |
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August 1 | Emancipation Day in Calgary |
August 15 | 75th Anniversary of India's Independence Day |
August 26-September 5 | Calgary Pride Week |
July |
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July 1-31 | Smarth Irrigation Month |
July 9-August 9 | Building A Culture of Peace Month |
July 19 | Grocery Heroes Day |
July 22-August 1 | Historic Calgary Week |
June |
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June 1-30 | Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month |
June 1-7 | Empathy week |
June 1 | Intergenerational Day |
June 6-12 | Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Week |
June 6-12 | Seniors' Week |
June 6-12 | Spinal CSF Leak Awareness Week |
June 6 | Shriners International Awareness Day |
June 8 | Brain Tumour Awareness Day |
June 10 | Action Anxiety Day |
June 10 | Farmer’s Day |
June 11-19 | Garden Days |
June 20-25 | Aboriginal Awareness Week |
June 20 | World Refugee Day |
June 26 | Hispanic Arts Society 35th Anniversary |
May |
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May 1-31 |
GBS/CIDP Awareness Month |
May 1-31 |
Huntington Disease Awareness Month |
May 1-31 |
International Internal Audit Awareness Month |
May 2-8 |
Goodwill Week |
May 2 & 3 |
Polish Immigrant Day & Polish Constitution Day |
May 6 |
Bike to Work Day |
May 10 | Day of Action Against Anti-Asian Racism |
May 18 | Battle of Alberta |
May 22 | International Day for Biological Diversity |
May 25 |
Brown Bagging It Day |
April |
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April 1-30 |
Sikh Heritage Month |
April 6 |
Tartan Day |
April 7 |
Green Shirt Day |
April 18-24 |
National Cleaning for a Reason Week |
April 22 |
Lights On Afterschool Alberta Day |
April 28 | Day of Mourning |
March |
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March 1-31 |
Community Association Awareness Month |
March 1-31 |
Francophonie Month in Calgary |
March 6 |
World Lymphedema Awareness Day |
March 6-12 |
Social Work Week |
March 9 |
50th Anniversary of Pumphouse Theatre Society |
March 11 |
World Plumbing Day |
March 21 |
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
March 21 |
World Puppetry Day |
March 26 |
Purple Day |
March 26 |
Olympian and Paralympian Salute Day |
March 31 |
Transgender Day of Visibility |
February |
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February 1-28 |
Heart Month |
February 1 |
Toque Tuesday |
February 1-7 |
Eating Disorder Awareness Week |
February 6 |
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation |
February 13 |
Wear Red Canada Day |
February 7-14 |
Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week |
February 20-26 |
Freedom to Read Week |
January |
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January 27 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day |