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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January |
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Jan 27 |
International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
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Jan 27 |
Trico Centre for Family Wellness 40th Anniversary |
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February |
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Feb 1-28 |
Black History Month |
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Feb 1-7 |
Eating Disorder Awareness Week |
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Feb 6 |
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation |
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Feb 13 |
Wear Red Canada Day |
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Feb 7-14 |
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week |
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Feb 19-25 |
Freedom to Read Week |
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March |
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Mar 1-31 |
Community Association Awareness Month |
| Mar 1-31 |
Francophonie Month in Calgary |
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Mar 1-31 |
Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month |
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Mar 6 |
World Lymphedema Awareness Day |
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Mar 6-10 |
Social Work Week |
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Mar 8 |
International Women's Day |
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Mar 21 |
World Puppetry Day |
| Mar 21 | Save Soil Day |
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Mar 26 |
Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness |
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Mar 31 |
Transgender Day of Visibility |
| April | |
| Apr 1-30 |
Sikh Heritage Month |
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Apr 6 |
Tartan Day |
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Apr 21 |
Lights On Afterschool Alberta Day |
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Apr 23 |
Spanish Language Day |
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Apr 28 |
Day of Mourning |
| Apr 30-May 6 |
Goodwill Week |
| May | |
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May 1-5 |
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) |
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May 1-31 |
GBS & CIDP Awareness Month |
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May 1-31 |
Huntington Disease Awareness Month |
| May 1-31 | Jewish Heritage Month |
| May 1-31 | Asian Heritage Month |
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May 2 |
Calgary Counselling Centre's 60th Anniversary |
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May 2-3 |
Polish Immigrant Day and Polish Constitution Day |
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May 4 |
Calgary Interfaith Awareness Day |
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May 5 |
Bike to Work Day |
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May 14 |
Apraxia Awareness Day |
| May 20 | Cameroon National Day |
| May 22 | International Day of Biological Diversity |
| May 22-28 | Community Disability Service Workers Appreciation Week |
| May 25 | National Brown-Bag-It Day |
| June | |
| Jun 1-7 | Empathy Week |
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Jun 1-30 |
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Awareness Month |
| Jun 3 | 115th Anniversary of Calgary Horticultural Society |
| Jun 5-11 | Seniors' Week |
| Jun 10 | Brain Tumour Awareness Day |
| Jun 18-24 | Aboriginal Awareness Week |
| Jun 19-25 | Adaptive Inclusive Recreation Week |
| Jun 30 | Girl Guides of Canada: Lady Baden-Powell Award Recipients |
| July | |
| Jul 1 | Observance of the 100-Year Anniversary of the Chinese Immigration Act |
| Jul 1-31 | Smart Irrigation Month |
| Jul 4 | 2023 Special Olympics Salute Day |
| Jul 28 - Aug 7 | Historic Calgary Week 2023 |
| August | |
| Aug 1 | Emancipation Day |
| Aug 1-31 | Building a Culture of Peace Month |
| Aug 19 | Lemonade Day Calgary |
| September | |
| Sep 1-30 | United Way Month |
| Sep 1-30 | Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month |
| Sep 1-30 | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month |
| Sep 4 | Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day |
| Sep 8 | 20th Anniversary of the Brazilian Community Association of Alberta |
| Sep 9 | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day |
| Sep 9 | CECA 40th Anniversary & Ethiopia Day |
| Sep 10-16 | Living Donation Week |
| Sep 18 | Big Brothers Big Sisters Day |
| Sep 18-24 | Rail Safety Week |
| Sep 30 | International Translation Day |
| October | |
| Oct 1-31 | Circular Economy Month |
| Oct 1-31 | Dyslexia Awareness Month |
| Oct 1-31 | National Occupational Therapy Month |
| Oct 1-31 | Disability Employment Awareness Month |
| Oct 1-31 | End Poverty Month |
| Oct 1-31 | Registered Veterinary Technologist Month |
| Oct 1 | United Nations International Day of Older Persons |
| Oct 2 | Wrongful Conviction Day |
| Oct 4 | Energy Efficiency Day |
| Oct 5 | National Depression Screening Day |
| Oct 6 | World Cerebral Palsy Day |
| Oct 7 | 30th Anniversary of the Nigerian Canadian Association of Calgary |
| Oct 8-14 | Fire Prevention Week |
| Oct 9 | World PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day |