Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day - First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities across Canada host events to celebrate their cultures and traditions. For more info/find an event near you: https://t.co/JuKuyYrHMh #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay#NIHM2025#NIPD2025
June is #Italian Heritage Month
With more than 1.5 million people of Italian heritage in Canada, June is an opportunity to honour and celebrate the Italian Canadian community.
June is #Filipino Heritage Month
The Parliament of Canada designated June as Filipino Heritage Month in 2018 as June 12th marks Philippine Independence Day. Benson Flores was the first Filipino to immigrate to Canada in 1861, a decade before British Columbia became a province.
June is #Portuguese Heritage Month
Since 1500, Portuguese Canadians have contributed to Canada's growth and development; a time to learn and embrace Portuguese history and culture.
June is National #Indigenous History Month
Canadians celebrate National Indigenous History Month to honour the history, heritage and diversity of #Indigenouspeoples in Canada. It is also an opportunity to recognize the strength of present-day Indigenous communities.
June is 2SLGBTQI+ Pride Month (the start of Pride Season: June to September)
Celebrates the lives and achievements of the #2SLGBTQI+ (Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex) community with continued efforts to #endviolence and #discrimination.
May 21 - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development – @UnitedNations
A celebration of the world’s cultures and highlights the importance of global peace and development https://t.co/SQlbCpK5Yu
Alá/The Bahá'í Fast – Bahá'í - Begins at sundown; a 19-day fast begins, marking the final month in the Bahá'í calendar and in preparation for the New Year.
Ramadan - One of the Pillars of Islam begins and lasts until March 29. This is the holiest time of the Islamic Year. Muslims fast between dawn and sunset for the entire month. It is a time of abstinence and contemplation.