Canadian Multiculturalism Day
Canadian Multiculturalism Day is held on June 27. It’s about inspiring belonging in a strong integrated community. This event in the third decade of the month June is annual. Help us
In 1971, Canada is the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as an official policy, intending to preserve the cultural freedom of all individuals and provide recognition of the cultural contributions of diverse ethnic groups to Canadian society. For many years following this initial action, multicultural policies do not meet the needs of all immigrants to Canada, but the introduction of the term brings attention to the need for federal coordination to reflect the diversity of Canadian society.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
National Holiday of Quebec on June 24 (St. Jean Baptiste Day);
International Tartan Day on July 1 (Tartan Day is a celebration of Scottish heritage on 6 April, the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath was signed in 1320. It originated in Canada in the mid-1980s. It spread to other communities of the Scottish diaspora in the 1990s. In Australia the similar International Tartan Day is held on 1 July, the anniversary of the repeal of the 1747 Act of Proscription that banned the wearing of tartan. Tartan Days typically have parades of pipe bands, Highland dancing and other Scottish-themed events);
Moving Day on July 1 (Quebec, Canada);
Canada Day on July 1 (formerly Dominion Day);
Canada Constitution Day on July 1 (Also known as Fête du Canada)