National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism in Canada
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism in Canada is held on June 23. This event in the third decade of the month June is annual. 
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The National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism is observed in memory of those who lost their lives to acts of terror in Canada and abroad.
"...The Air India bombing was the largest mass murder and terrorist act in Canadian history;... the bombing of Air India flight 182 on June 23, 1985 caused the deaths of 329 people...", - Proclamation Requesting the People of Canada to Observe June 23 of Every Year as a National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism (SI/2005-65).
The National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism was proclaimed in 2005 and first observed on June 23 that year.
On this day, flags across Canada are flown at half-mast to honour the victims of the bombing, as well as other acts of terrorist violence that have taken lives of Canadians.
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