Days & honours
Bills about heritage months, national days and weeks, medals, national symbols. 21 bills this Parliament: ceremonial or technical, so set aside from the main topics.
Became law 2
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Designates September as Ukrainian Heritage Month across Canada.
Law since Oct 29
S-210 Ukrainian Heritage Month Act · Senator's bill
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Designates the month of April across Canada as Arab Heritage Month.
Law since Jun 18
S-227 Arab Heritage Month Act · Senator's bill
From individual MPs and senators 13
Most of these never become law. Furthest along first.
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Creates a medal to recognize Canadian citizens and permanent residents who donate an organ during their lifetime.
Almost lawPassed the House; now in the Senate, final vote there next
C-234 Living Donor Recognition Medal Act · Private member's bill
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Designates October 31 of each year as Cities and Municipalities Day.
Being debatedPassed the Senate; now in the House, waiting to be introduced
S-237 Cities and Municipalities Day Act · Senator's bill
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Designates the month of March as Hellenic Heritage Month across Canada.
Being debatedFinal debate in the Senate
S-220 Hellenic Heritage Month Act · Senator's bill
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Designates June 30 of each year as National Blanket Ceremony Day.
Being debatedFirst debate in the Senate: 1 day so far
S-245 National Blanket Ceremony Day Act · Senator's bill
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Designates the second week of May each year as Jury Duty Appreciation Week.
Being studiedPassed the Senate; now in the House, in committee there
S-226 Jury Duty Appreciation Week Act · Senator's bill
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Designates November of each year as National Immigration Month across Canada.
Being debatedPassed the Senate; now in the House, waiting for debate there
S-215 National Immigration Month Act · Senator's bill
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Designates January 11 of every year as Judicial Independence Day.
Being debatedPassed the Senate; now in the House, waiting to be introduced
S-219 Judicial Independence Day Act · Senator's bill
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Recognizes the Canada jay as the national bird of Canada.
Being debatedPassed the Senate; now in the House, waiting to be introduced
S-221 National Bird of Canada Act · Senator's bill
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Names July of every year as Caribbean Heritage Month across Canada.
Being studiedIn a Senate committee since June 9
S-248 Caribbean Heritage Month Act · Senator's bill
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Framework for wartime service recognition
Sets up a national framework to recognize military service as wartime service based on set criteria.
Being debatedPassed the Senate; now in the House, waiting for debate there
S-246 Wartime Service Recognition Act · Senator's bill
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Names May 17 of every year as National Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day.
Being studiedIn a Senate committee since June 2
S-244 National Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day Act · Senator's bill
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Designates February 5 of each year as National Thanadelthur Day.
Being debatedPassed the Senate; now in the House, waiting to be introduced
S-225 National Thanadelthur Day Act · Senator's bill
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Designates the month of December as Christian Heritage Month.
ProposedIntroduced June 9; not debated yet
S-249 Christian Heritage Month Act · Senator's bill
Waiting their turn, voted down or dropped 6
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Designates October as Hungarian Heritage Month.
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Designates July of every year as Somali Heritage Month across Canada.
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Sets October 22 of each year as a national memorial day to honour Canadian military members who died during peacetime in Canada.
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Designates November as Albanian Heritage Month.
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Recognizes an official livestock brand as a national symbol of Canada and frontier heritage.
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Designates September as Ukrainian Heritage Month across Canada.