Proclamations

Proclamations are ceremonial documents, signed by the Mayor, designating a given period of time (day, week or month) to recognize the efforts and commitments of an event or organization that enhances the community, encourages public awareness, and/or provides recognition for events that are significant to the City.

Interested in having the City proclaim your event? Please review the Protocol Policy before filling out the application. The proclamation request needs to be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to the event.

2022 Proclamations
October
Canadian Down Syndrome Week Monday, October 24, 2022
International Credit Union Day Thursday, October 20, 2022
Child Abuse Prevention Month Tuesday, October 11, 2022
International Day of the Girl Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Disability Employment Awareness Month Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Energy Efficiency Week Monday, October 3, 2022
Fire Prevention Week Monday, October 3, 2022
International Walk & Wheel to School Month Monday, October 3, 2022
Seniors Week Monday, October 3, 2022
Wrongful Convictions Day Sunday, October 2, 2022
September
National Tree Day Wednesday, September 21, 2022
National Forest Week Sunday, September 18, 2022
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Friday, September 16, 2022
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - Candlelighters Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Arthritis Awareness Month Friday, September 2, 2022
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Friday, September 2, 2022
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month Friday, September 2, 2022
International Women in Cyber Day Friday, September 2, 2022
National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day Friday, September 2, 2022
August
Ukrainian Independence Day Thursday, August 25, 2022
230th Anniversary Year of the Black Loyalist Exodus Monday, August 1, 2022
June
World Refugee Day Monday, June 20, 2022
World Ocean Day Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Week Monday, June 6, 2022
Recreation Month Monday, June 6, 2022
Deafblind Awareness Month Wednesday, June 1, 2022
May
Early Childhood Educators Week Sunday, May 29, 2022
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Moose Hide Campaign Day Thursday, May 12, 2022
Day of Action Against Anti-Asian Racism Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Municipal Awareness Week Monday, May 9, 2022
World Freedom Press Day Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Mental Health Week Monday, May 2, 2022
Youth Week 2022 Monday, May 2, 2022
Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month Sunday, May 1, 2022
April
Administrative Professionals Day - April 27, 2022 Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Armenian Genocide Memorial Day Sunday, April 24, 2022
National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week Sunday, April 24, 2022
Volunteer Week 2022 Monday, April 18, 2022
Education and Sharing Day Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Green Shirt Day Thursday, April 7, 2022
Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) Monday, April 4, 2022
March
Multiple Myeloma Awareness Day Thursday, March 31, 2022
Purple Day For Epilepsy Saturday, March 26, 2022
Easter Seals Month Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Kidney Health Month Monday, March 7, 2022
February
Heritage Day Monday, February 21, 2022
Wear Red Canada Day Sunday, February 13, 2022
Violence Prevention Month Thursday, February 10, 2022
Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week Monday, February 7, 2022
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Sunday, February 6, 2022
White Cane Week Sunday, February 6, 2022
Black History Month Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Eating Disorder Awareness Week Tuesday, February 1, 2022
2021 Proclamations
December
90th Anniversary of the St. John's Elks Lodge 245 Sunday, December 5, 2021
November
Giving Tuesday Tuesday, November 30, 2021
National Economic Abuse Awareness Day Friday, November 26, 2021
National Housing Day Monday, November 22, 2021
National Child Day Monday, November 15, 2021
Global Entrepreneur Week Monday, November 8, 2021
Inspiring Lives Annual Financial Appeal November 10 - December 10, 2021 Monday, November 8, 2021
Indigenous Disability Awareness Month Monday, November 1, 2021
October
Disability Employment Awareness Month Thursday, October 21, 2021
Green Sports Day Wednesday, October 6, 2021
World Breastfeeding Week Monday, October 4, 2021
Wrongful Conviction Day Saturday, October 2, 2021
Energy Efficiency Week Friday, October 1, 2021
September
National Seniors Day and United Nations International Day of Older Persons Monday, September 27, 2021
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Monday, September 13, 2021
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Week Monday, September 6, 2021
National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day Saturday, September 4, 2021
International Women in Cyber Day Wednesday, September 1, 2021
June
The Longest Day of Smiles June 20 2021 Monday, June 14, 2021
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Awareness Week - June 7-13 2021 Monday, June 7, 2021
Spinal CSF Leak Awareness Week - June 6 - 13 2021 Thursday, June 3, 2021
May
Cystic Fibrosis Month - May 2021 Friday, May 28, 2021
Intergenerational Day Canada - June 1 2021 Friday, May 28, 2021
National Deafblind Awareness Month - June 2021 Friday, May 28, 2021
Provincial Francophone Day - May 30 2021 Friday, May 28, 2021
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Month - May 2021 Monday, May 3, 2021
Pick It Up Clean Up Campaign - May 2021 Monday, May 3, 2021
Youth Week - May 1-7 2021 Monday, May 3, 2021
CASEY's week of recognition to address sexual exploitation of youth - May 1-8 2021 Saturday, May 1, 2021
Melanoma & Skin Cancer Awareness Month - May 2021 Saturday, May 1, 2021
April
Census 2021 Resolution Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Census Resolution 2021 Monday, April 26, 2021
Volunteer Week - April 18 - 24 2021 Sunday, April 18, 2021
Child Abuse Prevention Month - April 2021 Monday, April 12, 2021
Child Abuse Prevention Month - April 2021 Monday, April 12, 2021
March
Global Meetings Industry Day - April 8 2021 Monday, March 29, 2021
Easter Seals Month - March 2021 Friday, March 5, 2021
National Lymphedema Awareness Day - March 6 2021 Friday, March 5, 2021
February
Heritage Day - February 15, 2021 Monday, February 15, 2021
Violence Prevention Month - February 2021 Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Women' Heart Day - February 13 2021 Tuesday, February 9, 2021
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) - February 6 2021 Saturday, February 6, 2021
2020 Proclamations
November
Giving Tuesday - December 1, 2020 Monday, November 23, 2020
Global Entrepreneurship Week - November 16-22, 2020 Monday, November 16, 2020
National Housing Day - November 22, 2020 Monday, November 16, 2020
Fung Loy Institute of Taoism 50th Anniversary - November 2020 Monday, November 2, 2020
Murphy Centre - First Annual Appeal - November 4-December 11, 2020 Monday, November 2, 2020
Restorative Justice Week - November 15-22, 2020 Monday, November 2, 2020
World Town Planning Day - November 8, 2020 Monday, November 2, 2020
Down Syndrone Week - November 1-7, 2020 Sunday, November 1, 2020
October
Respiratory Therapists Week -- October 25-31 2020 Monday, October 19, 2020
Stuttering Awareness Day - October 22 2020 Monday, October 19, 2020
Credit Union Day - October 15 2020 Thursday, October 15, 2020
September
Seniors Week - October 1-7 2020 Tuesday, September 29, 2020
World Breastfeeding Week - October 1-7 2020 Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Energy Efficiency Week - September 28-October 4 2020 Monday, September 28, 2020
National Tree Day - September 23 2020 Friday, September 11, 2020
Arthritis Awareness Month - September 2020 Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month - September 2020 Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Week - September 7 - 11 2020 Tuesday, September 1, 2020
National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day - September 4 2020 Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month - September 2020 Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Pulmonary Fibrosis Month - September 2020 Tuesday, September 1, 2020
July
Genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina - July 11, 2020 Monday, July 6, 2020
June
Operation Smiles - The Longest Day of Smiles - June 20, 2020 Saturday, June 20, 2020
Brain Injury Awareness Month - June 2020 Monday, June 1, 2020
Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Week - June 1 - 7, 2020 Monday, June 1, 2020
May
Francophone Day - May 30, 2020 Monday, May 25, 2020
Recreation Month - June, 2020 Monday, May 25, 2020
April
Child Abuse Prevention Month - April 2020 Wednesday, April 1, 2020
March
Easter Seals Month - March 2020 Monday, March 9, 2020
International Women's Day - March 8, 2020 Monday, March 9, 2020
National Lymphedema Awareness Day - March 6, 2020 Monday, March 2, 2020
Nutrition Month - March 2020 Monday, March 2, 2020
February
Heritage Day - February 17, 2020 Monday, February 17, 2020
Kin Day - Kin Week - February 16-22, 2020 Monday, February 17, 2020
Allied Youth Week - February 9-15, 2020 Monday, February 10, 2020
White Cane Week - February 2-8, 2020 Monday, February 3, 2020
January
Eating Disorder Awareness Week - February 1-7, 2020 Monday, January 27, 2020
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) - February 6, 2020 Monday, January 27, 2020
2019 Proclamations
December
Golden Broom Awards - December 2019 Monday, December 2, 2019
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - December 3 2019 Monday, December 2, 2019
November
Giving Tuesday - December 3 2019 Monday, November 25, 2019
Pancreatic Cancer Month - November 2019 Monday, November 25, 2019
National Child Day - November 20 2019 Monday, November 18, 2019
National Housing Day - November 22 2019 Monday, November 18, 2019
National Restorative Justice Week - November 17-24 2019 Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Financial Literacy Month - November 2019 Monday, November 4, 2019
World Town Planning Day - November 8 2019 Monday, November 4, 2019
October
Down Syndrome Week - November 1-7, 2019 Monday, October 28, 2019
International Walk or Wheel to Work month - October 2019 Monday, October 28, 2019
International Stuttering Awareness Day - October 22 2019 Monday, October 21, 2019
Islamic History and Heritage Month - October 2019 Monday, October 21, 2019
Credit Union Day - October 17, 2019 Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Energy Efficiency Week - September 14-20 2019 Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Rogers Hometown Hockey Week - October 14-20 2019 Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Disability Employment Awareness Month - October 2019 Monday, October 7, 2019
Metrobus-VOCM Cares FoodDrive - October 4-14 2019 Monday, October 7, 2019
Seniors CARP Week - Sept 30 - October 6 2019 Thursday, October 3, 2019
September
iWalk-iWheel to Work Month - October 2019 Monday, September 30, 2019
World Breastfeeding Week - October 1 - 7, 2019 Monday, September 30, 2019
Wrongful Convictions Day - October 2 2019 Monday, September 30, 2019
CircusFest - September 26-29, 2019 Monday, September 23, 2019
National Recovery Day - September 25, 2019 Monday, September 23, 2019
National Tree Day - September 25, 2019 Monday, September 23, 2019
Pulmonary Fibrosis Month - September 2019 Monday, September 16, 2019
Sexual Violence Awareness Week - September 16-20 2019 Monday, September 16, 2019
fasdNL Awareness Week - September 9-13 2019 Monday, September 9, 2019
Fire Prevention Week - October 6 - 12, 2019 Monday, September 9, 2019
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month - September 2019 Monday, September 9, 2019
Performance & Learning Month - September 2019 Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Awareness Day - September 4, 2019 Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Prostate Cancer Month - September 2019 Tuesday, September 3, 2019
August
International Women in Cyber Day - September 1, 2019 Monday, August 19, 2019
July
National Injury Prevention Day - July 5 2019 Friday, July 5, 2019
June
National Indigeneous Peoples Day - June 21, 2019 Monday, June 17, 2019
Stroke Month - June 2019 Monday, June 17, 2019
Recreation and Parks Month - June 2019 Monday, June 10, 2019
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month June 2019 Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Awareness Week June 3 - 9, 2019 Tuesday, June 4, 2019
National Deafblind Awareness Month - June, 2019 Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Planners Centenary recognition Monday, June 3, 2019
May
National Health & Fitness Day - May 2019 Monday, May 27, 2019
Paramedic Services Week - May 26 - June 1, 2019 Monday, May 27, 2019
Provincial Francophone Day - May 30, 2019 Monday, May 27, 2019
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month - May, 2019 Monday, May 13, 2019
Child & Youth Care Week - May 5-11, 2019 Monday, May 6, 2019
Clean St. John's - Clean Up Campaign May 6, 2019 Monday, May 6, 2019
Mental Health Week - May 6-12, 2019 Monday, May 6, 2019
World Ovarian Cancer Day - May 8, 2019 Monday, May 6, 2019
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month Friday, May 3, 2019
April
International Dance Day - April 29 2019 Monday, April 29, 2019
NAOSH Week - May 5-11, 2019 Monday, April 29, 2019
Youth Week - May 1 - 7, 2019 Monday, April 29, 2019
National Organ & Tissue Donor Awareness Week - April 21 - 27, 2019 Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Talk with our Kids about Money - April 17 2019 Tuesday, April 23, 2019
March
Epilepsy-Purple Day - March 26 2019 Monday, March 25, 2019
International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination - March 21 2019 Thursday, March 21, 2019
World Lymphedema Awareness Month - March 2019 Monday, March 4, 2019
February
Allied Youth Week - February 24 - March 2, 2019 Monday, February 18, 2019
Heritage Day-Week, February 2019 Monday, February 18, 2019
Heart Month Monday, February 11, 2019
White Cane Week - February 3 - 9, 2019 Monday, February 4, 2019