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
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 |
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 |
Ukrainian Independence Day | Thursday, August 25, 2022 |
230th Anniversary Year of the Black Loyalist Exodus | Monday, August 1, 2022 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
90th Anniversary of the St. John's Elks Lodge 245 | Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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 |
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 |
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 |
Genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina - July 11, 2020 | Monday, July 6, 2020 |
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 |
Francophone Day - May 30, 2020 | Monday, May 25, 2020 |
Recreation Month - June, 2020 | Monday, May 25, 2020 |
Child Abuse Prevention Month - April 2020 | Wednesday, April 1, 2020 |
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 |
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 |
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
Golden Broom Awards - December 2019 | Monday, December 2, 2019 |
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - December 3 2019 | Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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 |
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 |
International Women in Cyber Day - September 1, 2019 | Monday, August 19, 2019 |
National Injury Prevention Day - July 5 2019 | Friday, July 5, 2019 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |