Friday, 1 july 2022

July 1, 2022, marks the 155th anniversary of Confederation..

All those who celebrate Canada as their home and native land celebrate Canada Day on July 1st. The day commemorates the anniversary of the Constitution Act, which consolidated three territories into the single nation of Canada, way back in 1867.

The National Day of Canada is observed as a statutory holiday on July 1st. If July 1st falls on a Sunday, the holiday is legally observed on July 2nd..

While Canada is 155 years old today, no official celebrations took place for the first 12 years of Canada's existence. In fact, the official celebrations of Canada's creation are arguably more controversial than many realize..

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, which cancelled that city's Canada Day parade in 2018 over rising prices, announced this year it would neither host a parade nor present a fireworks display, citing “rising costs for safety and security, and across the events industry,” adding that it would instead focus on other .

Orange Shirt Day was inspired by Phyllis's story and launched in 2013. Its goal is to educate people about residential schools in Canada and to honour and remember the experiences and loss of the First Nation, Inuit and Métis children who were stolen from their families and placed in these schools.

On July 1, people from all Canadian communities are invited to come together and celebrate on Canada Day. Participate in events happening in your area!.

Some want to cancel it completely while others will be wearing orange instead of red and white. Wear orange on Canada Day. Pass it on. Orange Shirt Day was started to honour the thousands of Indigenous children who were forcibly taken to residential schools in Canada..

Canada Day 2022