• Jan 14- Feb 1 CEDAW: 40th Session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
   

February 2008

• Violence Prevention Month
• National Black History Month
• Feb 12, Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Day
• Feb 14, 10th Anniversary of V Day
• Feb 25, 52nd UN Commission on the Status of Women

March 2008

• March 2-8, International Women's Week
• March 8, International Women's Day
• March 21, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

April 2008

• April 13-19, National Victims of Crime Awareness Week

May 2008

• May 15, International Day of Families
• May 17, National Day against Homophobia
• May 20-23, Aboriginal Awareness Week
• May 25, National Missing Children's Day

June 2008

• June 4, International Day of Innocent children Victims of Aggression
• June 20, World Refugee Day
• June 21, National Aboriginal Day
• June 27, Canadian Multiculturalism Day

July 2008

• July 6, International Day of Cooperatives

August 2008

• Aug 9, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
• Aug 12, International Youth Day 

September 2008

• Sept 21, International Day of Peace
• Sept 19, National Take Back the Night Marches 

October 2008

• Women’s History Month
• Oct 1, International Day of Older Persons
• Oct 10, World Mental Health Day
• Oct 15, World Rural Women's Day
• Oct 17, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
• Oct 18, Person’s Day
• Oct 24, United Nations Day 

November 2008

• Nov 16, International Day of Tolerance
• Nov 20, National Child Day 

December 2008

• Dec 1, World AIDS day
• Dec 3, International Day of Disabled Persons
• Dec 6, December 6th Vigil, National Day of Mourning
• Dec 10, International Human Rights Day