Asian Heritage Month in Canada

Asian Heritage Month is celebrated all around Canada! Visit these links to learn more about what’s happening in participating cities.

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to reflect on and recognize the many contributions that Canadians of Asian heritage have made and continue to make to Canada.

Asian Heritage Month has been celebrated since the 1990s. In December 2001, the Senate of Canada adopted a motion proposed by Senator Vivienne Poy to officially designate May as Asian Heritage Month in Canada. In May 2002, the Government of Canada signed an official declaration to announce May as Asian Heritage Month.

Government of Canada

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month.html

CBC Radio Canada International – Asian Heritage Month Archive

https://www.rcinet.ca/patrimoine-asiatique-en/