Click on the image above to download the March calendar of dates important to communities in Chatham-Kent. Click on the text in the calendar to learn more about each date.

If you are printing the calendar, please print on Legal size paper.

If you are sharing with partners, please use our external website version.

Please contact us if you notice dates missing or errors DEIJ@chatham-kent.ca or x. 2447

How to Use the DEIJ Calendar

Use this calendar to inform programming, scheduling, and to better understand colleagues and communities we serve.

Throughout March, there are several holidays that may involve some form of fasting or more frequent and/or evening prayers (i.e. Ramadan, Maha Shivaratri, Nineteen Day Fast, Lent, as a few examples). Be aware of these periods of time as colleagues may be avoiding food, drink, or be up late into the evening as part of their faith practices.

See our resource on Inclusion During Ramadan for more tips for this time of observance, in particular. We will be releasing a video with Economic Development and Chatham Islamic Centre shortly to share with community partners.

Other ways to use this calendar:

• Avoid scheduling events (for staff or community) on days important to communities in CK to ensure everyone can participate and show respect for each other.
• Supervisors: People may ask for time off or for flexibility to honour some of these dates. Employers have a duty to accommodate employee's creed to the point of undue hardship, including providing time off for religious holidays. Learn more from the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

Remember that outside of these holidays, people may have regular prayer or reflection practices. For example, Friday afternoons are a significant time of prayer for some people of Muslim faith.

We encourage you to get to know your team - find out what days and holidays are important to each other, if and how these days should be acknowledged.

Outlook Calendar

Did you know you can access more information about each date through a DEIJ Outlook calendar?

To get access to the calendar, email DEIJ@chatham-kent.ca or call x. 2447

Community Events:

Find information about some of the events to honour important days in our community in the 'Engage' section of the DEIJ Employee Portal.