Orange Shirt Day
The Government of Canada states that 30 September marks both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, which began as an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day.
Date and recurrence
30 September
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Canada / Indigenous-led remembrance and awareness observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Government of Canada — National Day for Truth and ReconciliationGovernment Observance
Frequently asked questions
When is Orange Shirt Day?
30 September The stored recurrence guidance is: 30 September.
Does Orange Shirt Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Orange Shirt Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Canada / Indigenous-led remembrance and awareness observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Orange Shirt Day?
The stored designation basis is: The Government of Canada states that 30 September marks both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, which began as an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day.. Supporting provenance includes Government of Canada — National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Orange Shirt Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Canada. Its fuller verified scope is: Canada / Indigenous-led remembrance and awareness observance.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
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