Half-mastings
Half-masting is the practice of lowering flags as a sign of respect and to express collective sorrow. It is a visual mark to honour the passing of an individual, a group of persons or an occasion of great sadness.
Flags hoisted to half-mast are raised to full-mast and then lowered to approximately half-way down the flagpole and returned to full-mast following the appointed time.
Half-mastings by Year
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December 19, 2022 - January 4, 2023
In memory of the victims killed in the shootings that occurred in the area of Jane Street and Rutherford RoadApril 28
Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace (Workers' Mourning Day)June 23
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of TerrorismSeptember 24
Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial DaySeptember 30
National Day for Truth and ReconciliationNovember 11
Remembrance DayDecember 6
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women -
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April 16 to April 20
The late Martin Tavares, City of Vaughan EmployeeApril 28
Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace (Workers' Mourning Day)June 23
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of TerrorismSeptember 25
Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial DayNovember 11
Remembrance DayDecember 6
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women -
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January 7 to 11
The late Robert Vivian, City of Vaughan Employee
February 4 to 11
The late Detective Constable Meghan Crook, York Regional Police
March 11
National Day of Observance for COVID-19
April 9 to 17
The late His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
April 28
Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace (Workers' Mourning Day)
May 31 to June 8
In Memory of the 215 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children discovered on the Kamloops Indian Residential School grounds in Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓ pemc territory
June 9
In Memory of the Afzaal family who were targeted and killed because of their Islamic faith.
June 23
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
June 24 to July 25
In Memory of the 751 First Nation, Métis and Inuit people discovered in unmarked graves near the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan
August 9
In Memory of former Ontario Premier Bill Davis, who served as the province’s 18th premier from 1971 to 1985.
September 26
Police and Peace Officer's National Memorial Day
November 11
Remembrance Day
December 6
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women