December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The day was established in 1991 by the Canadian government to mark a day of remembrance for the 14 women murdered in 1989 at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal simply because they were women. The day acts as national day to remember that the fight against violence against women is not over and to develop concrete actions to end all forms of violence against women.

The sixteen days between the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25 and International Human Rights Day is also identified as a period of activism against gender-based violence.

More information on the 1989 murder of 14 women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal is available at:

• Status of Women Canada

For informationon the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women see:

• United Nations Campaign Against Violence Against Women

More information and statistics on violence against women in Canada is available at:

• Status of Women Page
• Statistics Canada: Facts and Figures on Violence Against Women in Canada