Proclamations help to create a public awareness of special events and are intended for the betterment of the community. Occasionally the City receives requests from organizations or internal departments to declare or proclaim certain dates for specific causes (e.g. Race Relations Week, International Women's Day, etc.). A proclamation may be issued for a day, a week or a month.

Requesting a proclamation

The City's policy states that proclamations are undertaken only on matters that relate directly to the specific operations of the municipality. Once reviewed and approved the Proclamation will be posted on the City website.

Proclamation Application 

Proclamations, flag raisings, and lighting requests must be sent to the Office of the City Clerk three (3) weeks prior to the special occasion. Return the completed form to:

Office of the City Clerk Attn: Proclamations
500 Donald Street East, First Floor
Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 5V3

Fax: 807-625-2233
Email: proclamations@thunderbay.ca

 

If you are requesting a proclamation for the first time, please provide details on your organization and the relevance of the proclamation to the City of Thunder Bay. As well, please provide a draft of the proclamation. The Office of the City Clerk reserves the right to edit the proclamation to ensure proper format and grammar.

 *Please submit your most up to date proclamation wording at the time of application.

 *Please remember to fill out the "Invite the Mayor" request form if you are looking to have the Mayor attend your ceremony/event.

www.thunderbay.ca/invitethemayor 

 

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National Day of Mourning 2025

Posted on Monday, April 28, 2025 08:30 AM

APRIL 28, 2025

WHEREAS, April 28th is a day set aside to honour those workers across the country whose lives has been lost, those who have been injured or disabled on the job, or who suffer from occupational diseases; and

WHEREAS, the City of Thunder Bay is committed to establishing and maintaining safe workplace conditions for our workers; and

WHEREAS, the National Day of Mourning was officially recognized by the federal government in 1991, and originally launched by the Canadian Labour Congress...



National Volunteer Week 2025

Posted on Monday, April 28, 2025 08:30 AM

APRIL 27- MAY 3, 2025


WHEREAS, 24 million Canadians give their time through formal or informal types of volunteering, contributing close to 5 billion volunteer hours per year; and

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Posted on Friday, April 11, 2025 08:30 AM

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WHEREAS; Every year, over 280 million lab tests are processed in Ontario by dedicated medical laboratory technologists and medical laboratory assistant/technicians; and

WHEREAS; Lab professionals are involved in every aspect of healthcare throughout every stage of our life, from before we are born to the day we pass; and

WHEREAS; Lab testing is at the core of our life journey, yet lab testing and lab professionals continue to be one of the biggest misunderstood groups in...

World Autism Day 2025

Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2025 08:30 AM

APRIL 2, 2025

WHEREAS, World Autism Day is recognized on April 2, 2025, in Canada. Autism Ontario is one of the largest collective voices representing the autism community, and the work we do helps all autistic individuals and families in their communities have access to meaningful support, information, and connections – not only on April 2 but everyday throughout the year; and

WHEREAS, Autism impacts more than 135,000 individuals in Ontario, representing 1 in every 50 Canadian children and youth...

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Posted on Tuesday, April 01, 2025 09:35 AM

APRIL 2025


WHEREAS, April is BeADonor Month in Ontario; and

WHERAS, the goal during BeADonor Month is to inspire those who have not yet registered consent for organ and tissue donation; and

WHEREAS, on average 1,400 people in Ontario are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant and every three days someone will die waiting for an organ transplant; and

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