Proclamations
Save your Skin Foundation’s proclamation initiative invites Canadian municipalities to take a stance against skin cancer and educate their communities on sun safety through mayoral proclamations
2025 Proclamation Initiative
As of end of May 2025, we have 54 cities and 8 provinces who have committed to proclaiming the month of May 2025 ‘Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month’.
2024 Proclamation Initiative
As of end of 2024, we have 50 cities and 6 provinces who have committed to proclaiming the month of May 2023 ‘Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month’.
2023 Proclamation Initiative
As of June 6, 2023, 44 municipalities have committed to proclaiming the month of May 2023 ‘Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month’.
Provincial Proclamation
We are thrilled to announce that the Province of Manitoba has also made the proclamation for the first time this year. You can view it here.
We’ve also been invited to present on the importance of sun safety at the regular council meetings of the following 4 municipalities:
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Prince George, BC
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Langford, BC
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Moose Jaw, SK
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Orilla, ON
2022 Proclamation Initiative
In 2022, 40 municipalities issued signed Proclamations to proclaim the month of May 2022 ‘Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month’.
2021 Proclamation Initiative
In 2021, 50 municipalities issued signed Proclamations to proclaim the month of May 2021 ‘Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month’.