Day of Mourning

Each year, April 28 is nationally recognized as a Day of Mourning—a day dedicated to remembering workers who lost their lives through work-related illness or injury. This year we commemorated the 165 Alberta workers who lost their lives in 2023 as a result of their employment. Each loss has a profound impact on families, friends, employers and co-workers. Annually, we provide campaign materials to download from this page. To receive a notification when the upcoming year’s campaign materials are available, kindly register.

2023 Fatalities

For the 2024 Day of Mourning, we paid tribute to one Albertan who lost his life in a workplace incident, Davinder.

Born in Punjab, India, Davinder was the oldest son of a middle-class family. To his parents, he was a humble and devoted son; to his younger brothers, he was a role model and a superhero. It was his parents’ wish that he move to Canada to pursue better opportunities, and in 2017, he arrived in Ontario to turn his passion for mechanics into a lifelong career.

Davinder met his wife Ishika in Ontario and they were married in a small ceremony in 2021. Though COVID-19 delayed their plans for a traditional Indian wedding, they didn’t let it slow them down from building a life together.

They moved to Calgary where Davinder began work as an apprentice mechanic. Their plan was to build a new house and, once Davinder earned his Red Seal certification, they would reunite with their friends and family in India for their big dream wedding.

Those plans ended on April 27, 2023, when Davinder lost his life in a motor-vehicle incident while on the job. He was only 24 years old.

For those who had the fortune of knowing Davinder, he was a ray of light and source of inspiration. He was passionate, multi-talented and a joy to everyone around him. His kind spirit will be remembered always. He will be missed.