Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada
Agency overview
FormedJune 2, 2008 (2008-06-02)
DissolvedDecember 18, 2015 (2015-12-18)
Superseding agency
TypeTruth and reconciliation commission
JurisdictionGovernment of Canada
HeadquartersWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Agency executive
Key document
Websitewww.trc.ca

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC; French: Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada [CVR]) was a truth and reconciliation commission active in Canada from 2008 to 2015, organized by the parties of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

The commission was officially established on June 1, 2008, with the purpose of documenting the history and lasting impacts of the Canadian Indian residential school system on Indigenous[nb 1] students and their families. It provided residential school survivors[nb 2] an opportunity to share their experiences during public and private meetings held across the country. The TRC emphasizes that it has a priority of displaying the impacts of the residential schools to the Canadians who have been kept in the dark from these matters.[4]

In June 2015, the TRC released an executive summary of its findings along with 94 "calls to action" regarding reconciliation between Canadians and Indigenous Peoples. The commission officially concluded in December 2015 with the publication of a multi-volume final report that concluded the school system amounted to cultural genocide. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, which opened at the University of Manitoba in November 2015, is an archival repository home to the research, documents, and testimony collected during the course of the TRC's operation.

  1. ^ "14.12 Elimination of Racial and Ethnic Stereotyping, Identification of Groups". Translation Bureau. Public Works and Government Services Canada. 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ^ McKay, Celeste (April 2015). "Briefing Note on Terminology". University of Manitoba. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Harper, Stephen (June 11, 2008). "Statement of apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools". Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada". link.galegroup.com. Retrieved September 27, 2019.


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