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Sat, Sep 30
|Global Event
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
Time & Location
Sep 30, 2023, 12:00 a.m. – Oct 01, 2023, 12:00 a.m.
Global Event
About the Event
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.
This federal statutory holiday was created through legislative amendments made by Parliament.
* Source: Government of Canada