09/30/2026
Truth and Reconciliation is more than an acknowledgement.
It requires understanding, education, empathy and a commitment to building communities rooted in respect.
Indigenous Peoples across Canada carry diverse histories, cultures, traditions, languages and beliefs that have shaped, and continue to enrich, the place we all call home.
Across the communities where we live and work, we are neighbours, colleagues and service providers alongside Indigenous Peoples and communities. In some areas, our school buses also serve Indigenous students and families. That connection makes the responsibility to listen, learn and approach reconciliation with respect especially meaningful to us.
The experiences and truths of Indigenous Peoples deserve recognition, understanding and respect. Continuing to learn from those experiences is an important part of the ongoing work of reconciliation.
Reconciliation /ˌrek.ənˌsɪl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
An ongoing process of establishing and maintaining respectful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples.
Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day, we honour survivors, remember the children who never returned home, and recognize that the work of reconciliation continues beyond September 30.
Every Child Matters.
