National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Truth and Reconciliation Week challenges us to dig deeper into Canada’s history and confront common colonial misconceptions.

With a wide variety of topics led by knowledgeable experts, our free daily Lunch and Learns will help you to advance your understanding of truth and reconciliation and provide you with new perspectives.

This year’s Lunch and Learns will focus on: Protecting Survivor Truths, Economic Reconciliation, Strengthening Indigenous-Newcomer Solidarity, Residential School Denialism, Indigenous Youth Health and Wellbeing, and Honouring Indigenous Leadership.

Lunch and Learns are held every day at 10:00AM or 12:00PM CDT. Swipe to see the full schedule!

Learn more or check when to tune in from your time zone: https://trw-svr.nctr.ca/lunch-and-learns/

Vous avez peut-être entendu parler de la destruction de dossiers liés aux pensionnats. Pour être clair, le Centre national pour la vérité et la réconciliation (CNVR) ne détruit aucun dossier. Sur ordonnance du tribunal, les dossiers relatifs aux demandes d’indemnisation dans le cadre du Processus d’évaluation indépendant (PEI) et du Mode alternatif de règlement des conflits (MARC), seront détruits le 19 septembre 2027.

Seuls les survivants vivants peuvent choisir de préserver ces dossiers. Si aucune mesure n’est prise, ils seront définitivement détruits. Les membres de la famille ne peuvent pas en faire la demande après le décès d’un survivant.

Si vous avez présenté une demande d’indemnisation pour des sévices subis dans le cadre de la Convention de règlement relative aux pensionnats indiens, vous pouvez choisir d’obtenir une copie de vos dossiers pour vous-même, de les préserver de façon sécuritaire auprès du CNVR ou d’accepter qu’ils soient détruits. Le choix vous appartient entièrement, mais si vous souhaitez préserver vos dossiers, une démarche est nécessaire avant septembre 2027.

Pour en savoir davantage sur les options qui s’offrent à vous, veuillez consulter Mesdocumentsmonchoix.ca. Pour connaître la façon de préserver vos dossiers de manière sécuritaire, visitez CNVR.ca.

You may have heard news about residential school records being destroyed. To be clear, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is not destroying any records. By court order, the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) compensation claim records will be destroyed on September 19, 2027.

Only living Survivors may choose to save these records. If no action is taken, they will be permanently destroyed. Family members cannot request them after a Survivor has passed.

If you made a claim for compensation for abuse under the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, you can choose to get a copy of your records for yourself, preserve them safely with the NCTR, or allow them to be destroyed. It is entirely your choice, but if you want to preserve your records, action is required before September 2027.

To learn more about your options, please visit MyRecordsMyChoice.ca or to learn how to safely preserve your records, visit NCTR.ca.

Join us on August 20, 7:00 PM CDT to deepen your understanding of Canadian history with this RS101 Webinar.

You'll more about the history of the residential school system, the legal fallout, and the ongoing legacy of the system as seen through intergenerational trauma, ongoing systemic oppression, MMWIG2S+, and how healing and reconciliation can begin.

Register to reserve your spot now: https://umanitoba.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tQjB_k6gRm6MLBKSUMTwXA #/registration

Recently, the NCTR was honoured to be invited to participate in UNESCO’s international conference on Truth, Memory, and Justice in Dili, Timor-Leste, in Southeast Asia. This gathering explored comparative Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) experiences across countries such as Timor-Leste, South Korea, and Canada, with a focus on truth, Survivor-centred justice, and the role of archives in sustaining memory. The conference provided an important opportunity to highlight the residential school experience in Canada and to share the NCTR’s mandate and ongoing work, including the stewardship of archives and records, research initiatives, public education, and commemoration efforts.

Our summer newsletter is out now!

You'll learn more about the NCTR's progress towards our new permanent home, our new Survivor and Family Requests Dashboard, what we have planned for Truth and Reconciliation Week, and much more.

With our free, quarterly newsletter, you’ll be the first to know about the NCTR’s work towards truth and reconciliation, upcoming events, and learning opportunities.

Read or subscribe now: https://mailchi.mp/umanitoba/summer-2026-newsletter-5376084

Join us on July 13th at 6:00 PM CDT to deepen your understanding of Canadian history with this RS101 Webinar.

You'll more about the history of the residential school system, the legal fallout, and the ongoing legacy of the system as seen through intergenerational trauma, ongoing systemic oppression, MMWIG2S+, and how healing and reconciliation can begin.

Register to reserve your spot now: https://umanitoba.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p5m8-eHbQXiJIZq1fzkiDw