Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025: A Transformative National Learning Experience Marking the 10th Anniversary of the TRC’s Calls to Action
TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 – The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) invites students, educators, and communities across Canada to Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025 (September 22–26), a five-day journey of learning, reflection, and action. This year’s programming holds special significance as we mark the 10th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) Final Report and 94 Calls to Action.
“Survivors have carried their truths across generations so that all Canadians might one day listen and learn,” said Stephanie Scott, Executive Director of the NCTR. “As we mark ten years since the Calls to Action, Truth and Reconciliation Week is both a mirror and a map, reflecting where we have come from and pointing us toward the just and compassionate future we must create together.”
Key Highlights – Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025:
Youth empowerment gathering for teachers and students – The Gifts We Carry
- ATTEND IN PERSON on September 18th in Halifax (Kjipuktuk), Nova Scotia at Scotiabank Centre.
- WATCH LIVE on NCTR’s YouTube channel live on September 18th or catch the rebroadcast on September 25th.
- Program includes truth-telling from residential school Survivors and Elders, with a cultural component of music, dance and poetry.
Pre-recorded & hybrid educational resources for teachers and students
- Pre-recorded English and French videos featuring Survivors’ testimonies.
- Hybrid sessions connecting classrooms with Survivors for live Q&A.
Adult education: virtual lunch & learns – open to all!
- 60-minute webinars featuring Survivors and subject matter experts taking place daily from September 22–26, 2025 from 12 to 1PM CDT.
- Topics include: residential school survival and strength, ground searches, child welfare legacy, Calls to Action (10 years later), and confronting denialism.
Remembering the Children: live national broadcast from Parliament Hill
- In honour of Orange Shirt Day and the fourth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, APTN, the NCTR, CBC/Radio-Canada and the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation have united to produce a 90-minute multilingual commemorative gathering to memorialize the children lost to the residential school system and to honour Survivors and their families.
- The gathering on Parliament Hill and the live national broadcast will begin at 3PM EDT on September 30, 2025.
Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025 – Quick Facts:
- What it is: An annual, free, national program organized by the NCTR to engage students, educators, and the public in truth and reconciliation.
- When: September 22–26, 2025 (youth empowerment gathering held in Halifax September 18th).
- Why it matters: Provides tools, resources, and experiences to understand the history and ongoing impacts of residential schools, honour Survivors, and commit to reconciliation.
- 2025 milestone: Marks the 10th anniversary of the TRC’s Final Report and 94 Calls to Action, a critical reminder of both the progress that has been made and the urgent work that remains.
- Theme: Me’j Tekweyulkul Kina’matnewe’l wjit teli-Kpma’ltultimk – “We still carry with us the lessons on how to treat one another with the greatest respect.”
- Show your support for Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025! Download and share our graphics, available on our website.
Related Links:
Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025 Website
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