Reconciliation matters because the relationship between First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples and non-Indigenous people needs repair, and that work cannot rest on Indigenous Peoples alone.
In 2007, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) set a global rights-based foundation for reconciliation. In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its 94 Calls to Action, translating that broader commitment into specific responsibilities for all governments, institutions, and people in Canada.
In 2024, Parliament passed legislation to establish the National Council for Reconciliation to monitor, evaluate, and report on whether reconciliation commitments are being met across all levels of government, institutions, and sectors of society.
Reconciliation is rooted in truth, rights, respect, and accountability. It lives in policy and in our daily choices: listening, learning, challenging racism, supporting the rights of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples, and respecting lands, waters, cultures and languages It calls on us to meet truth with humility.
Reconciliation moves forward when we act together; every voice and every action helps shape our shared path.
The National Council for Reconciliation Act
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation's Resources Library
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Reports
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action
National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Reports
The Qikiqtani Truth Commission's Final Report
British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA)
The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Report
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
How Canada is Implementing UNDRIP
