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The day was elevated to a statutory holiday for federal workers and workers in federally-regulated workplaces by the Parliament of Canada in 2021, [14] and named "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation", in light of the claims of over 1,000 unmarked graves near former residential school sites.
Reconciliation (#80) — Establish a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday: Bill C-5 was passed on June 3, 2021, to make Orange Shirt Day (September 30) a statutory holiday. [55] Reconciliation (#83) — Canada Council for the Arts to establish a strategy for Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists to undertake ...
Trudeau's statement was made on National Truth and Reconciliation Day, which recognizes the legacy of the residential schools, which operated between 1831 and 1996 and removed about 150,000 ...
Five nationwide and four territorial statutory holidays. Boxing Day is not a statutory holiday. Territorial statutory. Victoria Day – Monday preceding May 25; Civic Holiday – first Monday in August; Truth and Reconciliation – September 30; Thanksgiving – second Monday in October; Remembrance Day – November 11
Phyllis Webstad (née Jack; born July 13, 1967) is a Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) author and activist from the Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation, [note 1] and the creator of Orange Shirt Day, a day of remembrance marked in Canada later instated as the public holiday of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
2025 holiday schedule: See full list of dates for Easter, Memorial Day, federal holidays, more. James Powel, USA TODAY. Updated January 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM. Welcome to the new year.
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15.
Jolibois sponsored the private member's Bill C-369, which sought to make National Indigenous Peoples Day a legal holiday. [5] While the bill was not adopted, a similar bill was adopted in the subsequent parliament, making September 30 a legal holiday called National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. [6] [7]