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First operating residential school in Canada
In 1831 The first residential school that opened in Canada was the Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ontario, and children were taken apart from their families to attend the school. -
The enforcement of the “Indian act”
In 1876, it was mandatory for the government to provide Indigenous youth with an education and to acculturate them into Canadian civilization. -
The department of Indian affairs takes over
In 1969, the organization was taken over by the Department of Indian Affairs, ultimately bringing an end to all church collaboration. -
The last residential school to shut down in Canada
In 1996 The Gordon Residential School in Punnichy, Saskatchewan shut down, it was the final federally conducted residential school in Canada. -
The Government announces a payment for survivors of abuse at residential schools
In 2005, the federal government officialized a $1.9 billion payment for the survivors of mistreatment at residential schools. -
Prime minister apologizes
In June of 2008, the Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke on behalf of the Government of Canada, and offered a sincere apology to all past students of residential schools in Canada. -
Survivors forming a lawsuit against the government
Survivors of residential schools in Newfoundland and Labrador conducted a lawsuit against the government, an agreement of $50 million was achieved on May 10 2016. The settlement was accepted by Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Justice Robert Stack on September 28 2016. -
Residential schools become global landmarks
In 2020, the federal government publicized it is preserving two past residential schools, the Shubenacadie Residential School in Nova Scotia and Portage La Prairie Residential School in Manitoba as world wide ancestral landmarks. -
Discovering loss of life
May of 2021, it was discovered that the remains of 215 children were buried at the site of the former residential school Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, BC.