2021 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation observed for the first time (September 30)

Orange Shirt Day, which began as a grass roots movement in 2013 in Williams Lake, BC, was recognized as a federal statutory holiday in 2021. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is now observed annually as a way to remember and honour residential school survivors and the children who never came home, and to encourage the ongoing work of truth and reconciliation.

“National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.” Accessed September 15, 2026. https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html