Exploring Theme: "Timeline for Govt Commitment"

Following their inaugural meeting on December 16, 2021, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations is announcing that an Indigenous-led Transitional Committee has been established. The Committee has already begun their work through discussions on the vision for the Council, identified key milestones and timelines, as well as a proposed engagement approach. The Committee...

Budget 2019 proposes to provide $126.5 million in 2020–21 to establish a National Council for Reconciliation and endow it with initial operating capital. The Council will involve all Canadians in creating a better understanding of reconciliation, and will serve as a permanent reminder of the importance of reconciliation and the Calls to Action. The Council will engage First Nations,...

Final report of the Interim Board for the National Council for Reconciliation with detailed recommendations submitted to Carolyn Bennett, Minister Crown – Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs....

Request for input into the consultative process to establish the over-all scope, responsibilities “On behalf of the members of the Interim Board for the National Council for Reconciliation, I would like to invite you to give us your views on the establishment, scope and mandate of the future National Council for Reconciliation. Your views and...

Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, announced the appointment of six members to the Interim Board of Directors for the National Council for Reconciliation. Over the course of the next six months, the Board members will engage with various stakeholders to recommend options for the establishment of the National Council for Reconciliation...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the following three commitments: Create bilateral mechanisms with Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Inuit Tapirit Kanatami and the four Inuit regions and the Métis National Council and its governing members to develop policy on shared priorities and monitor progress going forward. Also will implement cabinet level meetings twice a...

Release of the full report from the TRC. Trudeau government commits to implementation of Calls to Action and UNDRIP as the framework for Nation-to-Nation negotiations...

Release of the TRC Summary Report and 94 Calls to Action. No official response from Stephen Harper’s government who will wait until after the release of the full report in December, after the election...