Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 75 : Missing Children and Burial Information (71-76)

Criteria for B.C. residential school response fund

July 20, 2021

 B.C. residential school response fund is available to support activities on the sites of former Indian Residential Schools and Indian Hospitals. Up to $475,000 is available for each site. Funding is available for:

  • Mental health and wellness and clinical supports
  • Traditional wellness and cultural supports
  • Archival research
  • Engagement with Elders, knowledge-keepers, survivors, intergenerational survivors and families
  • Engagement with First Nations, local governments and landowners
  • Procurement of technical expertise
  • Communication supports
  • Training and capacity development
  • Planning and project management supports
  • Policy development