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Catholic school statistics show a major growth during this time. The number of schools, teachers, and students all more than doubled. In 1885 Toronto, there were 13 Catholic elementary schools, with 82 teachers and 3341 students, and by 1919, there were 29 schools, with 208 teachers and 8500 students. [28]
Dec 9, 2021 · In 2017, during a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked the head of the Catholic Church to apologize for its involvement in Canada’s residential school ...
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Jun 8, 2021 · However, instead of issuing an apology, Pope Francis tweeted this statement on June 6, 2021: “I join the Canadian Bishops and the whole Catholic Church in Canada in expressing my closeness to the Canadian people, who have been traumatised by shocking discovery of the remains of two hundred and fifteen children, pupils at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.”
Jun 9, 2021 · The Catholic Church administrated many of Canada's residential schools – including the one in Kamloops – as did the Anglican, United and Presbyterian churches for more than 120 years.
- How Many Children Were Forced to Attend These Schools?
- How Many Schools Were there? Where Are They?
- Who Is Being Held Accountable?
- What Has The Vatican Said Or Done About this?
- Is There An Inquiry?
- Are Other Schools Being Investigated Now?
- Where Are The Leaders of These Schools Now?
More than 150,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit children were forced to attend church-run, government-funded schools between the 1870s and 1997. Amendments to the Indian Act in 1894 authorized the government to remove an Indigenous child from their family if it was felt they were not being properly cared for or educated and place them in a school....
The Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) has recognized 139 residential schoolsacross Canada. However, this number excludes schools that operated without federal support, such as those run solely by religious orders or provincial governments. Click here to see a larger version of the map of residential school locations. The 139 sc...
Many of the children at residential schools were physically, sexually or psychologically abused in a system described by the TRC in its landmark 2015 reportas cultural genocide. In 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a formal apology in the House of Commons on behalf of the government of Canada over residential schools and the damage they...
The Catholic Church operated roughly 70 per cent of Canada's residential schools, including the Kamloops residential school from 1890 to 1969 before it was taken over by the federal government to serve as a local day school until 1978. While other churches, like the Anglican and United churches, have formally apologized for their roles in the resid...
The TRC released 94 calls to action in its landmark 2015 report, including a section on missing children and burial grounds. It called on the federal government to work with churches, Indigenous communities and former students "to establish and maintain an online registry of residential school cemeteries, including, where possible, plot maps showin...
The TRC concluded in its 2015 report that the bodies of the majority of students who died at the schools were not returnedto their home communities. The commission has records of 51 children dyingat Kamloops Indian Residential School. In light of the recent discovery, Trudeau has pledged federal support in preserving grave sites and uncovering pote...
The University of British Columbia said this week it is reviewing an honorary degreegiven to the now-deceased Catholic bishop, John Fergus O'Grady, who served as principal of the former Kamloops residential school. The discovery in Kamloops has also increased calls across Canada for cities and institutions to rescind honours given to those who were...
Oct 10, 2012 · Until the 1950s, holidays for many of the students included periods of work and play at the school. Only from the 1960s on did the schools routinely send children home for holidays. Therefore, many students in the residential school system did not see their family for years. Daily Schedule at Qu’Appelle Industrial School, 1893
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1984 – Grade 9 and 10 Students in Catholic Schools are Recognized as “Secondary” School Students 1984 – Premier Bill Davis Announces Intention to Extend Funding to Grades 11, 12, & 13 (OAC) in Catholic Schools 1985 – Passage of Bill 30 (including s.136 1.a.) – Extends Full Funding to Grades 11, 12, & 13 (OAC) in Catholic Schools
