Reconciliation Day Events

Canadian Cities Mark Truth and Reconciliation Day with Events, Exhibitions, and Local Closures

Communities across Canada are marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 by honoring residential school survivors and remembering children who never returned home. In Ottawa, transit and waste collection are scheduled to run normally, while some municipal services and facilities will close; seven library branches will offer learning and action spaces. In Surrey, residents are encouraged to wear orange, reflect at Civic Plaza, explore Indigenous public art and visit a residential school history exhibition. Ottawa-Stittsville’s Rotary club and the Legacy of Hope Foundation are also hosting a community event focused on reflection, learning and reconciliation. In Halifax, provincial offices, public schools and regulated child care will close, while many businesses and museums will remain open; the city is also lighting City Hall orange and holding a flag-raising ceremony. The day is a federal statutory holiday, but it is not a general statutory holiday in Ontario or Nova Scotia, so local hours and closures vary.

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