Coroner’s probe finds 220 additional deaths at Ontario residential schools

December 2, 2024

An Ontario coroner’s investigation has identified 220 additional deaths linked to Indian residential schools in the province — deaths that were previously unknown to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission or the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR). The NCTR’s memorial register lists 436 documented deaths at Ontario residential schools, so the confirmation of 220 more would bring the combined total of known deaths in the province to 656, and counting…