Mental Health Resources
NAN HOPE (speakers in Cree, Ojicree and Ojibwe)
- Website
- Phone: 1-844-NAN-HOPE (1-844-626-4673).
The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line
- Phone: 1-866-925-4419.
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program
- Ontario: 1-888-301-6426
Hope For Wellness
- Website
- Phone: 1-855-242-3310.
Browse Archives
- Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Search for records in LAC’s collection here. For more information on how to find residential school records at LAC, see this guide. - National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
Search the NCTR archives here. For more information on how to find residential school records at the NCTR, see these tutorial videos.
Class Actions
Indian Boarding Homes Class Action
- Website
- Phone: 1-604-874-7171.
Indian Hospitals Class Action (Certified and Awaiting Settlement)
- Website
- Phone: 1-866-777-6308.
Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars (Closed)
- Website
- Phone: 1-877-877-5786.
Federal Indian Day School Class Action (Closed)
- Website
- Claims Administrator: 1-888-221-2898.
Class Action Sixties Scoop Settlement
- Website
- Claims Administrator: 1-844-287-4270.
Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (Historic)
Live Maps
- Paths To Reconciliation: A partnership between the Office of the Special Interlocutor and Canadian Geographic showing live maps of NON-IRSSA Schools and Unmarked Burial Sites Associated with Residential Schools in their different processes of commemoration and recovery.
- CBC News Beyond the 94 Interactive Map
- The Canadian Encyclopedia Residential Schools in Canada Live Map
- NCTR Interactive Map
- The National Native American Boarding School Coalition/NCTR Map: A partnership between the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and The National Native American Boarding School Coalition showing a live map of Indian Boarding Schools in North America
Religious Repositories
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Anglican Church
- Anglican Church of Canada, General Synod Archives
Search for records in the General Synod Archives here.
Catholic Church
- Archives, Society of Jesus, Upper Canada Province: http://archivesjesuites.ca/en/visiting-the-archive/
ONTARIO – Anglican Church
ONTARIO – Catholic Church
- Diocese of Hamilton Archives
- Diocese of Hearst Archives
- Archdiocese of Kingston Archives
- Diocese of London Archives
- Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie – Diocesan Archives
- Diocese of Thunder Bay
ONTARIO – Provincial
Department Resources for Print
Indian Residential Schools Timeline
Indian Residential Schools & Day Schools Informational Brochure
Reclamation and Healing Department Brochure
Preserve Your IRSSA Abuse Claims Before They Are Lost Informational Card
Community Led & Grassroots Initiatives
Quilts For Survivors
- Website
- Phone: 1-705-262-1833
- vanessa@quiltsforsurvivors.ca
Reconciliation Thunder
Wiikwogaming Tiinahtiisiiwin (McIntosh IRS)
- Website
- Phone: 1-807-738-3282
Bringing Our Children Home Initiative (Bikiiwewinig Nindawaashishiimanaanak)
- Website
- Phone: 1-807-738-3282
- BringingOurChildrenHome@lacseulfn.org