Together, we respectfully acknowledge that the land we gather upon in the Comox Valley is the Unceded Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of this land.

As a community indicators system, Vital Signs recognizes its own responsibilities when it comes to data. Measurement, mapping and data have historically served as tools in the colonizing of Indigenous lands, resources, and peoples—from surveying land for Britain, France and Canada, to experiments carried out in residential schools without Indigenous families’ knowledge or consent, to using statistics to perpetuate harmful stereotypes of Indigenous people today. We acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and dedicate ourselves to moving forward in partnership with Indigenous peoples in a spirit of truth, reconciliation, and collaboration.

What are the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada’s 94 Calls to Actions?

TRC Calls to Action Report

To redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has authored a comprehensive document recommending changes to programs and policies that would effectuate meaningful change for Indigenous peoples of Canada, including 94 specific “Calls to Action.”

Learn about Canada’s progress to date: Delivering on Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.

The actions are summarized below in six main categories: Child Welfare, Education, Language & Culture, Health, Justice, and Reconciliation. Read the full document here.

Children and Youth

  • Child welfare (1 to 5)
  • Education (6 to 12)
  • Education and reconciliation (62 to 65)
  • Youth programs (66)

Language & Culture

  • Language and culture (13 to 17)

Health

  • Health (18 to 24)

Justice in the Legal System

  • Justice (25 to 42)
  • Equity for Aboriginal people in the legal system (50 to 52)
  • Canadian governments and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (43 to 44)
  • Settlement agreement parties and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (48 to 49)

History and Commemoration

  • Museums and archives (67 to 70)
  • Missing children and burial information (71 to 76)
  • Commemoration (79 to 83)

Reconciliation

  • Royal Proclamation and Covenant of Reconciliation (45 to 47)
  • National Council for Reconciliation (53 to 56)
  • Professional development and training for public servants (57)
  • Church apologies and reconciliation (58 to 61)
  • National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (77 to 78)
  • Media and reconciliation (84 to 86)
  • Sports and reconciliation (87 to 91)
  • Business and reconciliation (92)
  • Newcomers to Canada (93 to 94)

Learn more at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada or the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.