Government of Canada and Assiniboia Residential School Legacy Group Commemorate Former Assiniboia Residential School

September 26, 2025            Winnipeg, Manitoba                        Parks Canada

Assiniboia Residential School Legacy Group and Ben Carr, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, will participate in a ceremony highlighting the national historic significance of the former Assiniboia Residential School. This site is commemorated under the Residential School System National Historic Event. The system was imposed on Indigenous peoples to destroy their rich cultures and identities and suppress their histories. In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission described the policy as cultural genocide.

Assiniboia Residential School closed in 1973, and today the stories of Survivors contribute to the ongoing process of truth, reconciliation, and remembrance in Canada.

Please note that this advisory is subject to change without notice.

The details are as follows:

Date:                Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Time:               The event will start at 10:00 a.m. CDT

Media are invited to attend from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at which time the event will be become private.

Location:         Please RSVP to lauren.wagn@pc.gc.ca for location details.

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