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Truth and reconciliation

The Anglican Church of Canada continues to learn from the truths shared by survivors and communities affected by the residential schools system. This section brings together key information about the Church’s history, apologies, commitments and ongoing work toward right relations. Here you will find background materials, links to major statements, and resources to support learning, reflection and action across the Church today.

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Right relations today

Right relations are lived out through ongoing commitments across the Anglican Church of Canada. Communities, parishes and dioceses engage at different levels with the TRC’s Calls to Action, uphold UNDRIP and work alongside Indigenous partners in the pursuit of justice, healing and renewed relationship.

For resources to help you deepen understanding, pray and act, visit Reconciliation and right relations today.

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Acknowledging the land and God’s creation

This acknowledgement is crafted in light of the Principles of Reconciliation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, as we seek to live faithfully in Christ and in right relationship with all. 

We give thanks to the Creator for this land, its waters, forests and all living beings, and for the abiding presence of Christ among us. From coast to coast to coast, these have been cared for and nurtured by First Nations, Inuit and Métis through countless generations. 

We honour the enduring relationship Indigenous Peoples have cultivated with these lands and waters, and the treaties and agreements that reflect these sacred bonds. We acknowledge the harms caused by colonial expansion, through frameworks like the Doctrine of Discovery and structures like the residential school system. We recognize our past failures as a Church, including disruption of connections to the land and suppression of Indigenous spiritualities. 

Guided by the gospel of Jesus Christ, we confess our need for healing. We commit ourselves to seeking truth, pursuing reconciliation and nurturing harmony with all creation. We place our trust in Christ, through whom all things are reconciled to God. 

May God strengthen us to live faithfully as stewards of the Earth. Let us walk in love, justice and reconciliation, joining in God’s work to restore all creation.