National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) in collaboration with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities presents National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, in partnership with APTN, CBC/Radio-Canada, Insight Productions and Canadian Heritage. In recognition of the new federal statutory holiday, also known as Orange Shirt Day, this unique one-hour, commercial-free primetime special honours the stories and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples affected by the tragedies of the residential school system in Canada, with musical tributes and ceremonies in Indigenous communities across the land. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will broadcast and stream live Thursday, September 30 at 8 p.m. (9 p.m. AT, 9:30 NT) on APTN, CBC, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, ICI TÉLÉ and ICI TOU.TV.