A day ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Ontario’s Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced on Wednesday changes to the elementary, middle and high school curriculums to include teachings on mandatory Indigenous historical and contemporary realities, such as inter-generational trauma faced due to the residential school system.
- Ontario Grade 9 students won’t have to pick between academic, applied streaming by September 2022
- Ontario announces mandate to include Indigenous learning for Grades 1 to 3