Coroner’s probe finds 220 additional deaths at Ontario residential schools – CBC

Dec 02, 2024

Deaths are in addition to the 436 documented by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in Ontario

An Ontario coroner’s investigation has identified 220 additional deaths linked to Indian residential schools in the province — deaths that were previously unknown to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission or the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR).

The NCTR’s memorial register lists 436 documented deaths at Ontario residential schools, so the confirmation of 220 more would bring the combined total of known deaths in the province to 656, and counting.

The Residential Schools Death Investigation Team, assembled by Ontario’s Office of the Chief Coroner in 2021, confirmed the details mainly through line-by-line analysis of public and protected records complemented by extensive archival research.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/coroner-ontario-residential-schools-investigation-1.7396884