Blanketing the City IV: Cathedral Square by Debra Sparrow, photo by Pachamama Film

City of Reconciliation

Vancouver was designated a City of Reconciliation when the Reconciliation Framework (150 KB) was adopted by Council on July 8, 2014.

Vancouver’s Reconciliation efforts to date are based on our commitment to working towards Reconciliation with xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation), and urban Indigenous communities.

Our Reconciliation goals are to establish and maintain mutually respectful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the city and to respect the rights of the local First Nations and urban Indigenous peoples. Despite the progress made to date, we know we have much more work to do and we recognize that Reconciliation is an ongoing process, not a destination.

Key dates

February 14 - Women’s Memorial March in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside honouring the lives of missing and murdered women
May 5 - National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and LGBTQIA2S+ Peoples
June - National Indigenous History Month
June 21 - National Indigenous Peoples Day
August 9 - International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
September 30 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day
November 7 - International Inuit Day
November 8 - National Indigenous Veterans Day