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Governor General Roméo LeBlanc proclaims June 21 as National Aboriginal Day (later renamed National Indigenous Peoples Day) to honour the heritage, cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
The Northwest Territories becomes the first Canadian jurisdiction to recognize National Aboriginal Day as a statutory holiday, following passage of the National Aboriginal Day Act.
The House of Commons declares June as National Aboriginal History Month, now National Indigenous History Month, recognizing the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces the renaming of National Aboriginal Day to National Indigenous Peoples Day, acknowledging the diversity of Indigenous communities in Canada.
Canada establishes September 30 as a federal statutory holiday to honour the children who never returned from residential schools and the families and communities still healing from intergenerational trauma.