The institutional members of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities in Canada join together on the occasion of Pope Francis’s apology to the Indigenous Peoples of this Land. We fully recognize that this apology will not undo the trauma and wounds experienced by Indigenous communities, particularly as a result of the residential schools that were owned and operated by Catholic religious orders. However, we believe this apology is an important step forward towards the goals of Truth and Reconciliation. In a spirit of prayerful and hopeful anticipation, we look forward to Pope Francis’s promised visit to Canada in order to offer his apology to the Indigenous Peoples, as they have requested.

Read Pope Francis’s Remarks and Apology

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The Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities in Canada (ACCUC) is an organization of Roman Catholic institutions of higher education located across all parts of Canada. The ACCUC acts as the official voice for Catholic higher learning in Canada, as it seeks to spread “the spirit of learning” throughout the country.

Sincerely,

Peter Meehan, Ed.D.

Chair, ACCUC

President and Vice-Chancellor, St. Jerome’s University, Waterloo

 

John Cappucci, Ph.D.

Vice-Chair, ACCUC

Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Assumption University, Windsor

 

Christopher Adams, Ph.D.

Immediate Past Chair, ACCUC

Rector, St. Paul’s College, Winnipeg

 

Chantal Beauvais, Ph.D.

Rectrice, Université Saint Paul/Saint Paul University, Ottawa

 

Shawn Flynn, Ph.D.

President, St. Joseph’s College, Edmonton

 

Lauretta Frederking, Ph.D.

President, Brescia University College, London

 

Rob Harasymchuk, M.B.A.

President and Vice-Chancellor, St. Peter’s College, Muenster

 

Sami Helewa, S.J., Ph.D.

President, Campion College, Regina

 

Michael Higgins, Ph.D.

Principal, St. Mark’s College, Vancouver

President, Corpus Christi College, Vancouver

 

David Malloy, PhD

President, King’s University College, London

 

Dawn Russell, Q.C.

President and Vice-Chancellor, St. Thomas University, Fredericton

 

Brigitte Quintal, BCL

President, College Universitaire Dominicain, Ottawa

 

Carl Still, Ph.D.

President, St. Thomas More College, Saskatoon

 

David Sylvester, Ph.D.

President and Vice-Chancellor, University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto

 

Gerry Turcotte, Ph.D.

President and Vice-Chancellor, St. Mary’s University, Calgary

 

Jason West, Ph.D.

President, Newman Theological College, Edmonton

 

Thomas Worcester, S.J., Ph.D.

President, Regis College, Toronto