Students at the Brandon Indian Residential School in Manitoba. Photo from Residential School Archive Project

The Canadian government located 5,315 people who allegedly committed abuses at residential schools, CBC News reports.

None are facing any charges at this point. Instead, the alleged abusers were invited to participate in hearings for the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

But only 840 people indicated interest, CBC reported. "There's not a lot in it for them to come forward," an attorney for residential school survivors told CBC.

The residential school settlement was structured into two components. The Common Experience Program offered money to all students of residential schools and paid out $1.6 billion before it ended, according to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.

The Independent Assessment Process provides additional money for students who can document instances of physical, mental or sexual abuse and the alleged abusers were invited to these proceedings. Nearly $2.9 billion has been paid out as of December 31, 2015, according to the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat.

The agreement resolved decades of claims at residential schools across Canada. It did not include schools in Newfoundland and Labrador but settlement talks for those students are underway, The Globe and Mail reported.

Get the Story:
Indian residential schools: 5,300 alleged abusers located by Ottawa (CBC 2/2)
Ottawa to start settlement talks with survivors of Newfoundland residential schools (The Globe and Mail 2/2)

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report:
Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future (June 2015)

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