The Peel District School Board (PDSB) says Sir John A. Macdonald Senior Public School in Brampton, Ont., will be renamed to Nibi Emosaawdang Public School.

In a statement emailed to Global News on Friday, PDSB said it heard the “increasing calls” to rename certain educational institutions, including Sir John A. Macdonald Sr. Public School.

“Consideration to change the name of the school, mascot or symbol, has occurred through a fair and inclusive process rooted in an understanding of settler colonization … and its impact on First Nations, Metis and Inuit Peoples,” the statement reads.

Similar calls have been made to rename schools and other buildings named after the country’s first prime minister over Macdonald’s involvement in establishing the residential school system.