Trouvay

Meet our Founder, Bradley Pierson.

Bradley’s life’s work has always been about finding people and their stories.

At 13, he discovered his family tree and couldn’t let it go.
At 16, he preserved Residential School records at the Archives.
At 22, he supported 100+ people in using DNA genealogy to find their birth families.
At 24, he founded Trouvay to help Canada walk a new path in forensic identification.

Today, Bradley leads a team working alongside communities and investigators to bring Missing and Murdered Relatives home, in a good way.

Learn more about our team at www.trouvay.ca/team

We bring missing people home.

That’s what we do.

Across Canada, thousands of people remain unidentified in medical examiner offices or unmarked graves, many of them Indigenous. For decades, families have lived without answers.

Here’s why: Traditional DNA identification only works when a person or close relative is already in a police database. When it isn’t, the trail ends.

Now, it doesn’t have to. New DNA methods let distant cousins volunteer their DNA, which our researchers can use to reconstruct family trees and identify the missing.

This is Kayās by Trouvay.

Kayās Community DNA workshops support families to reconnect with their ancestors, learn about DNA, and decide if they want to help. Always consent. Always reciprocal. Always community-led.

Everyone deserves to be named and brought home in a good way.

Because now, there is a way.

Learn what's possible: www.trouvay.ca

Athabasca University recently featured Trouvay in a story about how our work is helping families reconnect with their heritage through DNA genealogy.

We’re proud to share that our team is expanding, and we’re supporting more communities across Canada in their search for truth. Every story matters, and we’re dedicated to uncovering and honoring them.

Read the full feature here:

Business student’s startup helps families connect to past through DNA genealogy AU Bachelor of Management grad and Trouvay founder Bradley Pierson is on a mission to help families trace their roots, find truths.

Thank you to the 630 CHED team for featuring Trouvay’s story this morning. 🎙️ Tune in to hear our latest updates and the impact we're creating.

Trouvay aims to be a leader in investigative genetic genealogy across Canada This Morning · Episode