Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

The Historic treaties (formerly known as the Pre-1975 treaties) dataset contains geographic boundaries as well as basic attribute data representing signed treaties that were negotiated between Indigenous peoples and the Crown between 1725 and 1929. However, the Treaties of Peace and Neutrality,...

The Indigenous agreements dataset contains geographic boundaries as well as basic attribute data representing arrangements between the Government of Canada, provinces and territories, and Indigenous organizations and communities. These arrangements address Indigenous and northern affairs, such as...

The Modern treaties (formerly known as the Post-1975 treaties) dataset contains geographic boundaries as well as basic attribute data representing signed agreements that were negotiated between Indigenous groups, the Government of Canada, and provincial and territorial governments after 1975....

In 1992, the Gwich'in Tribal Council and the Government of Canada signed the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement. This report covers the activities within the Agreement over a three-year period from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2018. It provides an overview of initiatives undertaken, issues...

The Northern Oil and Gas Annual Report provides details on the exploration and development of Canada's northern oil and gas resources and is prepared in accordance with section 109 of the Canada Petroleum Resources Act. This report details the activities undertaken in 2020.

The Report outlines two broad areas of focus: A. The measures taken to advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples; and, B. The measures taken to support the self-determination of Indigenous peoples.  The report meets these objectives in three distinct sections on: Departmental response to...

CIRNAC fees are mainly collected by the Northern Affairs Organization, which collects over 99% of the departmental fees from issuance of exploration, discovery, and production licenses for the development of natural resources on federal lands in the North.

The Department completed 584 privacy requests, totaling 14,382 pages processed, ensuring Canadians have the right of access to their personal information.

In 2019-2020, the Department completed 244 access to information requests, with a total of 18,436 pages processed, demonstrating its commitment to openness and transparency.

The 2019 Northern Oil and Gas Annual Report presents information associated with the administration of oil and gas resources on Crown lands north of the 60th parallel in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Northern offshore.

The Federal Strategy sets out the Government of Canada’s environmental sustainability goals, targets, and actions for the next three years.

The 2019-2020 Annual Report addresses the work of the Tribunal in the fiscal year and its projected activities for the following fiscal year. The report also identifies key concerns around staffing of Tribunal members, funding for First Nations, and timeliness of claims resolution.

The report focuses on two key milestones that have been achieved over the past year; ­Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, which came into force in British Columbia on November 28, 2019 (Bill 41); and Canada’s forgiveness of all outstanding comprehensive claim...

In 2019–20, CIRNAC, Indigenous peoples and Northerners continued to work together to achieve progress in the following three priority areas: accelerating the renewal of the relationship with Indigenous peoples, modernizing institutional structures and governance to support self-determination, and...

The briefing materials below were initially prepared for the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations for the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic on May 12, 2020. These materials were subsequently updated for appearances by the Minister at additional Committees of the Whole and meetings of...

The briefing materials prepared for the Minister of Northern Affairs for the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic and Committees of the Whole related to the pandemic included Question Period notes that were published December 13, 2019, and May 26, 2020. These materials were subsequently...