Indigenous Services Canada

The Government of Canada is committed to renewing and strengthening its economic relationship with Indigenous entrepreneurs and communities by providing increased economic opportunities to First Nations, Inuit and Métis businesses through the federal procurement process. Indigenous Peoples in...

As part of the co-development and information-sharing phase of the Collaborative Process on the Second-Generation Cut-off and Section 10 Voting Thresholds, Canada aims to provide early and ongoing information to support Indigenous and First Nations rights-holders’ participation in consultation...

The Targeted Investments in Indigenous Community Infrastructure dataset depicts infrastructure projects across Canada that are funded through Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). It contains data related to project category, description, status and beneficiary. The dataset allows the Department...

The Community Well-Being (CWB) Index is a method of assessing socio-economic well-being in Canadian communities. Various indicators of socio-economic well-being, including education, labour force activity, income and housing, are derived from Statistics Canada's Census of Population and combined...

The Inuit Communities geographic location dataset contains the geographic location of inhabited and serviced Inuit Communities in Canada as points, as well as data attributes specific to each community. This dataset is Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) and...

The First Nations geographic location dataset contains the geographic location of First Nations (groups and subgroups) in Canada as points as well as basic attributes data. The location identifies where the First Nations live. Each First Nation point represents its administrative office address...

To support a wide range of efforts to understand the geographic context and historical conditions of the Indian residential schools sites for a wide range of stakeholders, Indigenous Services Canada has created a Web service to access and visualize historical aerial photography for those sites....

The Inuit Regions, also known as the Inuit Nunangat, dataset contains the geographical boundaries of the 4 Inuit Regions in Canada: Inuvialuit, Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut. The boundaries, land only, have been drawn as per information defined in each land claim agreement. The marine...

The briefing note titles listed below were prepared for the Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services Canada. In accordance with both the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, personal or confidential information as well as information related to security have not been included in this listing....

The briefing note titles listed below were prepared for the Minister of Indigenous Services. In accordance with both the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, personal or confidential information as well as information related to security have not been included in this listing. If you find a...

The Indian Oil and Gas Canada 2021 report outlines the institutions managing and regulation of oil and gas activity on First Nations Reserves. The report explains how the institution has encouraged oil and gas projects on reservations in working with Oil companies in 2021.

This report outlines the fees ISC had the authority to set for the 2020-21 fiscal year for services such as licenses, permits, and facilities.

ISC’s 2021 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy, in compliance with the federal sustainable development act, ensures that ISC is more transparent and held accountable in decisions regarding sustainable development.

ISC’s Annual Report to Parliament outlines the socioeconomic gap faced by Indigenous peoples, how the department has attempted to address these issues throughout the year, and how the department continues to transfer control over services to Indigenous people.

The 2020-2021 Access to Information Act (ATIA) report ensures Canadians have access to records under federal control within certain limitations and exemptions. The ATIA report describes ISC’s compliance with access to information legislation and any developments in the department for improving...

The 2020-2021 Privacy Act is meant to protect the personal information of individuals under the responsibility of federal institutions and give individuals access to the information. ISC’s report outlines activities that support compliance with the Privacy Act.

The Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act requires the Minister of Indigenous Services to report annually, within the first 10 sitting days of the House of Commons in every calendar year, on the work undertaken in collaboration with First Nations and other interested parties to develop new...

This report provides a review of the implementation of S-3, which involves eliminating sex-based discrimination of the Indian Act registration.

This is the second year for Indigenous Services Canada to table a fees report. The Service Fees Act introduces a modern legislative framework that enables cost-effective delivery of services and, through enhanced reporting to Parliament, improved transparency and oversight.

In 2019-2020, the Department completed 302 access to information requests, with a total of 39,245 pages processed, demonstrating its commitment to openness and transparency.