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An ISC service centre in Brantford, Ontario. Indigenous Services Canada (ISC; French: Services aux Autochtones Canada; SAC) [NB 1] is one of two departments in the Government of Canada with responsibility for policies relating to Indigenous peoples in Canada (the other being Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada).
The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was a royal commission undertaken by the Government of Canada in 1991 to address issues of the Indigenous peoples of Canada. [151] It assessed past government policies toward Indigenous people, such as residential schools, and provided policy recommendations to the government. [ 152 ]
The minister is responsible for Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), the department of the Government of Canada which delivers federal government services to Indigenous peoples. The position was created in 2017 by the Trudeau government when the Indian Affairs and Northern Development portfolio was abolished, taking over the management of health ...
Terrasses de la Chaudière houses the departmental headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec.. Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC; French: Relations Couronne-Autochtones et des Affaires du Nord Canada) [NB 1] is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for Canada's northern lands and territories, and one of two departments with responsibility for policies ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Smylie helped Indigenous Services Canada track the impact of the pandemic on Indigenous communities that live both on- and off-reserve. [17] She also deployed a survey focused on Indigenous adults’ and children's experiences with the health care system in Thunder Bay.
The National Indian Council was created in 1961 to represent Indigenous people of Canada, including treaty/status Indians, non-status Indians, the Métis people, though not the Inuit. [4]
On December 2, 2020, Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, announced additional investments of over $1.5 billion to "ensure clean drinking water in First Nations communities." [3] At that time, there were an estimated 1,200 water and wastewater systems on First Nations reserves in Canada. [3]
Indigenous or Aboriginal self-government refers to proposals to give governments representing the Indigenous peoples in Canada greater powers of government. [1] These proposals range from giving Aboriginal governments powers similar to that of local governments in Canada to demands that Indigenous governments be recognized as sovereign, and capable of "nation-to-nation" negotiations as legal ...