Indigenous Services & Treaties
31 curated official resources. Search and filter these in the directory →
Federal
- ATRIS — Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Information SystemCIRNAC's map-based system locating Indigenous communities and their potential or established Aboriginal and treaty rights, treaties, claims and court decisions — searchable by place, postal code or drawn area.
- Crown-Indigenous Relations — Specific ClaimsSearch specific claim status, agreements, and modern treaty progress
- First Nation Profiles Interactive MapIndigenous Services Canada's map of First Nations communities across Canada, linked to profiles of governance, reserves, registered population and census statistics.
- Indigenous Services Canada — Drinking Water Advisories MapMap and table of lifted and active long-term drinking water advisories on public water systems on reserve, browsable by community, region and status.
- Indigenous Services Canada — First Nations Financial Transparency Act SearchSearch audited consolidated financial statements and schedules of remuneration filed by First Nations governments under the First Nations Financial Transparency Act.
- Indigenous Services Canada — Indian RegisterApply for Indian status and Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS)
- Indigenous Services Canada — Jordan's PrincipleJordan's Principle substantive-equality funding for First Nations children
- Natural Resources Canada — Aboriginal Lands of Canada Legislative BoundariesDownload GIS boundaries (SHP, KML, WMS) of Indian reserves, land claim settlement lands and Indian lands across Canada from the Canada Lands Survey System.
- Specific Claims Tribunal — Decisions DatabaseFull-text search of final and binding Specific Claims Tribunal decisions on First Nations monetary claims against the Crown over lands, assets and treaty obligations.
- Statistics Canada — Statistics on Indigenous PeoplesBrowse census and survey data products on First Nations people, Métis and Inuit — communities, health, education, income and the Indigenous Population Profile.
Provincial
- Blackfoot Confederacy — Lands and TribesTribal governance and land overview for the Blackfoot Confederacy (Kainai, Siksika, Blood, Piikani, Tsuut'ina — Alberta/Saskatchewan), the treaty negotiating organization for the Blackfoot peoples — for citizens and treaty researchers.
- Otipemisiwak Métis Government — Harvesting ProgramMétis Harvester Identification Cards for Otipemisiwak citizens: hunt, fish and trap for food in designated Alberta harvesting areas, with RELM integration for free domestic fishing licences.
- Métis Nation British ColumbiaOfficial site of Métis Nation British Columbia, the provincial government representing Métis citizens in BC, with citizenship, policy and rights information — for Métis citizens, policymakers and researchers.
- Nisga'a Lisims Government — Nisga'a Land Title OfficeRequest parcel title searches in Canada's only Indigenous-run Torrens land registry, calculate fees, and download survey plans, forms and legislation (PDF).
- Tahltan Central Government — TSI Lands ProjectsTahltan Central Government's (British Columbia) register of Tahltan-Settlement-Initiated land and resource projects — a public-interest record of land-use decisions on Tahltan Territory for communities and industry.
- Manitoba Métis Federation — Central Registry Online Citizenship ApplicationApply online for Red River Métis citizenship and harvester cards: document and photo upload, genealogy checklist, fee payment; instructions and forms as downloadable PDF.
- Nunatsiavut Government — Labrador Inuit LandsLands Division hub for Labrador Inuit Lands: applications registry for private interests, access rules under the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement and the Regional Land Use Plan.
- Inuvialuit Regional Corporation — ISR Research Portal (Climate Action Map)Search interactive ArcGIS maps of climate-change research and community projects plus an indicator dashboard of socioeconomic and environmental stats for the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
- Tłıchǫ Government — Tłıchǫ MappingArcGIS dashboards of Tłıchǫ lands: Wenek'e land-use plan zones, cabin registrations, harvesting areas and traditional place-name maps; user manual PDF. Site 403-bot-blocks fetchers.
- Qikiqtani Inuit Association — Land Use RegistrySubmit and track land-use applications for access to Inuit Owned Lands in the Qikiqtani Region — account-based portal with application status and permitting workflow.
- Ontario — Map of Ontario Treaties and ReservesSearch an interactive map to find which of Ontario's 40+ treaties covers any location and click reserves to learn about First Nation communities.
- Kahnawà:ke — Justice ServicesJustice and legal services of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (Quebec) — Kahnawà:ke court, policing and legal support — for community members and researchers of Indigenous justice systems.
- Kahnawà:ke — Land ManagementLand management department of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (Quebec), covering land use, permits and development on Kahnawà:ke territory — for residents, developers and land-use researchers.
- Métis Nation—Saskatchewan — Citizenship RegistryRegister as an MN–S citizen or renew, replace and update cards; download fillable citizenship applications, genealogy guides and vital-statistics consent forms (PDF).
Agency
- BC Treaty Commission — Interactive MapExplore First Nations in BC treaty negotiations and modern treaty nations, with layers for traditional territories, shared areas and negotiation stages.
- Assembly of First NationsNational advocacy organization of First Nations chiefs — resolutions, research, and programs
- First Nations Information Governance CentreFirst Nations-led data governance, surveys, and research with the OCAP principles
- Inuit Tapiriit KanatamiNational Inuit representational organization advancing Inuit rights and interests
- Métis National CouncilNational representative body for the Métis Nation — policies, programs, and registries
- NCTR — National Residential School Memorial RegisterSearch the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation's memorial register by student name or school to honour children who died in the residential school system.
- Pauktuutit Inuit Women of CanadaNational voice for Inuit women — programs, research, and safety resources