The department now has two ministers: a minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and a minister of Northern Affairs.Signing up enhances your TCE experience with the ability to save items to your personal reading list, and access the interactive map.The department has been renamed a few times since 1966. Generally considered outdated and offensive, the term still holds legal significance in Canada.
Participate in ongoing engagements, learn what was heard in recently-held engagements and find out about the duty to consult.Learn about the impact of the residential school system, the experiences of former students and the 94 calls to action made by the commission in its final report.Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) continues to renew the nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit and Métis; modernize Government of Canada structures to enable Indigenous peoples to build capacity and support their vision of self-determination; and lead the Government of Canada's work in the North.Minister of Crown-Indigenous RelationsParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Northern Affairs Learn about Canada's 3 distinct Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) and discover learning and historical resources such as Kids' Stop, First Nations in Canada and treaty texts.Learn how the Government of Canada launched an independent national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.Learn about the new permanent bilateral mechanisms established by the Government of Canada with First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders to identify joint priorities, co-develop policy and monitor progress.Minister of Northern AffairsIn July 2017, 10 new principles were announced that will guide the work required to fulfill the government's commitment to renewed relationships with First Nations, Inuit and Métis.Working with provinces, territories, Indigenous organizations and communities across the country to create a national action plan.Coronavirus and Indigenous communitiesParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Learn how the Government of Canada is working to advance reconciliation and renew the relationship with Indigenous peoples, based on recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership.Learn how the Government of Canada is consulting on Indian registration, band membership and First Nations citizenship.Learn how Canada is moving forward with Indigenous partners on different paths toward reconciliation such as Recognition of Rights discussion tables.Canada's Arctic and Northern Policy, Shared Arctic Leadership Model, devolution in Nunavut, improvements to Nutrition North Canada, climate change adaptation programs.Find a list of agreements signed since 2016 including the new bilateral mechanisms, treaties and self-government agreements.Learn about historic and modern treaties in Canada, ongoing negotiations, self-government and new ways of working together. In August 2017, the Prime Minister announced the dissolution of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and a plan to create two new departments: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada. Most recently, it was called Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (2011–15) and Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (2015–17). Changes in name often reflect the election of new governments and their approaches to Indigenous and Northern affairs, as well as changing perspectives on nationally- and internationally-accepted terms to refer to Indigenous people; for example, changing departmental titles from “Indian” to “Aboriginal” to “Indigenous,” and “Eskimo” to “Inuit.” CIRNAC / ISC. In 1830, the British transferred the Indian Department from military to civilian government control. From 1953 to 1966, it re-joined Indian Affairs in the Department of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources.In July 2018, Northern affairs became part of the Department of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade Canada.