First Nations Statistical Institute

The First Nations Statistical Institute was established as a Crown corporation by the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act which came into effect on April 1, 2006.

The purposes of the Institute are to:

• provide statistical information on, and analysis of, the fiscal, economic and social conditions of Indians and other members of First Nations, members of other Aboriginal groups, and other persons who reside on reserve lands or lands of other aboriginal groups;
  
  
• promote the quality, coherence and compatibility of First Nations statistics and their production in accordance with generally accepted standards and practices through collaboration with First Nations, federal departments and agencies, provincial departments and agencies and other organizations;
  
  
• work with, and provide advice to, federal departments and agencies and provincial departments and agencies on First Nations statistics;
  
  
• work in cooperation with Statistics Canada to ensure that the national statistical system meets the needs of First Nations and Canada; and
  
  
• build statistical capacity within First Nation governments.

The Institute is governed by a board of directors consisting of 10 to 15 directors, including the Chair and the Chief Statistician of Canada who is an ex officio director. The Chair and all other directors are appointed by the Governor in Council. The First Nation Chief Statistician of the Institute, also appointed by the Governor in Council, is the chief executive officer of the Institute.

2515 Bank Street
PO Box 40077
Ottawa ON K1V 0W8

First Nations Statistics