Alberta Region Operations

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• Office of the Regional Director General and Associate Regional Director General
• First Nations Relations (FNR) Treaty 6, 7, 8
• Claims and Indian Government (CIG)
• Operational Program and Policy (OP2)
• Corporate Services
• Communications - Media Relations

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Office of the Regional Director General and Associate Regional Director General

The Executive area oversees the management of the directorate's within the Alberta regional office. The Regional Director General is responsible for the implementation of the government's initiatives and the department's program policies. The ARDG along with the RDG deal frequently with First Nations on political, social and other issues and both are involved with internal operational matters. Together with the management team they provide the region with vision and leadership.

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First Nations Relations (FNR)

First Nations Relations serves the areas of Treaty 6, Treaty 7 and Treaty 8. FNR oversees the delivery and co-ordination of services to the respective treaty areas. Such services include: financial management, audits, elections, bylaws, band funds, lands management, environment, natural resources, treaty payments, capital, social, education, estates and trusts.

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Claims and Indian Government (CIG)

CIG has direct involvement with land claim settlements and self-government negotiations. The CIG directorate also oversees the Executive Directors Forum, where representatives of the department talk directly to the executive directors of the three Treaty areas. The Estates and Trusts section of the department manages the estates of deceased status Indians on-reserve, as well as the trust accounts of minors and those on-reserve band members unable to manage their own accounts.

• Estates and Trusts
• FNG
• Updated Land Claims
• Updated Legislation

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Operational Program and Policy (OP2)

Operational Program and Policy is responsible for coordinating programs and policies in the areas of social development, education, and capital management. It is also responsible for the delivery of child welfare and economic development programs. The directorate facilitates and leads the region's implementation of many federal initiatives, providing analysis, advice and evaluation to support the region's relations with headquarters, First Nations, other government departments and the private sector.

• Economic Development
• Education Policy Review
• First Nations Emergency Preparedness
• Housing

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Corporate Services

First Nations Inuit Transfer Payments (FNITP)

The First Nations and Inuit Transfer Payment Project (FNITP) is an undertaking which allows Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) to build upon its ongoing work with First Nations and Inuit to improve governance and accountability.

INAC transfers funds to First Nations, Inuit, Northerners and their respective organizations to enable them to provide programs and services to their communities. The funding agreements contain specific details and how the funds must be managed. The goal of the FNITP project is therefore to build a web-enabled transfer payment management system that will provide integrated service delivery, enhanced management tools for First Nations and Inuit communities and improved accountability by providing better financial and non-financial reporting capabilities for transfer payment recipients.

The new FNITP system will assist INAC in managing funding agreement information and applying prudent cash management practices in accordance with Treasury Board requirements.

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Communications – Media Relations

The Regional Communications Unit handles media inquiries for the Alberta Region. The unit also coordinates the planning and implementation of communications products and/or activities for the region and some of its First Nations community partners. This includes support to public education initiatives and special events, media monitoring, providing communications advice, and preparing publications and other information resources of use or interest to the region and the communities it serves.