Governance

Notice

This website will change as a result of the dissolution of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Consult the new Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada home page or the new Indigenous Services Canada home page.

Indigenous Services Canada supports First Nations and Inuit communities in the implementation of strong, effective and sustainable governments.

Find funding programs to support First Nation and Inuit governments.

This strategy guides the Government of Canada in building and investing in effective and sustainable Indigenous communities, government and services.

Find a number of practical tools available to organizations to help improve their internal governance processes.

Learn how the Government of Canada is consulting on Indian registration, band membership and First Nations citizenship.

Learn about Indigenous self-government in Canada.

Find out about band by-laws and changes to by-laws through the Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act.

Learn about the 4 different types of leadership selection in First Nations.

Discretionary compliance measures related to the act have stopped as of December 18, 2015.