Consultation and engagement at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) seek input from First Nations, Inuit, Métis, Northerners and the public to help shape its policies, programs and legislative initiatives.
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About consultation and engagement
The Government of Canada is committed to renewing the relationship with Indigenous peoples, based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation and partnership. Consultation and engagement activities are a reflection of the government's commitment to a whole-of-government approach to Nation-to-Nation and Inuit-to-Crown relationships. These activities help to develop better informed and more effective policies and programs for Canadians.
CIRNAC and ISC engage in dialogue with individuals, associations, organizations and other levels of government through online surveys and feedback forms, face-to-face discussions, focus groups and other forums. In some cases, minor legislative changes are based on feedback and informal discussion that reflects regular conversations with First Nations, Inuit, Métis and Northerners.
Ongoing consultation and engagement activities
- Engagement 2023: Updating the Protocol For Centralised Drinking Water Systems in First Nations communities
- The Collaborative Process on the Second-Generation Cut-off and Section 10 Voting Thresholds
- Improving child and family services in First Nations communities: Engagement
- Share your thoughts on the Long-Term Reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services program
- Participant funding for impact assessments in the North: Engagement on program renewal 2021 to 2022
- Co-developing distinctions-based Indigenous health legislation
- Indian Oil and Gas Regulations
- Engagement: Consultation and Accommodation - Guidelines for Federal Officials to Fulfill the Duty to Consult
If the consultation or engagement you are looking for is not listed, please contact the Public Enquiries Contact Centre.
Completed consultation and engagement activities
- Developing laws and regulations for First Nations drinking water and wastewater: engagement 2022 to 2023
- Initiative to modernize regulations on First Nations' decision-making: dialogue with First Nation organizations and leaders 2022 (Phase 1 ended in 2022, Phase 2 to begin in 2023)
- On-Reserve Housing Reform: Engagement 2017-2021 (ended in 2021)
- Safe drinking water for First Nations legislation: First Nations-led engagement 2019 (ended 2019)
- On-Reserve Income Assistance Program: First Nations-led engagement (ended 2019)
- Collaborative Process on Indian Registration, Band Membership and First Nation Citizenship: Engagement (ended 2019)
- Engagement on improving child and family services in First Nations communities (Ended 2019)
- Engagement on potential legislation co-developed with Indigenous communities on child and family services (ended 2019)
- Indigenous procurement modernization: Engagement 2019 (ended 2019)
- Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act: Engagement 2017 to 2018 (ended 2018)
- Archived: National engagement on the recognition of Indigenous rights (ended 2018)
- First Nations education transformation: Engagement 2016 to 2018 (ended 2018)
- Comprehensive funding agreement model: Engagement 2018 (ended 2018)
- Toward a new Arctic Policy Framework (ended 2018)
- Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act: Engagement 2017 to 2018 (ended 2018)
- Faro Mine Remediation Project Consultation: Phase 2 (ended in 2018)
- Finding solutions: Reserve Lands and Environment Management Program Engagement 2017 (ended 2017)
- A new fiscal relationship: Engagement 2017 (ended 2017)
- First Nations and Border Crossing: Engagement 2017 (ended in 2017)
- Faro Mine Remediation Project Consultation: Phase 1 (ended in 2017)
- A new approach for mutual transparency and accountability between First Nations and the Government of Canada: Engagement 2017 (ended in 2017)
- On-Reserve Housing Reform: Engagement 2016-2017 (ended in 2017)
- Shared Arctic Leadership Model: Engagement 2016-2017 (ended in 2017)
- Nutrition North Canada: Engagement 2016 (ended in 2016)
- Pre-inquiry design process of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (ended in 2016)
- Engagement with Métis (ended in 2016)
- Archived: Five Year Review of the Specific Claims Tribunal Act (ended in 2015)
- Engagement activity on the duty to consult (ended in 2015)
- Archived: Canadian High Arctic Research Station (ended in 2015)
- Action Plan to Improve Northern Regulatory Regimes (ended in 2015)
- Archived: Engagement sessions on the New Approach to fiscal arrangements with Aboriginal self-government 2011-2014 (ended in 2014)
- Archived: Family Homes on Reserves or Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act (ended in 2013)
- Archived: Consultation Process on First Nation Elementary and Secondary Education (ended in 2013)
- Archived: Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act (ended in 2013)
- Archived: First Nations Elections Act (ended in 2013)
- Archived: Northern Jobs and Growth Act (ended in 2012)
- Archived: Engagement Sessions on Bill C-27, First Nations Financial Transparency Act (ended in 2012)
- Archived: Engagement Process on First Nation Elementary and Secondary Education (ended in 2011)
- Archived: Engagement sessions on First Nation electoral reform (ended in 2011)
- Archived: Renovating programs in support of lands and economic development (ended in 2010)
- Archived: Policy on Transfer Payments – Implementation (ended in 2011)
- Archived: Changes to the Indian Act affecting Indian registration and band membership (McIvor v. Canada) (ended in 2009)
- Archived: Division of matrimonial real property on reserves (ended in 2007)
If the consultation or engagement you are looking for is not listed, please contact the Public Enquiries Contact Centre.