Name of the Organization : Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Type of Facility : Register & Apply For Indian Status
Country : Canada
Website : https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/11…/1100100032378
Related : Service Canada Social Insurance Number Application : www.statusin.org/3699.html
Apply For Indian Status :
** An individual recognized by the federal government as being registered under the Indian Act is referred to as a Registered Indian (commonly referred to as a Status Indian).
For appointments at AANDC Headquarters please call 1-800-567-9604.
Status Indians are entitled to a wide range of programs and services offered by federal agencies and provincial governments. Over the years, there have been many rules for deciding who is eligible for registration as an Indian under the Indian Act. Important changes were made to the Act in June 1985, when Parliament passed Bill C-31, An Act to Amend the Indian Act, to bring it in line with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and again in 2011 with the coming into force of Bill C-3 : Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act.
** Knowing which programs and policies apply to you may be difficult. Legislation varies across the ten provinces and three territories and so do the services available to Canadians in general and to Aboriginal people in particular. What you are eligible for depends largely on where you live.
Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS) :
Secure Certificate of Indian Status is now accepting applications by mail. All mail in applications for the Secure Certificate of Indian Status will be for the in-Canada format. Applications for the in-Canada SCIS are found on the forms page.
The following offices are currently accepting applications for the Secure Certificate of Indian Status :
Yukon : AANDC Regional Office in Whitehorse
British Columbia : AANDC Regional Office in Vancouver
Ontario : Brantford Business Centre, Anemki Business Centre, Sudbury Business Centre and AANDC Regional Office in Toronto
Atlantic Region : AANDC Regional Office in Amherst, Nova Scotia
Manitoba : AANDC Regional Office in Winnipeg
Saskatchewan : AANDC Regional Office in Regina as well as the AANDC district office in Prince Albert
Alberta : AANDC Regional Office in Calgary as well as Edmonton and Treaty 7 First Nations offices
Northwest Territories : AANDC Regional Office in Yellowknife
National Capital Region : AANDC Headquarters (Gatineau, QC)
Quebec : Kahnawake Service Centre (can only provide services to members of the Kahnawake and Kanesatake First Nations; services are offered in English), AANDC Regional Office in Quebec
Note :
** Appointments are recommended when visiting an AANDC Office.
** The remaining First Nations will continue to issue the current version of the status card (Certificate of Indian Status (CIS)).
You are eligible for registration if :
** You were entitled to registration prior to the changing of the Indian Act on April 17, 1985;
** You lost your Indian Status as a result of your marriage to a non-Indian man (s. 12(1)(b)), including enfranchisement upon your marriage to a non-Indian man (s. 109(2));
** Your mother and father’s mother did not have status under the Indian Act, before their marriage and you lost your status at the age of 21 (s.12 (1)(a)(iv) – referred to commonly as the double-mother rule);
** Your registration was successfully protested on the grounds that your father did not have status under the Indian Act, however your mother had status;
** You lost your registration because you or your parents applied to give up registration and First Nation membership through the process known as “enfranchisement”; or
** You are a child of persons listed in 1 to 5 above;
Application Form which is available :
** Online.
** In person. At any AANDC Regional office or your First Nation office,
** or call 1-800-567-9604
** By mail. Call 1-800-567-9604 to request an application.
Download Form : aadnc-aandc.gc.ca
Supporting Documents :
Detailed documentation requirements are included on the application form(s).
The following documentation is required to apply for registration :
Original birth certificate (listing parents’ names)
And, if applicable :
** Legal change of name document or marriage certificate, if the name you are applying under is different from your Birth Certificate
** Custody Court Order
** Statutory Declaration Form(s).
General Information :
You will be required to provide information about your self, your parents and your grandparents including legal names, dates of birth, band name and registration numbers, contact information and adoption information (if relevant).
Signatures required :
** Applicant (16 years of age and older)
** Parental / Guardian Signatures when applying on behalf of a minor child (15 years of age or younger) or dependant adult
How Do I Apply :
For all persons born after April 17, 1985 you are required to apply directly to your nearest AANDC Regional Office.
** In person at any AANDC Regional office
** Drop off* your completed application to any INAC Regional office or First Nation office.
Mail your complete application with the required supporting documents to :
Office of the Indian Registrar
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H4
Note :
To avoid processing delays, submit all supporting documents (including any required original documents) with your application. Original documents, with the exception of statuary declarations and Guarantor Declarations, will be mailed back to you within one (1) month of receipt of your application. Documents of an adoption related application will be returned to you within two (2) months.
Once registered am I automatically a member of my First Nation :
Upon your registration as an Indian, you will be informed if your First Nation determines its own membership, and if so, provided with contact information. Otherwise, you will automatically become a member of your First Nation upon registration.
Further Information :
For more information, please call 1-800-567-9604
TTY : 1-866-553-0554