Canada. Indigenous Services Canada - Northern Ontario - Thunder Bay - Regional Office - Fort William First Nation Office - Assessment and Investigation Services Branch

Application

Allegation or complaint may be made:

by phone, mail, email or in person
Directly to the Assessment and Investigation Branch at INAC headquarters in Gatineau, QC
at any regional office
to the Minister of Indigenous Services

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Allegation or complaint can be from any source, including:

First Nation members
Métis
Inuit
Elected officials
Members of the public
Media

Fees

None

Languages

English

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Description of Services:

Receives and investigates allegations and complaints made by phone, mail, email or in person regarding First Nation, Inuit and Métis bodies and organizations, their employees and representatives

Refers to the appropriate policing authority if criminal activity is involved

Allegations may include, for example:

the misuse or misappropriation of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) funds
fraud
collusion
gross mismanagement
Complaints differ from allegations in that they involve actions or inactions which are potentially non-criminal in nature and may include, for example:
- a First Nations on-reserve member who cannot obtain funding for house repairs or for post-secondary education and who believes the process was unfair