Canada. Indigenous Services Canada - Northern Ontario - Canada. Indigenous Services Canada - Northern Ontario - Gatineau, QC - Assessment and Investigation Services Branch

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) takes allegations and complaints regarding the misuse of public funds very seriously. To that end, a process is in place to ensure these allegations and complaints are examined properly and that appropriate action is taken

Program:

Canada. Indigenous Services Canada - Northern Ontario - Gatineau, QC - Assessment and Investigation Services Branch

Organization:

Canada. Indigenous Services Canada - Northern Ontario

Phone Numbers:

1-855-504-6760

Fax:

819-934-2352

Email:

cnap-nacc@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca

Website:

www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html

Address:

Mailstop 6604C Suite 1455
Gatineau, QC
K1A 0H4

Street
Address:

Sir Charles Tupper Building, 10 Wellington St Floor 4C
Gatineau

Location:

Located at Wellington St in the Sir Charles Tupper Building in Gatineau, QC

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm

Service Description:

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

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

Fees:

None

Application:

Allegation or complaint may be made:

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

Eligibility / Target Population:

Allegation or complaint can be from any source, including:

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

Languages:

English

Area Served:

Algoma, Cochrane, District of Kenora, District of Rainy River, James and Hudson Bay Coast, Nipissing–Temiskaming, Northern, Sudbury–Manitoulin–Parry Sound