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

Organization:

Canada. Indigenous Services Canada - Northern Ontario

Phone Numbers:

807-623-3534

Toll-Free:

1-855-504-6760

TTY:

1-866-553-0554

Fax:

819-934-2352

Email:

aadnc.cnap-nacc.aandc@canada.ca

Website:

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

Address:

100 Anemki Place Suite 101
Thunder Bay, ON
P7J 1A5

Location:

Located on Fort William First Nation on Anemki Place and Mission Rd

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Mon-Fri 8 am-4:30 pm

Service Description:

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

Fees:

None

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 / 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