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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada


General Information

Background

The Department was established under section 15 of the Government Organization Act, 1966, now the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act (RSC 1985 c. I‑6, as amended). The Department is an amalgamation of the responsibilities of the then Department of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources and the then Department of Citizenship and Immigration, as it pertained to Indian people in Canada.