---
title: "Department of Indigenous Services"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/department-of-indigenous-services"
description: "Department of Indigenous Services: Indigenous Services Canada works with partners to improve access to services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Department of Indigenous Services

Government of Canada · Departments

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Indigenous Services Canada works with partners to improve access to services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis. It supports Indigenous Peoples to deliver services independently and address the socio-economic conditions in their communities.

Source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Government of Canada
- Layer: Departments
- Class: Ministerial Departments

## Official websites

- [canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html](https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html)
- [canada.ca/fr/services-autochtones-canada.html](https://www.canada.ca/fr/services-autochtones-canada.html)

## Services it delivers

- [Apply for Indian status or a status card](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/status-card)
- [First Nations and Inuit health benefits (NIHB)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/first-nations-health-benefits)

## In its portfolio

The federal body in its portfolio, as GC InfoBase lists them.

- [Indian Oil and Gas Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/indian-oil-and-gas-canada)

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Ministerial Departments) in the Government of Canada.

- [Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/agriculture-and-agri-food-canada)
- [Canadian Heritage](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/canadian-heritage)
- [Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/crown-indigenous-relations-and-northern-affairs-canada)
- [Department of Finance Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/department-of-finance-canada)
- [Department of Justice Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/department-of-justice-canada)
- [Employment and Social Development Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/employment-and-social-development-canada)
- [Environment and Climate Change Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/environment-and-climate-change-canada)
- [Fisheries and Oceans Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/fisheries-and-oceans-canada)
- [Global Affairs Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/global-affairs-canada)
- [Health Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/health-canada)
- [Veterans Affairs Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/veterans-affairs-canada)
- [Women and Gender Equality Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/women-and-gender-equality-canada)

## Sources

- Description source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Record from: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=ifoi:348), with the sources of its record.
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Department of Indigenous Services", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/department-of-indigenous-services