• Provides a wide range of community-based and culturally appropriate programs and services to Aboriginal individuals residing in or migrating to the city
• Addresses the distinct needs of Aboriginal individuals in the areas of justice, health, education, employment and training and relief of poverty
• Participates in community development activities that promote cultural diversity and partnership development with other Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal agencies

Major programs include:

• Aboriginal Children's Wellness Strategy
• Aboriginal Courtworker Program
• Aboriginal Family Support Program
• Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Program
• Aboriginal Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program
• Aboriginal Homelessness and Housing Support Program
• Aboriginal Prenatal Nutrition Program
• Akwe:Go
• Apatisiwin Employment and Training Program
• Community Action Program for Children
• Community Support Program, Aboriginal FASD and Child Nutrition
• Cultural Connections for Aboriginal Youth
• Drug and Alcohol Program
• Eshkiniigjig Circle
• Life Long Care Program
• N'Swakamok Alternative School
• Urban Aboriginal Healthy Living Program
• Wasa-Nabin

• Offers a wide range of community-based and culturally appropriate programs and services to Métis people
• Participates in community development activities that promote cultural diversity and partnership development with other Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal agencies

Addresses the distinct needs of Métis peoples in the following areas:

• Education and Training Branch, Employment and Training
• Healing and Wellness Branch, Community Support Services Program
• Healing and Wellness Branch, Community Wellness Worker Program
• Healing and Wellness Branch, Gambling Prevention
• Healing and Wellness Branch, Métis Family Wellness Program
• Healing and Wellness Branch, Métis Healthy Babies Healthy Children
• Lands, Resources and Consultations Branch

Council

• Provides advocacy and deals with political issues for Sudbury Métis Nation
• Assists individuals and families with issues such as membership and genealogy

Ontario Telemedicine Network

• Provides video-conferencing suites on-site which use the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN)
• Allows psychiatrists and other health care specialists to have a remote connection to patients and clients
• Reduces the need to travel to receive care

Operates as the implementation of the Ontario Works (OW) legislation with culturally appropriate provisions for rates, eligibility and program parameters established by the OW program
Employment Assistance

• Helps individuals to obtain employment and financial independence
• Provides job readiness workshops, referrals to job counselling and training programs, access to education programs and use of office equipment such as telephone, fax machine and computer

Financial Support

• Basic Needs, such as food and clothing for individuals and their families
• Shelter costs, based on the size of the family including rent, heat, hydro, gas, water, sewage, and house insurance

Mino-Bimaadizidaa

• Provides life skills, cultural awareness and alternative ways to live a healthy lifestyle as well as to cope and adapt with life stressors
• Consists of four cycles of personal development steps culminating in either treatment programs, education upgrading, and job skills training or employment

Shpiming Nikeyaa Zhaawag (SNZ)

• Provides financial assistance, active measures and addiction services to Niigaaniin clients whose employment potential may be obstructed by substance abuse problems
• Offers case management and support services on an individual basis

Operates as the implementation of the Ontario Works (OW) legislation with culturally appropriate provisions for rates, eligibility and program parameters established by the OW program
Employment Assistance

• Helps individuals to obtain employment and financial independence
• Provides job readiness workshops, referrals to job counselling and training programs, access to education programs and use of office equipment such as telephone, fax machine and computer

Financial Support

• Basic Needs, such as food and clothing for individuals and their families
• Shelter costs, based on the size of the family including rent, heat, hydro, gas, water, sewage, and house insurance

Mino-Bimaadizidaa

• Provides life skills, cultural awareness and alternative ways to live a healthy lifestyle as well as to cope and adapt with life stressors
• Consists of four cycles of personal development steps culminating in either treatment programs, education upgrading, and job skills training or employment

Shpiming Nikeyaa Zhaawag (SNZ)

• Provides financial assistance, active measures and addiction services to Niigaaniin clients whose employment potential may be obstructed by substance abuse problems
• Offers case management and support services on an individual basis

• Serves as a non-political Chiefs Council which provides support and advisory services to 6 First Nation communities
• Advises and assists member First Nations in planning, developing and administering programs within their own community
• Works to enhance the overall management skills and opportunities of the area First Nations in their quest to become self-sufficient
• Consists of Chiefs and Councils from each community
• Delivers programs and services through local community government
• Provides services that respect and reflect the Anishinabe cultural beliefs, traditions and practices

Advisory services and support are provided in the following areas:

• Administration and Finance
• Environmental
• Fire Protection
• Housing
• Infrastructure
• Operations and Maintenance

Provides services and assistance with the registration system of all issues pertaining to membership

• Responsible for the implementation of the Citizenship Code and registering all life events that affect the Indian Registry (births, deaths, marriages, divorces)
• Informs community leadership of current and evolving Indian status changes and issues
• Maintains updated mailing/contact information for members and population statistics
• Supplies forms, provides guidance for filling out applications and offers assistance in mailing to applicable departments

Provides assistance in the following matters:

• Birth Certificate Application
• Application for Registration of a Minor Child
• Certificate of Exemption (Gas card)
• Membership Application
• Registration of a Minor Child Under the Indian Act
• Registration of an Adult Under the Indian Act
• Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS)
• Statement of Live Birth
• Treaty Day/Treaty Annuity payments

Provides services and assistance with estates matters and the registration system of all issues pertaining to membership

• Responsible for the implementation of the Membership Code
• Informs community members and leadership of current and evolving Indian status changes and issues
• Maintains updated population statistics
• Supplies forms, provides guidance for filling out applications and offers assistance in mailing to applicable departments

Provides assistance in the following matters:

• Birth Certificate Application
• Application for Registration of a Minor Child
• Membership Application
• Registration of a Minor Child Under the Indian Act
• Registration of an Adult Under the Indian Act
• Statement of Live Birth

Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS)

• Encourages all members to apply for the new Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS) card, an initiative of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
• Applications can be mailed or presented in person at an INAC office
• Application and forms available on the INAC website

Provides services and assistance with the registration system of all issues pertaining to membership

• Informs community members and leadership of current and evolving Indian status changes and issues
• Maintains updated population statistics
• Supplies forms, provides guidance for filling out applications and offers assistance in mailing to applicable departments

Provides assistance in the following matters:

• Birth Certificate Application
• Application for Registration of a Minor Child
• Membership Application
• Registration of a Minor Child Under the Indian Act
• Registration of an Adult Under the Indian Act
• Statement of Live Birth

Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS)

• Encourages all members to apply for the new Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS) card, an initiative of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
• Applications can be mailed or presented in person at an INAC office
• Application and forms available on the INAC website

Provides services and assistance with the registration system of all issues pertaining to membership

• Responsible for the implementation of the Citizenship Code and registering all life events that affect the Indian Registry (births, deaths, marriages, divorces)
• Informs community leadership of current and evolving Indian status changes and issues
• Maintains updated mailing/contact information for members and population statistics
• Supplies forms, provides guidance for filling out applications and offers assistance in mailing to applicable departments

Provides assistance in the following matters:

• Application for Registration of a Minor Child
• Birth Certificate Application
• Certificate of Exemption (Gas card)
• Confirmation of residency forms
• Issuance of Indian Status cards to Band members
• Membership Application
• Registration of a Minor Child Under the Indian Act
• Registration of an Adult Under the Indian Act
• Statement of Live Birth

Provides services and assistance with the registration system of all issues pertaining to membership, and lands and estates

• Responsible for the implementation of the Membership Code
• Informs community leadership of current and evolving Indian status changesand issues
• Maintains updated population statistics
• Serves as Electoral Officer or Assistant to Electoral Officer
• Supplies forms, provides guidance for filling out applications and offers assistance in mailing to applicable departments

Provides assistance in the following matters:

• Birth certificates and registration
• Certificates of Possession
• Death certificates
• Estates and pensions
• Indian Registration matters
• Land surveys
• Land transactions and issues related to land use plans
• Status cards and renewals
• Wills