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To find out whether to reapply or submit a protest, visit <a href="/eng/1462808207464/1572460627149#sec2">Have known sex-based inequities in the <cite>Indian Act</cite> affected your entitlement to registration</a>.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section> <h2>On this page</h2> <ul> <li><a href="#chap1" rel="bookmark">What is a protest</a></li> <li><a href="#chap2" rel="bookmark">Who can submit a protest</a></li> <li><a href="#chap3" rel="bookmark">How to submit a protest</a></li> <li><a href="#chap4" rel="bookmark">What you need to submit with a protest</a></li> <li><a href="#chap5" rel="bookmark">Where to submit a protest</a></li> <li><a href="#chap6" rel="bookmark">What the Registrar will do with the protest</a></li> <li><a href="#chap7" rel="bookmark">If you disagree with the Registrar's final decision on a protest</a></li> </ul> </section> <section> <h2 id="chap1">What is a protest</h2> <p>A protest is a formal request to the <a href="/eng/1100100032463/1572459644986#sec4">Registrar</a> to contest the decision on an application for registration in the <a href="/eng/1100100032463/1572459644986#sec3">Indian Register</a>. </p> <p>When a person submits an application for registration, the Registrar:</p> <ul> <li>determines if the person is entitled to be registered </li> <li>determines under which category the person is entitled to be registered</li> <li>adds the name of the person in the Indian Register</li> <li>adds the name of the person to a band list maintained at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), if applicable</li> </ul> <p>If you disagree with the Registrar's decision on an application for registration, you can challenge it by submitting a protest.</p> <p>A protest can be made when the Registrar:</p> <ul> <li>has added a person's name in the Indian Register or to a band list maintained at ISC</li> <li>has deleted or omitted a person's name in the Indian Register or from a band list maintained at ISC</li> <li>has registered a person under a category that the person or their authorized representative considers incorrect, for example, registration under <a href="https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/i-5/section-6.html" rel="external">subsection 6(2) rather than subsection 6(1) of the <cite>Indian Act</cite></a></li> </ul> <p>The Registrar has no legal authority to determine additions, omissions or deletions to a First Nations list once a First Nation has assumed control of their membership. Protests related to those lists must be submitted in accordance with the First Nation's own rules or through a court.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chap2">Who can submit a protest</h2> <p>If the Registrar's decision relates to registration, only the person directly affected by the decision or their authorized representative can make a protest.</p> <p>An authorized representative may include:</p> <ul> <li>a parent or legal guardian of a child (15 or younger) or dependent adult</li> <li>a lawyer</li> <li>another duly authorized person</li> </ul> <p>If the Registrar's decision relates to a band list maintained at ISC, a protest can be made by:</p> <ul> <li>the band council</li> <li>any member of the band</li> <li>the person directly affected by the decision or their authorized representative</li> </ul> <p>Protests made by the band council or a band member in relation to a name added to a membership list maintained at ISC can affect a person's entitlement to registration and the addition of their name in the Indian Register.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chap3">How to submit a protest</h2> <p>The protest must:</p> <ol> <li>briefly state the reasons for the protest <ul> <li>by describing how the <cite>Indian Act</cite> may have been misinterpreted<br> or</li> <li>by indicating what evidence was overlooked at the time of the decision</li> </ul> </li> <li>be submitted <ul> <li>in writing to the Registrar</li> <li>within 3 years from the Registrar's decision </li> <li>by the person directly affected by the decision or their authorized representative, the band council or a band member</li> </ul> </li> </ol> </section> <section> <h2 id="chap4">What you need to submit with a protest</h2> <p>If available, you can submit new evidence with the protest, including:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/eng/1462806841047/1572461062751#sec1_3">statutory declarations</a> from family members, close relatives, Elders or community members, or anyone with knowledge of parentage</li> <li>census records</li> <li>birth records</li> <li>church records</li> <li>hospital records</li> <li>school records</li> <li>band council resolutions</li> <li>band membership or First Nations citizenship list</li> <li>any other credible evidence</li> </ul> <p>You don't need to provide evidence already submitted with your application for registration.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chap5">Where to submit a protest</h2> <p>A protest must be submitted in writing to the Registrar:</p> <ul> <li>in person at <ul> <li>any <a href="/eng/1100100016936/1534342668402">regional office</a></li> <li>any <a href="https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/SearchFN.aspx?lang=eng" rel="external">First Nations office</a>, if applicable</li> </ul> </li> <li>by mail to <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li>Indigenous Services Canada<br> Protest Unit<br> 10 rue Wellington<br> Gatineau, QC  K1A 0H4<br> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </section> <section> <h2 id="chap6">What the Registrar will do with the protest</h2> <p>If the protest meets the requirements specified under <a href="#chap3">How to submit a protest</a>, the Registrar will cause an investigation to be made.</p> <p>When the investigation is complete, the Registrar will determine if the initial decision was:</p> <ul> <li>correct, and refuse the protest </li> </ul> <p>or</p> <ul> <li>wrong, and accept the protest</li> </ul> <p>The Registrar will send a letter to inform the protester and the person directly affected, if different from the protester, or their authorized representative, of the decision on the protest.</p> <p>The Registrar's decision on a protest is final.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chap7">If you disagree with the Registrar's final decision on a protest</h2> <p>If you disagree with the Registrar's final decision on a protest, you may appeal it to a court <b>within 6 months</b> after the date of the decision.</p> <p>The court may:</p> <ul> <li>determine that the Registrar's decision was correct</li> <li>rule that the Registrar's decision was wrong</li> <li>change the Registrar's decision</li> <li>refer the case back to the Registrar for reconsideration or further investigation</li> </ul> <p>If you have any questions, contact <a href="/eng/1291132820288/1603310905799#sec2">Public enquiries</a>.</p> </section> <section> <h2>Related links</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-5/FullText.html" rel="external"><cite>Indian Act</cite></a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100032463/1572459644986">About Indian status</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100032472/1572459733507">Are you entitled to Indian status</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100032469/1572461264701">About band membership and First Nations citizenship</a></li> </ul> </section>  <div class="row row-no-gutters mrgn-tp-xl"> <div class="col-sm-7 col-lg-6"> <section class="gc-pg-hlpfl provisional"> <div class="well mrgn-bttm-0"> <form id="gc-pg-hlpfl-frm" action="#" method="post" autocomplete="off"> <input 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