Contributions to Indian Bands for Registration Administration

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</script> <main role="main" property="mainContentOfPage" class="container"> <h1 property="name" id="wb-cont">Contributions to Indian Bands for Registration Administration </h1> <section class="panel panel-default"> <header class="panel-heading"> <h2 class="panel-title">Table of contents</h2> </header> <div class="panel-body"> <ol class="colcount-sm-2 colcount-md-2"> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp1">Introduction</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp2">Legal and policy authority</a> </li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp3">Purpose, program objectives and expected results</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp4">Eligibility</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp5">Type and nature of eligible expenditures</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp6">Total Canadian government funding and stacking limits</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp7">Method for determining the amount of funding</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp8">Maximum amount payable</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp9">Basis on which payments will be made</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp10">Application requirements and assessment criteria</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp11">Due diligence and reporting</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp12">Official languages</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp13">Intellectual property</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp14">Repayable contributions</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp15">Redistribution of contributions</a></li> <li><a rel="bookmark" href="#chp16">Other terms and conditions</a></li> </ol> </div> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp1">1. Introduction</h2> <p>Sections 5 and 9 of the <cite>Indian Act</cite> provide for the maintenance in the department of the Indian Register as well as for the maintenance of band lists until such time as a band assumes control of its own band list. Under these same sections, the Registrar, who is the officer in the department who is in charge of the Indian Registrar and Band Lists, is granted authority to add or delete the names of persons who are entitled, or not entitled, to be registered as the case may be. The Registrar has delegated the authority to make specific changes to the Indian Register to certain headquarters and regional staff and to certain Indian Registration Administrators (IRA) working for an Indian Band. The Indian Register is held in departmental systems.</p> <p><abbr title="Indian Registry Administrators">IRAs</abbr> verify life events, for example, births, marriages, deaths, divorces, that affect the Indian Register and the Secure Certificate of Indian Status for the band(s) they represent. They provide guidance and support to Status Indians to complete necessary forms to request a registration or an amendment to the Indian Register, or to obtain a Secure Certificate of Indian Status. At the request of their band members and if they are authorized by the Indian Registrar, they can also collect forms and protected documents and forward they to the department for the latter to add or amend information in the IRS or to issue a Secure Certificate of Indian Status. The contributions to Indian bands for registration administration will use set, fixed and block contribution funding approaches.</p> <p>These terms and conditions are specifically targeted to Indigenous people.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp2">2. Legal and policy authority</h2> <p><cite>Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act</cite>, <abbr title="Revised Statutes of Canada">R.S.C.</abbr> 1985 <abbr title="chapter">c.</abbr> I-6, <abbr title="section">s.</abbr> 4</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp3">3. Purpose, program objectives and expected results</h2> <p>The objectives of this transfer payments authority are to enable Indian bands or their tribal councils to facilitate the administration of the Indian Registration System and maintenance of band lists, and increase the adoption of the Secure Certificate of Indian Status at the community level. The transfer payments will provide for local provision of Indian registration administration that results in eligible First Nations gaining status and the attendant benefits thereof, as well as an updated Indian Register held by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), now Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). This activity supports the peoples strategic outcome of the department's Program Alignment Architecture under the activity referred to as managing individual affairs. It leads to increased individual, family and community well-being of First Nations.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp4">4. Eligibility</h2> <p>Contributions for Indian Registration Administration may be provided to First Nations bands and tribal councils.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp5">5. Type and nature of eligible expenditures</h2> <p>Acceptable expenditures for activities under this transfer payment authority covers disbursements for: salaries, wages, travel, accommodation, telecommunications, transportation, office rent and overheads such a heating, lights or janitorial, professional services such as legal, accounting, audit and evaluation, communications, training office supplies, office equipment such as computers, photocopiers, scanners, digital peripherals dedicated to the this program; printing, community information initiatives, data collection, analysis and reporting.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp6">6. Total Canadian government funding and stacking limits</h2> <p>Annual financial reporting shall show all sources of funding received inclusive of all federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments, total government assistance, and other sources. Maximum government funding including DIAND and may total up to 100% for eligible programs and projects.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp7">7. Method for determining the amount of funding</h2> <p>Funding is provided to eligible recipients according to a formula based on two variables: band population and the number of transactions reported annually. The formula provides $7.07 per capita, and $15.00 per transaction with a minimum of $5,000 per year per Band. Calculation is based on the on and off-reserve population and the number of transactions recorded in the Indian Registration System as of December 31st of the previous calendar year. </p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp8">8. Maximum amount payable</h2> <p>The total maximum annual payment for any single eligible recipient, including amendments to the original funding amount, will not exceed $400,000.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp9">9. Basis on which payments will be made</h2> <p>Contributions are paid on the basis of performance achievement as measured by the information provided to DIAND by the Indian Registration Administrators. The set, fixed and block contribution funding approaches will be used.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp10">10. Application requirements and assessment criteria</h2> <p>Eligible recipients will be required to provide the following information in order to be eligible to enter into a funding arrangement with DIAND:</p> <ul class="lst-spcd"> <li>demonstrate it has the mandate and capacity to administer Indian registration administration responsibilities by having been certified by DIAND as an Indian registration administrators </li> <li>has, and can continue to maintain, sound financial management controls and practices </li> <li>provide a budget proposal outlining the program activities and costs </li> <li>agree to provide DIAND with program performance reports, information or data in the frequency prescribed by DIAND training material </li> <li>agree to provide DIAND access to relevant documentation and access to the premises of the Indian registration administrators for monitoring and compliance purposes including program audit and evaluation as applicable</li> </ul> <section> <h4>Minimum program requirements</h4> <p>The Indian Registry Administrator appointed by the council will provide information required by DIAND for the purpose of maintaining the Indian Register and, where the band does not control its own membership rules under section 10 of the <cite>Indian Act</cite>, for the maintenance of the band list within the meaning of section 8 of the <cite>Indian Act</cite>, in accordance with the DIAND Indian Registry Reporting Manual and policies, as amended from time to time.</p> </section> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp11">11. Due diligence and reporting</h2> <p>DIAND has internal control procedures, systems and human resources to ensure due diligence is properly exercised when: verifying eligibility for Indian Registration Administration program funding, assessing the recipient's capacity to manage or develop and deliver programs and services, verifying financial management capability, authorizing spending authority and approving payment requisitions and managing and administering this transfer payment authority. This responsibility is shared by DIAND headquarters and regional offices.</p> <p>At the national level the Resolution and Individual Affairs Sector is responsible for specifying eligibility criteria for program funding, developing program guidelines and directives, establishing program reporting requirements, monitoring program implementation and reporting results. Corporate Services is responsible for establishing minimum financial terms and conditions, operating systems of internal control, monitoring budgets and issuing compliance directives.</p> <p>DIAND regional offices have the responsibility of liaising with eligible recipients to ensure that the program and financial terms and conditions are understood, management and funding arrangements are in place, reporting requirements are understood and met, monitoring activities are carried out in accordance with established directives and guidelines, operating a process to review recipients' annual audited financial statements and reporting program and financial results to headquarters.</p> <p>Performance Measurement Strategies are being developed for all programs, consistent with the requirements in the Policy on Transfer Payments, as part of the phased-in approach to implement the renewed Policy on Transfer Payments.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp12">12. Official languages</h2> <p>Where a program supports activities that may be delivered to members of either official language community, access to services from the recipient will be provided in both official languages where there is significant demand and part <abbr title="Roman numeral 4">IV</abbr> of the <cite>Official Languages Act</cite> is applicable. In addition, the department will ensure that the design and the delivery of programs respect the obligations of the Government of Canada as set out in part <abbr title="Roman numeral 7">VII</abbr> of the <cite>Official Languages Act</cite>.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp13">13. Intellectual property</h2> <p>Where a contribution is provided for the development of material in which copyright subsists, conditions for shared rights will be set out in the funding agreement.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp14">14. Repayable contributions</h2> <p>Provisions for repayable contributions do not apply. Any contributions made to private firms under these programs are not intended to generate profits or to increase the value of a business.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp15">15. Redistribution of contributions</h2> <p>Does not apply.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="chp16">16. Other terms and conditions</h2> <p>In the case where Indian Registration Administration will act as a receiving agent, the authority to access and safeguard protected documents, and have access to department systems related to registration and membership, will only be granted when compliant with departments security requirements.</p> </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 type="hidden" name="institutionopt" value="Institution acronym - required - must use same value EN and FR"> <input type="hidden" name="themeopt" value="Indigenous peoples"> <input type="hidden" name="language" value="Language - required - use EN or FR"> <input type="hidden" name="pageTitle" value="Page title EN - required"> <input type="hidden" name="submissionPage" value="Page URL - required"> <input type="hidden" name="sectionopt" value=""> <input type="hidden" id="helpful" name="helpful" value="Yes"> <div class="gc-pg-hlpfl-btn"> <div class="row row-no-gutters"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-7 mrgn-tp-sm"> <h2 class="mrgn-tp-sm h5">Did you find what you were looking for?</h2> </div> <div class="col-xs-8 col-sm-5 text-right"> <button id="btnyes" type="submit" value="Yes" class="btn btn-primary">Yes</button> <button id="btnno" type="button" class="btn btn-primary mrgn-lft-sm nojs-hide">No</button> </div> </div> </div> <p class="h3 hidden nojs-show">If not, tell us why:</p> <div class="gc-pg-hlpfl-no nojs-show"> <fieldset> <legend class="h4 mrgn-tp-0 mrgn-bttm-md">What was wrong?</legend> <div class="radio"> <label for="problem1"> <input name="problem" id="problem1" type="radio" value="I can't find the information" data-gc-analytics-wtph-value="I can't find the information-Je ne peux pas trouver l'information" data-gc-analytics-collect="notPrivate"> I can't <strong>find</strong> the information </label> </div> <div class="radio"> <label for="problem2"> <input name="problem" id="problem2" type="radio" value="The information is hard to understand" data-gc-analytics-wtph-value="The information is hard to understand-L'information est difficile 脿 comprendre" data-gc-analytics-collect="notPrivate"> The information is hard to <strong>understand</strong> </label> </div> <div class="radio"> <label for="problem3"> <input name="problem" id="problem3" type="radio" value="There was an error / something didn't work" data-gc-analytics-wtph-value="There was an error or something didn't work-Il y avait une erreur ou quelque chose ne fonctionnait pas" data-gc-analytics-collect="notPrivate"> There was an error or something <strong>didn't work</strong> </label> </div> <div class="radio"> <label for="problem4"> <input name="problem" id="problem4" type="radio" value="Other reason" data-gc-analytics-wtph-value="Other reason-Autre raison" data-gc-analytics-collect="notPrivate"> Other reason </label> </div> </fieldset> <label for="problem6" class="mrgn-bttm-0">Please provide more details</label> <p class="small"> <strong>You will not receive a reply. 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