First Nations Location

The First Nations geographic location dataset contains the geographic location of First Nations (groups and subgroups) in Canada as points as well as basic attributes data. The location identifies where the First Nations live. Each First Nation point represents its administrative office address as it is registered in Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) Band Governance Management System (BGMS). When the First Nation administrative office is located outside its associated most populated reserve boundary, adjustments are made to relocate the point within its boundaries, otherwise within the boundaries of another associated reserve or the city where the administrative office is located. When the administrative office or the First Nation is impossible to locate, the location is based on the best available information on the First Nation (e.g. official First Nation Web site). A connection with the BGMS is in place to ensure that any update to the system is reflected in the attributes data associated with the location of each First Nation.

This dataset is Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) official source for First Nation geographic location on maps.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Source
Version
Author
Author Email
Maintainer
Maintainer Email
Data Level
Agreement Required
Purpose Constraints
Redistribution Allowed
AI Training Allowed
Data Steward
Title (French) Localisation des Premières Nations
Update Frequency P1D
Geographic Scope []
Criticality Level []
Sensitivity Level unrestricted
Language
Contact Person {"en": "Government of Canada;Indigenous Services Canada;Information Management Branch, Geomatics Services,1-800-567-9604,servicesgeomatiques-geomaticsservices@sac-isc.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada;Services aux Autochtones Canada;Direction générale de la gestion de l'information, Services géomatiques,servicesgeomatiques-geomaticsservices@sac-isc.gc.ca"}
Contact Email servicesgeomatiques-geomaticsservices@sac-isc.gc.ca
Data Dictionary EPSG:4617,http://www.epsg-registry.org,7.11.2
Open Canada Date Published 2015-05-01 00:00:00
Open Canada Date Modified 2023-05-05 00:00:00
Open Canada Subject ["form_descriptors", "society_and_culture"]
Open Canada Keywords {"en": ["First Nation", "Band", "Aboriginal", "Indian and Northen Affairs Canada", "INAC", "Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada", "Indigenous Services Canada", "ISC", "Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada", "CIRNAC", "Indigenous reserves", "Indigenous lands", "Indians", "Indigenous peoples"], "fr": ["Première Nation", "bande", "autochtone", "Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada", "AANC", "Affaires autochtones et du Nord Canada", "Services aux Autochtones Canada", "SAC", "Relations Couronne-Autochtones et Affaires du Nord Canada", "RCAANC", "Réserve autochtone", "Terres autochtones", "Indiens", "Autochtones"]}
Open Canada Collection fgp
Principal Organization
Reference Data
Official Source