Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs (INAN) is a standing committee of the House of Commons of Canada. It was formerly known as the House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

Mandate

The Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs was established by the then new Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (now Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada), in 1968. Although the mandate has changed many times, it is current, as of the 43rd Parliament.

The committee may study any issue of the department's management and operation, as well as any legislation, programs or policy areas. The department has taken responsibility primarily for on-reserve registered First Nations people, Inuit and northern or territorial affairs including considered legislation and issues related to these populations and subjects. The committee can also examine issues, policies and programs related to off-reserve registered and non-registered First Nations people, Métis, and Inuit. and, as of 2004, the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs has been assigned the additional role of Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians.

Membership

As of the 45th Canadian Parliament:

Party		Member	Riding
	Liberal	Terry Sheehan, chair	Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma, ON
	Conservative	Jamie Schmale, vice chair	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes, ON
	Bloc Québécois	Sébastien Lemire, vice chair	Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC
	Liberal	Jaime Battiste	Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish, NS
	Liberal	Philip Earle	Labrador, NL
	Liberal	Brendan Hanley	Yukon, YT
	Liberal	Ginette Lavack	St. Boniface—St. Vital, MB
	Conservative	Eric Melillo	Kenora—Kiiwetinoong, ON
	Conservative	Billy Morin	Edmonton Northwest, AB
	Conservative	Bob Zimmer	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies, BC

Sub-Committees

• Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure (SINA)

External links

• Official website
• Committee List