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| Program Name: | Indian Register (Status card) |
| Agency Name: | Indian and Northern Affairs Canada |
| Agency E-Mail: | InfoPubs@ainc-inac.gc.ca |
| Agency Website: | www.inac.gc.ca |
| Description: | Provides an official record identifying and maintaining all Status Indians in Canada. Includes dates of birth, death, marriage and divorce, as well as records of persons transferring from one band (or First Nation community) to another. It provides evidence that a person is entitled to receive services, including non-insured healthcare and certain tax exemptions. The Registrar is the sole authority for determining which names will be added, deleted or omitted from the Register. |
| Hours: | 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri |
| Eligibility Requirements: | Evidence of descent from persons whom the Canadian government recognized as members of an Indian band. Other terms in the Indian Act may also be factors. |
| Contact Number: | 780-495-2773 |
| Locations: | 630 Canada Place 9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4G2 Handicap Accessible |
| Program Number: | 0746-0001 |