Desk Book: Estates, Reserve Lands Management and Implementation Support for the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests and Rights Act

STATUTES OF CANADA 2013

ASSENTED TO

19^th JUNE, 2013

Preamble

Whereas it is necessary to address certain family law matters on First Nation reserves since provincial and territorial laws that address those matters are not applicable there and since the Indian Act does not address those matters;

Whereas measures are required to provide spouses or common-law partners with rights and remedies during a conjugal relationship, when that relationship breaks down or on the death of a spouse or common-law partner in respect of

• the use, occupation and possession of family homes on reserves, including exclusive occupation of those homes in cases of family violence, and
• the division of the value of any interests or rights that they hold in or to structures and lands on those reserves;

Whereas it is important that, when spouses or common-law partners exercise those rights and seek those remedies, the decision-maker

• take into account the best interests of the children, including the interest of any child who is a First Nation member to maintain a connection with that First Nation, and
• be informed by the First Nation with respect to the cultural, social and legal context in the circumstances;

Whereas the Government of Canada has recognized the inherent right of self-government as an aboriginal right and is of the view that implementation of that right is best achieved through negotiations;

Whereas this Act is not intended to define the nature and scope of any right of self-government or to prejudge the outcome of any self-government negotiation;

And whereas the Parliament of Canada wishes to advance the exercise, in a manner consistent with the Constitution Act, 1982, of First Nations law-making power over family homes on reserves and matrimonial interests or rights in or to structures and lands on reserves;

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada enacts as follows:

What the provision does

Provides background information and explains the circumstances that gave rise to it.

Explanation

Self-explanatory

Short Title

Definitions

Words and Expressions

After Death

Consent of Spouse or Common-Law Partner

Notice of Order

Entitlement of Survivor

First Nation Members

Non-Members

Determination of Value

Agreement of Parties

Definition of "Valuation Date"

Variation of Amount

Determination by Court

Extension of Time

Clarification

Variation of Trust

Notice to Affected Persons

Notice to Beneficiaries

Survivor's Choice

Distribution of Estate

Advances to Dependants

Two Survivors

Improvident Depletion

Enforcement of Agreements

Background

Matrimonial real property includes land held by one or both spouses or common-law partners and used by the family, as well as houses, sheds and any other property that is attached to the land. Many of the legal protections relating to matrimonial real property interests or rights that are applicable off reserves were not available to individuals on reserves.

To address the legislative gap, the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act was adopted. It is structured in two main parts. The first part, up to section 11 and section 53, came into force on December 16, 2013, and provides specific law-making authority to certain First Nations  (those whose reserve lands continue to be guided by the Indian Act), to create community-specific matrimonial real property laws.

The second part of the Act, sections 12 to 52, sets out provisional federal rules which will apply until a First Nation law is enacted under this Act or other federal legislation. The federal rules will come into force on December 16, 2014.

The legislation requires that First Nations send copies of their community-specific laws to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. If a First Nation is operating under the provisional federal rules of the legislation rather than their own matrimonial real property law, then copies of specific notices and orders made pursuant to the federal rules of the Act must also be sent to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and to First Nation councils.

Notices and orders may be related to exclusive occupation of the family home, emergency protection orders in situations of family violence, and spousal or common-law entitlement upon relationship breakdown or death. Applicants must also send notice of application and orders to their First Nation council except with respect to the initial application and/or granting of emergency protection orders.

It is anticipated that departmental officials will be receiving copies of First Nation laws as well as copies of notices and orders made under the provisional federal rules of the Act. First Nations or individuals may send these documents to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada officials operating in the regions or in headquarters.

Directive:

Copies of First Nation Laws must be forwarded to: The Lands Modernization Directorate, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and relevant Regional Officials.

Copies of notices/orders must be forwarded to: The Lands Modernization Directorate, Lands Directorate, Estates Directorate, the First Nations Lands Management Directorate, and relevant Regional Officials.

General inquiries from First Nations regarding the Act must be forwarded to: The Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property.

All hard copies of Notices, Orders, and Laws will be maintained by the Corporate Information Management Directorate at Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada in accordance with the file numbers indicated in Annex A.

Contact information regarding the aforementioned officials and the Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property is located in Annex B.

More detailed information regarding roles and responsibilities is outlined below.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Lands Modernization Directorate, Headquarters:

This directorate is responsible for maintaining the published list of the First Nations laws made pursuant to the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act on the AANDC website. The Indian Lands Registry will make a notation on the Reserve General that a First Nation has a community-specific matrimonial real property law in place, but the Indian Lands Registry will not publish the content of the law.

Should the directorate be in receipt of First Nation laws, notices, or orders, copies of those documents must be provided to the relevant region(s). The Directorate should contact the Lands Directorate and Estates Directorate in Headquarters to ascertain the appropriate regional contact to whom the law, notice or order should be sent.

Further, the directorate will be required to notify the Estates Directorate and the First Nations Land Management Directorate regarding the receipt of any orders or notices, if necessary. The directorate is also responsible for providing a copy of any First Nation law received to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Lands Directorate and Estates Directorate, Headquarters:

If a departmental official receives a copy of a notice or an order, please refer to the Indian Lands Registration Manual and/or contact the Estates Directorate for next steps, as notices and orders may have implications for both lands and estates-related matters.

Regional Officials:

If a departmental official in a region receives a copy of a First Nation law the original document must be mailed to the Lands Modernization Directorate at Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. The address is as follows:

If a departmental official receives a copy of a notice or an order, please refer to the Indian Lands Registration Manual and/or contact the Estates Directorate for next steps, as notices and orders may have implications for both lands and estates-related matters.

All Officials:

Depending on whether an official receives a First Nation law, notice, or an order, it is the responsibility of the official to ensure an official from each area indicated in the "directive" heading above is made aware of the relevant document.

For all hard copies of notices, orders, and laws, ensure that a file number and protected level are written on each document before providing to the Corporate Information Management Directorate. See Annex A for complete list of naming conventions and file number and security designations.

Should departmental officials receive any queries from First Nations concerning the legislation, they should direct the First Nations to the Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property.

Annex A:

Naming Conventions for Laws, Notices, and Orders received pursuant to the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act

Annex B:

A Survivor's Entitlement

The Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act (Act) provides new rights for survivors. A survivor, in relation to a deceased individual, means their surviving spouse or common-law partner. This Act provides entitlement to survivors in a manner that is consistent with most provincial family and succession laws related to matrimonial real property.

The survivor of the estate has 2 options:

• The survivor may choose to apply to court for an amount equal to half the value of the deceased's interest in or right to the family home and other matrimonial interests or rights under the provisional federal rules in the Act,

or;

• The survivor may choose to inherit from the deceased's will or under the estates provisions of the Indian Act in respect of the family home and other matrimonial interests.

In both cases, the option is specific to the matrimonial home or other matrimonial interests or rights. It does not preclude the survivor from inheriting other assets from the deceased, such as personal items.

(Developed to Assist Estates Officers with the Implementation of FHRMIRA)

Letter insert A

Also, in collaboration with First Nation people, communities and groups, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) developed legislation to address a long-standing and unacceptable legislative gap in regards to the rights of the surviving spouse(s) to reside in, or claim an interest in the family home (for example). Please see the attached pamphlet for more information on the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act.

Letter insert B

1.0 Objective

The purpose of this document is to provide operational support and guidance to regional land registration officers in order to accommodate the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interest or Rights Act.

For a summary of the impact of the provisional federal rules in the matrimonial real property legislation and First Nation community-specific laws have on land registration processes please proceed to section 1o.

2.0 Current Status

The Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interest or Rights Act received Royal Assent on June 19^th, 2013, but the vast majority of the sections are not in force yet. Sections 7-11 and 53 came into force on December 16, 2013, while the remainder of the legislation will come into force on December 16, 2014.

This Act applies to spouses or common-law partners only if at least one of them is a First Nation member or an Indian. (Section 6)

3.0 Overview

Matrimonial real property * typically refers to the land and anything permanently attached to the land, such as the family home, which is owned by one or both spouses and used for a family purpose. Under the Constitution Act (1867), provinces and territories have jurisdiction over property and civil rights. Over the years, provinces and territories have enacted laws to protect spousal rights and matrimonial real property interests during a relationship, or in the event of separation, divorce or death. Under these laws, for instance, both spouses must share the money if their family home is sold. However, as reserve lands fall under federal jurisdiction under the Constitution and the Indian Act is silent on this issue, the provincial/ territorial laws do not apply on reserve lands for matrimonial real property which caused a legislative gap as highlighted in Derrickson v. Derrickson.

The Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act provides on-reserve spouses and common-law partners with options, rights, and protections previously unavailable to them. It also mitigates the problem of domestic violence by providing avenues for victims to seek protection.
The first part of the Act, sections 7-11, provides for First Nation law-making authority with respect to matrimonial real property rights on reserve and came into force December 16, 2013. The protections and rights provided by the provisional federal rules, sections 12 to 52, 54 and 55 of the Act, will come into force on December 16, 2014. The provisional federal rules will fill the legislative gap in the absence of a First Nation's community-specific laws.

This Act does not allow non-members to gain permanent rights to reserve lands. In some cases, non-members may occupy the family home temporarily but nothing in the legislation affects the title of reserve lands (see section 5 of the Act).

* The Indian Act does not specifically recognize lawmaking authority of First Nations over family homes on reserves and matrimonial interests or rights nor does it address lawmaking authority in respect to situations of family violence.  Given the collective nature of the reserve land regime, land on reserves cannot be owned outright and only members have rights to possession. Therefore ‘matrimonial real property' is not an accurate term to apply to situations on reserve. For greater accuracy, and to ensure the distinction of the on-reserve situation, the legislation refers to "interests or rights in or to the family homes and in or to structures and lands on reserves" rather than "matrimonial real property".

4.0 Provisional Federal Rules

The provisional federal rules provide basic protections and rights to individuals on reserves during a relationship in the event of a relationship breakdown or the death of a spouse or common-law partner. The provisional federal rules include the following rights and protections:

1. Equal right to occupancy of the family home:
   Provides spouses or common-law partners with an equal entitlement to occupancy of the family home until such time as they cease to be spouses or common-law partners.
2. Requirement of spousal consent:
   Provides spouses or common-law partners with protection against the disposition or encumbrance of the family home without their consent.
3. Emergency protection order:
   Allows a court to order that a spouse or common-law partner be excluded from the family home on an urgent basis (in situations of family violence) for up to 90 days
4. Exclusive occupation order:
   Enables courts to provide short to long term occupancy of the family home to the exclusion of one of the spouses or common-law partners. The duration of this order could range from a determined number of days to a longer period, such as until dependent children reach the age of majority.
5. Entitlement of each member spouse or common-law partner to an equal division of the value of the family home and any other matrimonial interests or rights:
   Ensures that the proven value of a couple's matrimonial interests or rights in or to the family home and other structures and lands on the reserve are shared equally on relationship breakdown.
6. Order for the transfer of matrimonial interests or rights between member spouses or common-law partners:
   Allows a court to transfer, in some circumstances, the matrimonial interests or rights between member spouses or common-law partners together with, or instead of, financial compensation.
7. Entitlement of surviving spouses or common-law partners:
   Ensures that when a spouse or common-law partner dies, the surviving spouse or common-law partner may remain in the home for a specified period of time, and can apply, pursuant to the federal rules, for half of the value of the matrimonial interests or rights as an alternative to inheriting the matrimonial real property from the deceased's estate.
8. Enforcement of agreements:
   Allows a court to enforce a free and informed written agreement made by spouses or common law partners that sets out the amount to which each is entitled and how to settle the amount.

5.0 First Nation Law-Making Authority

The federal rules, once in force December 16, 2014, will not apply to First Nations that enact their own community-specific laws prior to this time, nor will the law impact First Nations that were on the schedule to the First Nations Land Management Act operating under their own land code at the time the Act received Royal Assent on June 19, 2013. Self-governing First Nations, while exempt from the Act, could potentially choose to avail themselves of this legislation through declaration.

Unless exempt from the Act, once community-specific legislation has been adopted (pre- or post-December 16, 2014) the provisional federal legislation will no longer apply.

6.0 Application of the Act to First Nations under the First Nations Land Management Act

First Nations who are on the schedule to the First Nations Land Management Act operating under their own land code at the time the Act received Royal Assent on June 19, 2013, will not be subject to the provisional federal rules regardless of whether those First Nations have laws to address matrimonial real property rights or interests in place.

From the time the Act received Royal Assent, First Nations who are on the schedule to the First Nations Land Management Act, but had not enacted a land code before the coming into force of the provisional federal rules on December 16, 2014 have until the end of the three-year time frame, June 19, 2016 to enact their laws addressing matrimonial real property rights or interests under the First Nations Land Management Act or under the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act. Following this three-year time frame, the provisional federal rules in the Act will apply to these First Nations until their matrimonial real property laws are in place.

If First Nations are added to the schedule of the First Nations Land Management Act after Royal Assent of the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act, but before the provisional federal rules are in force, they may have the option of enacting either a land code or a matrimonial real property law and the Act will no longer apply. If not, once the provisional federal rules are in force they may apply until the First Nations have a matrimonial real property law enacted under this Act or the First Nations Land Management Act.

7.0 Application of the Act to Self-Governing First Nations

First Nations with reserve lands and a self-government agreement in effect who have jurisdiction over land management and who have acted on that jurisdiction are exempt from the Act because they have negotiated agreements that cannot be unilaterally altered. Regardless of this exemption, self-governing First Nations without their own matrimonial real property laws in force may ask the Minister to make a declaration that the federal provisional rules apply to them.

8.0 Implementation

The Government plans to support the implementation of this legislation through broad dissemination of information and knowledge to First Nation individuals, organizations, governments and law enforcement officials as well as by funding a Centre of Excellence hosted with the National Aboriginal Lands Managers Association (NALMA) an existing Aboriginal organization headquartered on Curve Lake First Nation, Ontario.

The implementation support plan includes three elements:

1. a public education and awareness campaign;
2. the operation of a Centre of Excellence; and
3. training and education for key officials, including:
   1. police officers on reserves, and
   2. legal experts and provincial judiciary.

8.1 Public Awareness Campaign

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AANDC) will develop a two-phased public awareness campaign on the application of the new legislation and how it directly affects First Nation communities and individuals living on reserves.

The first phase is currently being undertaken and is raising awareness and understanding of the Act and providing communications materials to those implementing the new legislation, including: First Nations communities, organizations, front-line police on reserves and provincial/territorial judiciary.

This information signaled the 12-month transition period that began on December 16, 2013, when the first part of the Act came into force. This period allows time for First Nations to develop their own laws respecting matrimonial real property before the provisional federal rules in the Act apply.

Once the 12-month transition period concludes and the federal rules are in force, the second phase will begin. At this time First Nations will be reminded that they still have the option to establish their own matrimonial real property laws at which point the federal rules will then no longer apply to their community.

8.2 Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property

The Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property will support First Nations in developing their own community-specific matrimonial real property laws, or to effectively implement the provisional federal rules once in force, and provide research on alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. The Centre focuses on disseminating knowledge to First Nation individuals, communities, and organizations to assist them in understanding and implementing the legislation.

The Minister selected the National Aboriginal Lands Managers Association to host the Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property through a call for proposals process which ended April 2, 2013.

8.3 Training and Education

To support the implementation of the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act, training and education will be provided for key officials applying or enforcing this Act, including police officers on reserves.

Training available to regional Lands and Economic Development personnel responsible for processing land transactions is described in section 9.1.

9.0 Implications of Provisional Federal Matrimonial Real Property Legislation and Community-Specific Legislation on the Land Registration Process

9.1 Training and Education

Lands and Economic Development personnel working in the National Capital Region's Land Registry Unit will be responsible for developing training materials and providing in-person or distance learning opportunities to assist regional personnel in becoming familiar with matrimonial real property legislation and advising on the impact it will have their responsibilities. This training will be delivered from October – December, 2014 by the Land Registration Support Centre in Ontario region.

9.2 Provisional Federal RulesSection 15(1) of the Act establishes that, subject to the Indian Act, a spouse or common-law partner who hold an interest or right in or to the family must not dispose of or encumber that interest or right during the conjugal relationship without the free and informed consent in writing of the other spouse or common-law partner whether or not that person is a First Nation member or an Indian.

Consequently, with the provisional federal rules in force it is necessary that officers obtain a completed Matrimonial Real Property Assessment Form (Annex A) from the applicant, or proponent, of the land transaction. The purpose of the Matrimonial Real Property Assessment Form is to establish whether the interest in, or to, the family home is encumbered by the proposed transaction and, if necessary, to obtain the free and informed consent of the other spouse or common-law partner in order to proceed with the following land transactions:

1. Assignments;
2. Leases;
3. Sub-leases
4. Administrative Transfers;
5. Transfers;
6. Permits; and
7. Mortgages.

9.3 Matrimonial Real Property Declaration

In order to avoid claims resulting from departmental personnel lending ministerial approval to transactions involving matrimonial real property interests pertaining to the family home, it is necessary to obtain a declaration on behalf of the applicant, Executor of Will or Administrator of Estate. The purpose of the declaration is twofold: i) to advise the applicant, Executor of Will or Administrator of Estate that matrimonial real property legislation (federal or community-specific) may impact the proposed transaction and enable proponents to apprise themselves of the legislation; and, ii) to save harmless the Minister in the event that the applicant, Executor of Will or Administrator of Estate swears a fraudulent declaration.

9.4 Consent of Other Spouse or Common-Law Partner Executor of Will or Administrator of Estate

In instances where a spouse or common-law partner has a matrimonial interest in the use, occupation, and possession of the family home, it will be necessary to obtain the consent of the other spouse in order to proceed with the registration of a transaction affected by matrimonial real property interests – (Consent of Spouse/Common-Law Partner). As referenced, the necessity to obtain consent stems from subsection 15(1) of the Act which states that "free and informed consent in writing of the other spouse or common-law partners…" is required from the spouse or common-law partner who holds an interest or right in, or to, the family home to dispose of or encumber that interest. A court may however, subject to conditions set out in subsection 15(6) of the Act, dispose of or encumber that interest or right without the required consent of the other spouse or common-law partner.

Similarly, in instances where a spouse or common-law partner may have an interest to, or in, the family home and is pre-deceased by their partner consent or acknowledgement by an Executor of Will or Administrator of Estate will be required when a matrimonial real property interest in, or to, the family home is identified (Consent of Executor of Will or Administrator of Estate). This consent form requires the Executor of Will or Administrator of Estate to declare that they will observe provisions of the Indian Act or Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act in carrying out their duties

9.5 Free and Informed Consent

Departmental personnel must not provide individuals advice concerning either federal or community-specific matrimonial real property legislation. Instead, it is advised that parties seeking information and counsel be referred to independent legal counsel, the Centre of Excellence for Matrimonial Real Property or their band administration for further information.

In order to avoid risk associated with other spouse, common-law partner, Executor of Will, or Estate Administrator not being adequately informed of federal or community-specific legislation, the most prudent course of action would be to have the legislation explained by a legal professional. However, given cost and access issues associated with parties consulting a justice of the peace, solicitor or notary public to provide an interpretation of the legislation, a Certificate of Acknowledgement or a Solicitor's Certificate are not required to enable a party to lend consent to a transaction. The Act itself does define "free and informed consent", nor require a Certificate of Acknowledgment or a Solicitor's Certificate.

9.6 Orders

The provisional federal legislation enables provincial courts to issue various orders in support of the Act. Specifically, the legislation provides for:

• emergency protection orders (s. 16);
• confirmed emergency protection orders (s. 17);
• varied emergency protection orders (s.18);
• exclusive occupation orders (s. 20);
• division of value orders (s. 28 and 29);
• valuation orders (s. 30); transfer orders (s. 31);
• orders respecting improvident depletion (s. 32);
• transfer orders on death (s.36); and
• orders respecting improvident depletion on death (s. 39).

It is also foreseeable that a provincial court could equally impose such orders based on community-specific legislation adopted by First Nations pursuant to sections 7-11 of the Act. When the Court Order is ordering the transfer of the property, an Application and Transfer document must be completed by the Applicant or Land Officer as per the Court Order.

Although the Act does not require orders be registered, nor place departmental officers in the position of having to seek out such orders from the court, once provided such orders, officers need register accordingly. Doing so will assist in providing notice to third parties and ensure interests or rights stipulated in such orders remain unencumbered.

To safeguard interests or rights contained within an order a "Court Order" instrument is utilized for registration purposes; however, privacy rights need be respected as section 19 of the Act enables the court to impose confidentiality. Additionally, sections 16 through 18 dealing with emergency protection and occupation orders also raise privacy concerns given the public nature of the Indian Land Registry System.

Given the foregoing considerations matrimonial real property related court orders will not be uploaded to the public Comprehensive Integrated Document Management (CIDM) System library utilized by the Indian Land Registry System. Instead, electronic images of these orders will be uploaded to the protected/internal CIDM library for administrative purposes. When registering the "Court Order" instrument only the judicial register number or court file number, along with date, reference to the court (i.e. Court of Queen's Bench Saskatchewan), and issuing judicial centre (i.e. Saskatoon) in the remarks field.

When responding to a court order the Grantor and Grantee field should be left to read "N/A".  When the Court Order is ordering the transfer of the property, an Application and Transfer document must be completed by the Applicant or Land Officer as per the Court Order.

Regional personnel must carefully assess court orders and consult departmental legal services as necessary.

9.7 Notice of Community-Specific Legislation

Section 10 of the Act requires the First Nation to inform the Minister that they have adopted community-specific matrimonial real property legislation and provide copies of the approved laws to the Minister.

The Lands Modernization Directorate within Land and Economic Development's Community Opportunities Branch is responsible for receiving these laws on behalf of the Minister and will communicate with the Lands Registry Unit within the National Capital Region to advise when a First Nation has adopted their own community-specific legislation.

In turn, the Lands Registry Unit will provide notice by registering a "Law" instrument, including a "Matrimonial Real Property" notation, on the First Nations' Reserve General. No document (Law) will be scanned and uploaded.  This will enable officers to distinguish between those First Nations that have their own community-specific matrimonial real property legislation before, or after, the federal provisional legislation comes into force December 16, 2014.

10.0 Estates

Estates have developed communication materials to be distributed by regional personnel to those impacted by coming into force of the federal provisional legislation.

11.0 Contacts

If you have any questions concerning the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act, you are welcome to contact:

Sylvie Picard
Senior Policy Advisor
Community Opportunities Branch
17C-55 – 10 Wellington St.
Gatineau, QC K1A 0H4
(819)994-7081

Sarah Crowe
Manager of Estates
Individual Affairs Branch
15 Eddy St. Gatineau, QC K1A 0H4
(819) 934-3118

Debbie Shiells
Land Policy Manager
Lands and Environmental Management Branch
17C – 10 Wellington St.
Gatineau, QC  K1A 0A6
(819) 997-8129

Pascale Boulay
Policy and Regulatory Affairs Advisor
Lands and Environmental Management Branch
17B-34 10 Wellington St.
Gatineau, QC  K1A -0A6
(819) 953-3370

Daryl Hargitt, Lands Registrar
Lands and Environmental Management Branch
17B – 10 Wellington St.
Gatineau, QC  K1A 0A6
(819) 956-8742

Loretta Roy, Deputy Lands Registrar
Lands and Environmental Management Branch
17B – 10 Wellington St.
Gatineau, QC  K1A 0A6
(819) 953-0614

Diane Levola, Senior Lands Registration Officer
Indian Lands Registry – Regional Support Centre
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
40 Elm Street, Suite 290
Sudbury, Ont. P3C 1S8
705-522-6263