Trusted sources for registration and secure status card applications
Find out about trusted sources and how they can help complete applications for registration under the Indian Act and secure status cards.
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What is a trusted source
A trusted source is a registration administrator, organization or provincial, territorial or federal department that has been designated to help you register under the Indian Act and get, renew or replace a status card.
How a trusted source can help
If you would like to apply for registration or a secure status card, a trusted source can help you complete and submit your application.
If you submit your application through a trusted source, you may not need a guarantor.
To find out more on how a trusted source can help you, please contact them directly.
Designated trusted sources
These organizations have been designated to help you apply for registration and a secure status card:
Alberta
- Calgary: Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary
- Calgary: First Nations Health Consortium
- Calgary: Metis Calgary Family Services
- Edmonton: First Nations Health Consortium
- High Level: First Nations Health Consortium
- Red Deer: Red Deer Native Friendship Society
British Columbia
- Vancouver: Lu'ma Group of Companies
Manitoba
- Thompson: Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc.
- Winnipeg: Eagle Urban Transition Centre
- Winnipeg: Native Clan Organization
- Winnipeg: Southern Chiefs' Organization Inc.
- Winnipeg: Wabaseemoong Jordan's Principle
New Brunswick
- Fredericton: Under One Sky Friendship Centre
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Happy Valley-Goose Bay: Labrador Friendship Centre
Nova Scotia
- Halifax: Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre
Ontario
- Atikokan: Atikokan Native Friendship Centre
- Barrie: Barrie Native Friendship Centre
- Cochrane: Ininew Friendship Centre
- Deseronto: Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle (mobile service)
- Fort Erie: Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre
- Hamilton: Ontario Native Women’s Association
- North Bay: North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre
- Ottawa: Ontario Native Women’s Association
- Sault Ste. Marie: Bawating Indigenous Friendship Centre
- Sioux Lookout: Ontario Native Women’s Association
- Southwestern Ontario: Southern First Nations Secretariat
- Sudbury: N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre
- Thunder Bay: Ontario Native Women’s Association
- Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre
- Timmins: Ontario Native Women’s Association
Prince Edward Island
- Charlottetown: Mik’maq Confederacy of PEI
Quebec
- Joliette: Centre d’amitié autochtone de Lanaudière
- La Tuque: Centre d’amitié autochtone de La Tuque
- Maniwaki: Maniwaki Native Friendship Centre
- Montreal: Native Montréal
- Montreal: The Native Women's Shelter of Montreal
- Senneterre: Senneterre Native Friendship Centre
- Trois-Rivières: Trois-Rivières Native Friendship Centre
- Val d’Or: Val d’Or Native Friendship Centre
Our partners in First Nations offices, known as registration administrators, can help you apply for registration and a secure status card as well.
These organizations can help you apply for a secure status card:
Nationwide throughout federal institutions
Alberta
- Calgary: Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary
- Edmonton: Boyle Street Community Services
British Columbia
- Victoria: Community Social Planning Council
- Victoria: John Howard Society of Victoria
Manitoba
- Dauphin: West Region Treaty 2 & 4 Health Services
- The Pas: Swampy Cree Tribal Council
- Winnipeg: Anisininew Okimawin and Island Lake Tribal Council
Ontario
- Kenora: Bimose Tribal Council
- Moose Factory: Mushkegowuk Council
Newfoundland and Labrador
- St. John’s: First Light
Saskatchewan
- North Battleford: Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs
- Saskatoon: Saskatoon Tribal Council
- Yorkton: Yorkton Tribal Council
Become a trusted source
If you’d like to become a trusted source, you can contact us by email at sourcesfiables-trustedsources@sac-isc.gc.ca.
Who can apply
All organizations interested in supporting persons applying for registration and a secure status card can apply for funding.
How to apply
Submit a complete proposal that includes:
- a clear summary of the project
- a description of objectives and activities
- a budget proposal
- a description of expected results
Questions and complete proposals can be submitted by email to sourcesfiables-trustedsources@sac-isc.gc.ca.
We will review the proposal to determine if your organization is eligibile for funding.
Deadline
You can apply for funding to become a trusted source anytime.
Where else to get help
You can also get help to complete and submit an application for registration and a secure status card from: