Ontario. Office of Indian Resource Policy

• Office of Indian Resource Policy

• Ontario. Office of Indian Land Claims

The Office of Indian Resource Policy (known initially as the Office of Indian Land Claims) was established within the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources' Division of Lands in 1976. In 1977, the Office became part of the Ministry's new Lands and Waters Group. In 1979, the Office of Indian Land Claims was renamed the Office of Indian Resource Policy. The Office was disbanded in 1988 when its staff were transferred to the Office of the Minister Responsible for Native Affairs. Responsibility for native lands policy within the Ministry of Natural Resources was assumed by a single policy advisor.

The Office of Indian Resource Policy researched and responded to specific Native land claims and other related natural resource issues in Ontario. Its responsibilities included keeping the Ministry of Natural Resources aware of the possible extent of future land claims, developing Ministry positions, preparing recommendations to Cabinet, and performing research in consultation with other Ministries, the federal government, Indian Band Councils and Native peoples associations.

The Office of Indian Resource Policy also, under the direction of Cabinet, negotiated the settlement of valid land claims in Ontario with the Native peoples involved. The Office also co-ordinated and/or initiated Ministry policy development relating to the province's Native peoples (i.e. wild rice, hunting, fishing and trapping treaty rights, aboriginal rights, Crown land allocation, etc.).

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Annual Reports of the Minister of Natural Resources, 1977-1980

KWIC Indexes to Government Services, 1975-1989/90

Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1976-1988

Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24

Archivist(s):
N. Martin