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Meeting of Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers responsible for Aboriginal Affairs and Leaders of the National Aboriginal Organizations October 29, 2009

At the 2009 Council of the Federation meeting in Regina, Saskatchewan last August, premiers from across the country expressed an interest in reinvigorating the federal-provincial-territorial Aboriginal affairs process. They agreed to ask ministers responsible for Aboriginal affairs to form a working group to examine how to work more effectively with the federal government to improve outcomes for Aboriginal people.

As Ontario's Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Premier Dalton McGuinty asked me to take charge of this work for Ontario, and bring together ministers of Aboriginal affairs and national Aboriginal leaders in Toronto to formalize the working group.

I look forward to welcoming my federal, provincial and territorial colleagues and representatives, and national Aboriginal leaders and their delegations.

There is a growing recognition across the country that an essential part of building stronger provinces and a stronger Canada is building stronger Aboriginal communities. I am encouraged by the participants' commitment to working together, and I am optimistic that through our cooperation and collaboration on shared priorities, we will find a new way toward achieving our goals.

The Honourable Brad Duguid
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs

• Council of the Federation (Regina, Saskatchewan August 5-7, 2009)
• Media Advisory: Ontario Hosts Aboriginal Affairs Ministers and National Aboriginal Leaders (October 23, 2009) (PDF)
• A Statement to the Legislature by the Honourable Brad Duguid on the Meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Aboriginal Affairs and Leaders of the National Aboriginal Organizations (October 28, 2009)
• Provincial And Territorial Ministers Responsible For Aboriginal Affairs and Leaders Of The National Aboriginal Organizations - Communiqué (October 29, 2009)

Federal Government

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

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Provincial and Territorial Governments

Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
Ontario

Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones
Québec

Office of Aboriginal Affairs
Nova Scotia

Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat
New Brunswick

Aboriginal and Northern Affairs
Manitoba

Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
British Columbia

Government of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island

First Nations and Métis Relations
Saskatchewan

Aboriginal Relations
Alberta

Department of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
Newfoundland and Labrador

Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations
Northwest Territories

Government of Yukon
Yukon

Aboriginal Affairs
Nunavut

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National Aboriginal Organizations

Assembly of First Nations (AFN)


Congress of Aboriginal People (CAP)


Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)


Métis National Council (MNC)


Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)