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Aboriginal Affairs Working Group

The Aboriginal Affairs Working Group (AAWG) is providing national leadership as it works collaboratively on issues that are critical to improving conditions for First Nation, Inuit and Métis people.

The Ontario Minister of Aboriginal Affairs chairs the AAWG, which includes provincial and territorial ministers of Aboriginal Affairs and leaders of the five national Aboriginal organizations – the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Métis National Council, Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, and the Native Women’s Association of Canada.

Together, this Working Group is moving forward on a plan that focuses on three key goals:

1. Increasing the graduation rates for Aboriginal students,
2. Supporting economic development in Aboriginal communities, and
3. Taking action to end violence against Aboriginal women and girls.

The AAWG is committed to working collaboratively to achieve these goals. Together, the Working Group is taking action on issues that are critical to improving conditions for Aboriginal people and bridging the socio-economic gaps that exist between Aboriginal people and other Canadians.

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)

• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)

• Métis National Council (MNC)

• Congress of Aboriginal People (CAP)

• Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC)