Indigenous Services Canada - Departmental Structure
On September 2, 2025, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) put in place a new departmental structure. These changes will improve access to services from coast-to-coast-to-coast and enhance the department’s ability to serve Indigenous Peoples and communities with excellence.
Deputy Minister
Ombuds
Corporate Secretary
Regional Delivery Sector
Lands and Economic Development
Senior Strategist on Economic Prosperity
Health and Social Sector
Children, Families, and Learning
Chief Financial Officer
Strategic Policy and Partnerships
Infrastructure and Governance
Services to Individuals
Jordan's Principle
Internal Services
ISC/CIRNAC Shared Services
Communications and Public Affairs
Audit and Evaluation
(Except the Evaluation function that lies in the Strategic Policy and Partnerships Sector)
Legal Services
Human Resources
- Regional Delivery Sector
- Includes the 8 regional offices and emergency management. There is now a single window to access health and other operations. The Regional service delivery is the heart of what we do and it is where our mission comes to life.
- Lands & Economic Development Sector
- Supports Indigenous communities in the stewardship of their lands and the advancement of economic opportunities, including Indian Oil and Gas Canada.
- Senior Strategist, Economic Prosperity
- Coordinates with other federal partners to deliver on Indigenous economic priorities of the Minister and government.
- Health and Social Sector
- Includes ISC’s health programming and social programs, such as income assistance, continuing and adult care and family violence prevention.
- Children, Families, and Learning Sector
- Includes education programs as well as child and family services.
- Chief Financial Officer Sector
- Responsible for the financial stewardship of ISC's significant operations and resources and managing our information and capital assets, accommodations, security and procurement.
- Strategic Policy and Partnerships Sector
- Includes the results and delivery unit and is the central hub for ISC's overall mission, vision and strategic direction.
- Infrastructure and Governance Sector
- Includes Infrastructure, Governance, and the New Fiscal Relationship, focused on providing communities with the tools and capacity for sustainable growth and self-determination.
- Services to Individuals Sector
- Includes Non-Insured Health Benefits, Registration for Status, Secure Certificate of Status, Wills & Estates and Treaty Annuities.
- Jordan's Principle
- Will continue to deliver critical services to children and advance innovative solutions to accelerate decision-making, reduce the backlog and improve the quality of children-centred services.
- Internal Services
- Includes Human Resources, Communications and Public Affairs, Audit and Evaluation and Legal Services to support the work of ISC.