Does Canada have an Indian Affairs branch of government?
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), referred to by its applied title under the Federal Identity Program as Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), (French: Affaires autochtones et du Nord Canada, AANC), is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for policies relating to Aboriginal peoples in Canada, that comprise the First Nations,[2][3] Inuit,[4] and Métis.[5]
Minister of Indigenous Services
The Minister of Indigenous Services () is one of two Ministers of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for overseeing the federal government department Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. The position was created on August 28, 2017 during the 29th Canadian Ministry to take over the management of health, clean water, and other services to reserves and other First Nations communities from the former Indigenous and Northern Affairs portfolio.