Canada-Métis Nation Relations

Through the 2017 Canada-Métis Nation Accord, Canada, the Métis National Council, and its Governing Members committed to establishing a Permanent Bilateral Mechanism that creates a space for representatives from Canada and the Métis Nation to work collaboratively together. Through these meetings, both governments work together on advancing shared priorities and renewing the nation-to-nation, government-to-government relationship through a co-developed, distinctions-based approach.

Annual Gatherings 

Canada-Métis Nation Summit 

• Occurence: Annually 
• Purpose: Report on progress and establish new priority areas. 
• Who: The Prime Minister, the Ministers from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada, other implicated Ministers based on identified priorities, and political leaders from the Métis National Council and its Métis Governments. 

Leaders' Meeting 

• Occurence: Bi-Annually 
• Purpose: Refine and deliver on set priorities. 
• Who: The Ministers of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Caanda, other implicated Minsiters based on identified priorities, and political leaders from the Métis National Council and its Métis Governments. 

Senior Officials' Meeting

• Occurence: Quarterly 
• Purpose: Guide the work of technical-level working groups composed of subject-matter experts. 
• Who: Assistant Deputy Ministers and Senior Officials from the Métis National Council and its Métis Governments. 

Canada-Métis Nation Working Groups 

Officials from the Métis Nation and the Government of Canada establish technical-level working groups composed of subject-matter experts to make substantive progress on jointly established priorities (e.g. co-developing work plans, Memoranda of Understanding, and Accords/Sub-Accords).