Infrastructure: a step-by-step process

Find out what steps you need to take when your First Nation needs infrastructure.

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is committed to working with First Nations communities to support their infrastructure. ISC assesses projects on the basis of need:

Emergency

Community members notify band office, which activates the First Nation' emergency management plan.

Next step

As part of the plan, if First Nation emergency capacity is overwhelmed, chief and council request outside assistance from the ISC regional office, the provincial or territorial emergency management organization or a non-government emergency service provider, based on the arrangements which exist with the ISC region.

Next step

Infrastructure damage is assessed once emergency is over. Eligible costs could be covered by ISC's Emergency Management Assistance Program.

Immediate need

Community members contact chief and council to discuss infrastructure need.

Next step

Chief and council contact ISC Regional office to discuss need or identify risks.

Next step

Regional office discusses infrastructure need with chief and council and community members, working together to determine best approach.

Next step

Regional office works with chief and council to identify solutions and develop a plan and implement the project.

Long-term need

Community members contact chief and council directly or through Comprehensive Community Planning process to discuss infrastructure need.

Next step

Chief and council contact ISC Regional office to discuss need or identify risks.

Next step

Regional office discusses infrastructure need with chief and council and community members, working together to determine best approach.

Next step

Regional office works with chief and council to include the new project in the First Nations Infrastructure Investment Plan.

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