Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat (AAS) Privy Council Website Information
In keeping with the Prime Minister's commitment to work with Aboriginal
Peoples on developing an agenda for change the Prime Minister created the
Cabinet Committee on Aboriginal Affairs (CCAA). This committee is an integral
to a renewed emphasis on focusing the government's efforts with respect to
Aboriginal issues.
The Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat was created to support the CCAA on December
12, 2003 and provides critical analysis and advice with respect to
articulating and promoting an integrated approach to a broad range of
socio-economic, cultural and environmental issues affecting Aboriginal
peoples. It is also responsible for managing major horizontal issues affecting
First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities; and oversees the provision of
secretariat services to the Cabinet Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and in the
formulation and analysis of policy considerations.
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