Indian Oil and Gas Canada (IOGC) is a special operating agency with a CEO/Executive Director who reports to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Trust Services (LTS).

IOGC has a dual mandate to fulfill the Crown’s fiduciary and statutory obligations related to the management of oil and gas resources on First Nation lands, and to further First Nation initiatives to manage and control their oil and gas resources. IOGC operates pursuant to the Indian Oil and Gas Act and the Indian Oil and Gas Regulations, 1995.

IOGC is organized into four divisions:

• Executive is accountable for overall agency planning and direction, operational policy, the First Nations Oil and Gas Management Initiative, communications, executive and legal services;
• Land is responsible for negotiations, research, surface and subsurface agreements and environment;
• Production is responsible for royalties, engineering and geology, and corporate informatics; and,
• Planning and Corporate Services deals with corporate planning, administrative policy, human resources, finance, contracts and administration.

IOGC represents over 60 First Nations with oil and gas agreements in the provinces of BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. In the last five fiscal years, IOGC has collected over $1 billion from oil and gas activities on behalf of First Nations.

• First Nations Oil and Gas Management Initiative

For Further Information:

INAC Public Enquiries Contact Centre
10 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H4

Telephone (toll-free): 1-800-567-9604
TTY (toll-free): 1-866-553-0554
Facsimile: (819) 953-3017
Facsimile (toll-free): 1-866-817-3977
E-Mail: InfoPubs@ainc-inac.gc.ca

Or contact the INAC office for the region where your First Nation is located.

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