Ottawa too slow to process First Nations status applications: AG report

Ottawa too slow to process First Nations status applications, Auditor-General says

The delay is leaving many people unable to access on-reserve housing and health benefits, report finds

Auditor general finds long delays in Indian status application process

Indigenous Services Canada's headquarters takes on average more than a year to process applications for Indian status, according to a new report by Canada's auditor general.

Feds too slow to process First Nations status applications: AG report

OTTAWA -- Canada's auditor general says Indigenous Services Canada has not been processing applications for registration under the Indian Act within the required six-month timeline.

Ottawa too slow to process First Nations status applications: AG report

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Singh hits out at slow service

THE civil service has come under scathing criticism from Multi-Ethnic Affairs and Sugar Industry Minister Charan Jeath Singh. During a handover of grants to six communities in the Central Division yesterday, Mr Singh criticised government processes as slow. “To be honest, I tell you one thing, the government system is so slow,” he said. “It has taken over a year for us to just get a simple project done. If it had been my private company, it woul…