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Your status card is a very important government document. It helps to ensure that you are eligible to receive government benefits, rights, programs, and services offered by the federal and provincial or territorial governments.

Applying for a secure status card just got a bit easier with the launch of an app that allows applicants to take and submit photos with a smartphone.

July, 9, 2019 — Ottawa, Ontario — Indigenous Services Canada.

Indigenous Services Canada is proud to announce the launch of a new photo app designed to simplify the application process for a Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS). The photo app lets applicants take a photo with a smartphone and submit it online as part of their SCIS application.

Available as a free download from Google Play and App Store, the new app will allow applicants to capture their own, eliminating the cost of a photographer and making the application process more accessible and convenient to First Nations people and communities across the country.

The SCIS Photo App will allow the department to receive photos transmitted straight from smartphones into a secure database exclusively for SCIS applications. The photos can then be easily matched to the completed application form. All information provided through the app is encrypted, and collection and use of personal information is in accordance with the Privacy Act.

Please make an appointment to book at the local band office.

Replacing a Lost, Stolen, Damaged, or Destroyed SCIS Status Card

Please contact The Indigenous Services Public Enquiries Call Centre at 1-800-567-9604 right away. The call agent will:

  • Cancel the lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed card.
  • Issue, on request, a Temporary Confirmation of Registration Document.
  • The replacement process is the same as when first applying for a secure status card. Fill out the same application form and check “Replacement (lost, stolen, damaged SCIS)” under “Reason for application”.

Updating Your Personal Information is also important. Contact Clfn band office to speak to our agents to update Personal Information, such as:

  • Recording a legal change of name.
  • Recording a marriage or divorce.
  • Recording a death.
  • Recording a birth.
  • Amending residency/province/state/country.

For more information, contact:

Monica John-George, CAPA

Executive Director

Constance Lake First Nation

Tel: (705) 463-4511

Cell: (705) 373-0418