Appendix B: List of Committees/Working Groups

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Additional information for the five committees chaired/co-chaired by the Secretariat is presented below.

Interdepartmental Indigenous Justice Strategy Working Group

The IJS WG membership comprises 11 departments and agencies, including the co-chairs Justice Canada and Public Safety. The mandate of the IJS WG is to:^{Footnote 19}

• Work in collaboration and provide ongoing coordination between federal government departments on the development and implementation of an Indigenous Justice Strategy.
• Provide strategic advice to Senior Directors, Directors General, and Assistant Deputy Ministers with respect to the coordination of federal activities relating to the development and implementation of an Indigenous Justice Strategy;
• Promote and implement coordinated approaches across federal government departments on engagement and relationships with Indigenous peoples and provinces/territories in relation to the Indigenous Justice Strategy;
• Identify and leverage linkages to other initiatives with significant potential to impact on the success of the Indigenous Justice Strategy, including in relation to self-government, access to health services, prevention of gender-based violence, Indigenous child and family services, policing, and community safety.
• Identify and leverage linkages to existing accountability mechanisms or governance structures (for example: the Permanent Bilateral Mechanisms, Recognition of Rights and Self-determination Discussion Tables, FPT and other inter-departmental fora, etc.).

IRRP Policy Touch-Base

Invitees include IRRP counsel and policy officials who work on Indigenous legal policy and related litigation issues. The meetings are an opportunity to identify and discuss linkages between policy files within IRRP.

Director General Committee on the IJS

This monthly meeting is co-chaired by the Reconciliation Secretariat and Public Safety. Attendees include Directors General from departments who are involved in work that is related to or linked with the IJS, including: CIRNAC, ISC, Correctional Services of Canada, Statistics Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Public Safety, Women and Gender Equality Canada, Privy Council Office, Public Prosecution Services of Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada.

Departmental Working Group on MMIWG

The purpose of this working group is to provide an opportunity for departmental officials to discuss the Justice-specific commitments in the Federal Pathway to Address Missing anFd Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People.

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) Justice and Policing Working Group

This Working Group provides an opportunity for the Government of Canada and CAP to discuss and advance joint policy priorities aimed at improving the socio-economic conditions of off-reserve Indigenous peoples in Canada through efforts related to the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system. This working group meets on a three-week basis, or as agreed upon by the group based on key activities. Apart from CAP and Justice Canada, membership includes Correctional Services of Canada, Public Safety Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, as well as CIRNAC (responsible for coordinating).

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