POLICIES

Personnel Policy

The most recent policy was completed in 2018. It is available upon request in electronic form or printed form. Contact Elena Andrew, Director of HR with your request.

eandrew@sifn.ca

Governance Policy

The Governance Policy is complete and was ratified by Chief and Council on June 21, 2024. The SIFN Governance Policy provides clear and consistent guidelines and principles for the Chief and Council and key administrators of the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation. It is aligned with the SIFN Custom Election Code that was passed in February of 2024. It is available upon request by any member of the public. Requests can be made from this website under the CONTACT tab.

Custom Election Code

The Draft Custom Election Code underwent a legal review in late December, 2022. Then SIFN hosted a series of Community Consultations that took place in January, 2023 and again in November 24 and 25, 2023. Amendments were made to reflect the legal review that took place in early 2023 and to ensure the Code was aligned with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms within the Canadian Constitution.

On February 5 and 6, 2024 SIFN hosted two more meetings to review the amendments and consider new ones and at the end of the process, a vote was taken first by a show of hands and then by formal ballot. On February 6, SIFN made history when the Custom Election Code was passed 146 to 5.

Minutes from the meeting are posted here.

The Power Point from the CEC Meeting is posted here:

The Final Custom Election Code was finalized by the Chief and Council when they signed a Band Council resolution (BCR). See the full Code below.

Click on each title to access the document. When you click on it, the document will download and you must click on the download bar on the lower left side of your computer to open the document. From there you can either read and/or print.

Information Governance Policy

The first draft is complete and awaiting further development and review by the Chief and Council.

Housing Policy

A Housing Strategy was written and a comprehensive Housing Policy for SIFN has been created and is ready for ratification by the Chief and Council.