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== A. People Living on a First Nations Reserve ==
== A. People Living on a First Nations Reserve ==


People (whether aboriginal or non-aboriginal) living on a First Nations reserve must seek welfare benefits through the Band Social Development Program, administered by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada.  
People (whether aboriginal or non-aboriginal) living on a First Nations reserve must seek welfare benefits through the Band Social Development Program, administered by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.


For First Nations persons living off a reserve, the usual policies and procedures for granting welfare through the the Ministry apply.  
For First Nations persons living off a reserve, the usual policies and procedures for granting welfare through the Ministry apply. For more information, see the following Legal Aid Publications:


For more information, see the following Legal Services Society’s publications:  
'''Aboriginal Legal aid in BC website:'''
*[http://www.lss.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=5 Aboriginal People and Law], chapter 16 (Social Assistance)  
Income assistance on reserve section at:
*[http://www.lss.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=100 Social Assistance on Reserve in BC] 
https://aboriginal.legalaid.bc.ca/benefits/socialAssistance.php  
 
'''Income Assistance on Reserve in BC (booklet):'''
http://www.lss.bc.ca/publications/pub.php?pub=100


== B. Transients and People Staying at Emergency Shelters and Transition Houses ==
== B. Transients and People Staying at Emergency Shelters and Transition Houses ==
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