Hiring for First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Positions

The U of A is committed to protecting resources and spaces intended for First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) faculty, staff and students, including in hiring. Certain positions at the University of Alberta are specifically intended for FNMI peoples and/or have a bona fide occupational requirement (BFOR) for FNMI membership or citizenship (“FNMI positions”). 

The university has instituted a document verification process during the hiring process for such roles to support confirmation of FNMI membership or citizenship.

The FNMI document verification process helps determine eligible candidates for FNMI positions. Those hiring will follow the steps for recruitment and can expect to go through job evaluation (if needed), position approval and posting, candidate application, evaluation and selection, hiring and onboarding. 

The FNMI document verification process applies to the hiring process for FNMI positions, but not to employees occupying existing roles. 

It is essential that the document verification process be conducted in a sensitive, respectful manner, and in some cases additional time may be needed to ensure a consistent and fair candidate experience. The documentation process is integrated with related data management processes, such as employee and position records.

Guidance for U of A hiring managers and selection committees

• FNMI Recruitment Guidance for Hiring Managers and Selection Committees (CCID required for access) 

Living Document

This document should be considered a living document. The reason for this is that everyone engaged in this work will come to realize the importance of, and the nuances in, this work as they gain more experience. This name points to the ways that you, as university community members, are invited into recognizing that you will always be learning, because of the diversity of the humans that will be welcomed to University of Alberta spaces.

What to expect when applying for a FNMI position

• Job postings for FNMI positions will clearly state that they are intended for FNMI peoples.
• Applicants will be asked to complete an attestation question in the Career Portal at the time of application.
• Shortlisted candidates will receive an email requesting they complete a consent form and provide identification documentation prior to interviews being scheduled.
• Shortlisted candidates will receive confirmation of the outcome of the document verification process.

Eligible Documentation

This list was last updated on May 21, 2026; any changes to this will be communicated as part of the hiring process:

• a certified copy* of a Status card from the Government of Canada
• a certified copy* of a Métis membership card from one of the five Métis Provincial Affiliates or recognized Territorial organizations; Métis Nation of Alberta, Métis Nation of Ontario, Manitoba Metis Federation, Métis Nation Saskatchewan, Métis Nation British Columbia, Northwest Territory Métis Nation. Additionally, the candidate may present a membership card from the Métis Settlements General Council showing membership in a Métis Settlement of Alberta;
• a certified copy* of an enrolment card issued by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
• written confirmation of Indigenous identity from Indigenous Services Canada
• written confirmation of Inuit enrolment from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.; or written confirmation of registration as a beneficiary of or enrollment with the Inuvialuit, Nunavik, or Nunatsiavut land agreement
• written confirmation of membership by a band council which has enacted its own band membership code

The Office of the Vice-Provost (Indigenous Programming and Research) is consulted to coordinate the review of documentation that is not listed above.

*Certified copy references that the documents will be from a certified organization. Documentation does not need to be notarized to be submitted.