Update your Information
Citizenship and the Importance of Updated Information
As part of our renewed self-government, the Toquaht Nation reclaims our inherent right to determine our own citizenship and, in doing so, we pledge to honour who we are and where we have come from as a people.
A Toquaht citizen is defined in the Toquaht Citizenship Act references a number of criteria, including that:
- An individual is a Toquaht citizen if that individual is a Toquaht enrollee
- An individual is entitled to become a Toquaht citizen if that individual
- was on the Toquaht band list as of the day immediately preceding the Maa-nulth Treaty effective date
- has been adopted as a child by a Toquaht citizen under Canadian law, the Maa-nulth Treaty or in accordance with Nuu-chah-nulth custom, or
- is a descendant of a Toquaht citizen
As part of the Citizenship Act, there are two lists upon which a Toquaht citizen needs to be:
- On the Toquaht Citizenship Registry (which registers a citizen as a Toquaht citizen).
- On the Toquaht Enrolment Registry (which enrols a citizen in the Maa-nulth Treaty).
The Maa-nulth Treaty recognizes a broad range of Maa-nulth First Nations’ rights and interests, including land rights, harvesting rights, cultural rights, and numerous law-making authorities. Read more about the Maa-nulth Treaty here.
To maintain current information on the Toquaht Citizenship Registry and the Toquaht Enrolment Registry, it is important that Toquaht citizens update their information for THEMSELVES AND ALL FAMILY MEMBERS whenever there is new information to be provided.
To change your information, you can fill out the form below, or email Naomi Mack at naomim@toquaht.ca, or call the Toquaht Nation Government office at 1-250-726-4230 or toll-free at 1-877-726-4230.
CITIZEN CHANGE OF INFORMATION FORM
PLEASE COMPLETE ONE FORM FOR EACH FAMILY MEMEBER