We are committed to increasing transparency, supporting leadership, and ensuring that all governance processes align with our Nation’s laws, treaties, and strategic direction.
Our goal is to make governance clear and accessible for Tla’amin Nation citizens, staff, leadership, and partners.
The Administration Department provides the essential structure that keeps Executive Council (EC), the Legislative Assembly (LA), and the broader government functioning smoothly. We manage the processes, reporting, compliance requirements, and coordination that ensure decisions are properly supported, documented, and accessible to citizens.
As the central hub of governance operations, we ensure legislative, policy, treaty, and fiscal compliance, while coordinating EC and LA meetings, minutes, agendas, livestreams, and communications. We support elected officials through procedural guidance, legal-risk mitigation, and information access.
We maintain and publish laws, bylaws, regulations, and governance records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Structure and Roles of Administration
The Tla’amin administration is overseen by the Chief Administrative Officer, who reports to the Hɛgus. The CAO leads a senior management team of Directors, each responsible for a portfolio of departments and services delivered to the community.
The administration is divided into departments covering areas such as Lands and Resources, Public Works and Capital Infrastructure, Housing, Fire and Emergency Management, Health, Education, Community Services, Human Resources, Communications, IT, and Intergovernmental Relations. Each Director oversees a group of related departments and reports to the CAO.
The Tla’amin Legislature, led by the Hɛgus, sets political direction and makes laws. The administration carries out that direction and delivers programs and services day to day. The Tla’amin Constitution requires this separation of politics and administration to support good governance and accountability.
Contact information for each department is available on their individual pages. If you’re not sure who to reach, contact the front desk at 604.483.9646 and staff will point you in the right direction.
Intergovernmental Relations
Protocol Agreements are created when Tla’amin Nation and another government, body, or organization agree to work together in a respectful way. These agreements outline shared intentions for working together, such as how we will communicate, meet, or collaborate on specific topics. Development usually involves discussions between leadership and staff from both sides, followed by drafting, review, and approval. Our department supports this process to ensure these agreements reflect Tla’amin Nation teachings, and maintains strong, productive, and mutually respectful relationships.
Funding for intergovernmental work can come from several sources, depending on the project or partnership. Some initiatives are supported directly through the Treaty, while others use provincial or federal funding agreements, contribution agreements, or implementation funding. Our department helps coordinate these agreements and ensures that funding arrangements are clear, transparent, and aligned with Tla’amin Nation’s Comprehensive Nation Plan goals, laws, culture, and protocol.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is a cooperative agreement that outlines how Tla’amin Nation and another government, governing body, or organization will work together. Shared-service MOUs may describe how we collaborate on programs, services, partnerships, or areas of mutual interest. Our department helps design, review, and maintain these MOUs to ensure they support effective intergovernmental relations.
Our department helps ensure that all parties understand their roles, responsibilities, and shared goals, so we can work together in ways that respect Tla’amin sovereignty, support community well-being, and build strong long-term partnerships.