Metis Credible Assertion Advisor

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Job Title:

Metis Credible Assertion Advisor
Job

Requisition
Ministry:

Indigenous Relations

Location:

Edmonton
Full or Part-Time:

Full Time
Hours of Work:
36.25hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage:
Temporary
Scope:

Open Competition
Closing Date:

Serptember 15, 2026
Classification:
Program Services 4
Salary: $ 3,148.20 to $4,126.82 bi-weekly ($82,168 - $107,710year)

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The Ministry of Indigenous Relations serves as a central point for the Government of Alberta to foster and maintain respectful relationships with Indigenous Peoples, communities, and organizations. The ministry fulfills Alberta’s legal duty to consult and works in coordination with other ministries, the federal government, and First Nations on land-related claims and collaborative initiatives.

The MCA team implements the Government of Alberta's Métis Credible Assertion (MCA) Process, a program exclusive to Alberta Métis and grounded in relevant case law regarding asserted Métis Section 35 Aboriginal rights.

The MCA Advisor works in a first-of-its-kind program within Canada, operating in a complex legal and political environment. The role requires strong legislative knowledge, stakeholder management skills, and an understanding of the impacts on Alberta's duty to consult. The Advisor collaborates with ministries involved in Indigenous consultation, Constitutional and Aboriginal Law, Métis organizations, industry, and other governments interested in Alberta's model.

The MCA Advisor leads assigned files, oversees MCA Analysts, and manages the review and analysis of highly confidential historical, legal, and genealogical records. Through a multi-phase review process, the Advisor assesses evidence supporting asserted Section 35 Métis Aboriginal rights. Given the complexity and sensitivity of these decisions, the role requires strong project leadership, analytical rigor, sound judgment, and exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to work highly independently with little supervision and with team members on assigned assertions.
• Leads multi-phase projects that requires researching evidence provided in the form of qualitative data from historical, legal, and genealogical documents. Each phase is foundational to the next and the MCA Advisor decides when to move on to the next phase when the evidence is sufficient to meet the criteria.
• Perform in-depth research of historical, legal, and genealogical documents by reviewing and extracting data to gain an understanding of historical communities and the extent of familial, trade, and traditional practice linkages.
• Track critical deadlines for project to ensure all collaborators (MCA Advisors and MCA Analysts) are aware and on target.
• Work with Métis organization on assertions by preparing correspondence that provides feedback and gaps analysis on submitted materials as well as procedural updates (e.g. process questions, assertion document issues).
• Provide Métis organizations with a better understanding of the credible assertion criteria and associated case law through discussions and engagement sessions.
• Develop infrastructure for grant including financial logic model for grant.
• Monitor Government of Canada policy direction for unilateral changes in their relationship with the Métis in Alberta.
• Provide analytical support on FOIP requests and ensure they are responded to in an effective and efficient manner.
• Provide coaching in relation to project efforts while reviewing MCA Analyst's work.

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