The Office of Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation focuses on a principle-based relationship with Indigenous people, characterized by mutual respect. The Office is specifically mandated to:

• collaborate with Indigenous Governments and Organizations and the Federal Government to advance reconciliation;
• support the Provincial Government’s efforts to provide cultural sensitivity training to elected officials and public servants to ensure understanding of and respect for the cultures, values, and histories of Indigenous people;
• host the Indigenous Leaders Roundtable;
• advance work on land claims and self-government;
• support Provincial Government apologies to Residential School survivors;
• collaborate with other Provincial Government departments to establish a public inquiry into the treatment, experiences, and outcomes of Innu in the child protection system;
• collaborate with other Provincial Government departments to develop a process under which provincial monuments, symbols, and observances are anti-racist and better reflect the diversity, cultures, and traditions of Indigenous people.