Ontario First Nations Maps
How to locate First Nation reserves, Tribal Councils, political organizations and land covered by Treaties.
First Nations map
The Ontario First Nations map shows the locations of:
- First Nation communities: listed by band number and cultural affiliation (e.g., Algonquin, Cree, Ojibway)
- Tribal Councils (a grouping of bands with common interests who join together to provide advice and programs to their members)
- reserves (land set aside for bands under the Indian Act and Treaty agreements)
- political organizations (e.g., Union of Ontario Indians, Grand Council Treaty 3)
- land covered by specific Treaties
The border shows symbols that have special meaning to First Nations in Ontario.
Treaties map
Ontario is covered by 46 Treaties which were signed between 1781 and 1930.
This map was updated in October 2026 to include revised First Nation community names and reserve boundaries where addition to reserve processes have occurred, and clearer information to support learning and understanding across Ontario.
The coordinate system is Lambert Conformal Conic.
Legal notice
This map is provided for illustrative and education purposes only. It is not intended to identify Treaty or consultation rights and obligations, or their locations. This map is not intended to reflect the position of Ontario nor to constitute any admission with respect to law or fact or limit Ontario’s rights, or any rights, in any way.
Reproducing the maps
First Nations map
The map can be reproduced for non-commercial and commercial purposes.
Commercial reproductions
You need permission from both of these organizations to commercially reproduce the maps:
- Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
- Senior Copyright Analyst
ServiceOntario Publications
416-326-5153
copyright@ontario.ca
Non-commercial reproductions
To reproduce the map for non-commercial purposes, please:
- take care to be accurate with the information
- do not represent the map as an official version
- acknowledge the Government of Canada copyright
Source data
First Nations map
Many sources are used to ensure the map’s accuracy, including:
- The Canada Lands – Ontario First Nations Lands and National Parks map (published by Natural Resources Canada)
- First Nation Profiles (published by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada)
- Historical Treaties of Canada map (published by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada)
Information is also cross-checked against other sources such as:
- interactive First Nations maps
- First Nations political organization websites
- community websites
Treaties map
- This map is created with data used under license from Geobase, Geogratis, the Ontario Realty Corporation, Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development Canada, members of the Ontario Geospatial Data Exchange, and data held by the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation.
- The Treaty boundaries as depicted are based primarily on James L. Morris, Indians of Ontario (Toronto: Dept. of Lands and Forests, 1943), except for the boundaries of Treaties 3, 5 and 9. Those are based on the Ontario First Nations Map produced jointly by the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada with the exception of the boundary between Treaties 3 and 5, which has been placed generally further south than as depicted in that source.
- For the Provisional Algonquin Settlement Area, please see the Algonquin land claim.
- Some First Nations may have one or more reserves located outside of the geographic boundaries of the Treaty or Treaties to which they are signatories.