We offer Status Card Renewals/ Replacements for Dependents aged 4- 15 years old. Click on 'Apply For A Status Card Now' or 'Start An Application Now' buttons to get started! 

We don’t yet offer it for adult dependents, but are working on it!

* If you already have an account with OneFeather, login using the same credentials. 

The same promotional rate applies to Status Card Renewals for Dependents, and for more information on the Dependents process, click here. 

Our status card services are open to:

• First Nations peoples in Canada 
• Those who live in the U.S, and are from a Canadian First Nation 

• You create a OneFeather Account with your email, and input your personal info and photograph 
• We review your application to make sure everything is correct  
• When this is complete you declare the application is ready 
• You select an eligible guarantor, and they sign the application 
• We receive the finished application and send it to Indigenous Services Canada 
• There’s an approximate 13-16 weeks processing time for ISC 
• You receive your status card in the mail 
• For detailed step-by-step see here  

• You can use a cell phone camera, computer webcam or a digital camera
• It needs to be of good quality- no blurs, dark shadows or grainy textures
• Use natural lighting or put a light on
• There should be a plain background behind you, your head and shoulders showing, and a neutral expression on your face (no smiling)
• Reading glasses can be worn, but remove sunglasses
• Do not wear hats (religious head coverings are allowed), or large earrings

If you cannot access any of the above cameras, go to the nearest Shopper’s Drug Mart or London Drugs and request a passport-style photo. You can get copies sent to your email.

• Driver’s license 
• Provincial health card 
• Passport  
• Current status card 

If it’s the Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS), it cannot be expired over 12 months. If it’s the existing Certificate of Indian Status (CIS), it cannot be expired over 6 months.  

• They must be at least 18 years old 
• Have a status card (registry) number 
• Reside in Canada or the U.S 
• Have known you for at least 2 years 

• Must be reachable via email for verification by Indigenous Services Canada  

Your guarantor will be notified by email when your application is ready for them to review and complete their Guarantor Declaration.  

At OneFeather we process everything that’s sent to us and our Support Team let users know if they need to change/ update anything to avoid delays.

After this, we then send the applications directly to Indigenous Services Canada where they review it. They let us know whether it’s been accepted, and you’ll then receive your updated status card. 

Benefits of status card:

• Form of government I.D
• Crossing the Canada–U.S. border at both land and marine ports of entry (subject to border control officer's discretion)
• Tax exemptions, in specific situations
• Provides some non-insured health services 

In the unlikely event that you are rejected by ISC (Indigenous Services Canada), we provide a refund and help you through the process if you want to proceed to try again.  

The OneFeather team and Indigenous Services Canada are the only ones who will have access to your information, so it remains completely confidential within these parameters.