The Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC) is a provincial Aboriginal organization representing the collective interests of twenty-nine member Friendship Centres located in towns and cities throughout the province. The OFIFC administers a number of programs which are delivered by local Friendship Centres in areas such as health, justice, family support, and employment and training. Friendship Centres also design and deliver local initiatives in areas such as education, economic development, children's and youth initiatives, and cultural awareness. The Vision of the Aboriginal Friendship Centre Movement is "to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in an urban environment by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness."
A culturally appropriate Code of Ethics is the cornerstone to the OFIFC's award winning culture-based approach to communications, lobbying, training and program support. In 1985 the OFIFC became one of the first Aboriginal organizations to establish a Twenty-Year Long Range Strategic Plan.
Friendship Centres are not-for-profit corporations which are mandated to serve the needs of all Aboriginal people regardless of legal definition. This necessitates responding to thousands of Aboriginal people requiring culturally-sensitive and culturally-appropriate services in urban communities.
Friendship Centres
Atikokan Native Friendship Centre
Barrie Native Friendship Centre
CanAm Indian Friendship Centre of Windsor
Council Fire Native Cultural Centre Inc
Dryden Native Friendship Centre
Fort Erie Indian Friendship Centre
Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre
Hamilton Regional Indian Centre
Katarokwi Native Friendship Centre
MWikwedong Native Cultural Resource Centre
Nishnawbe-Gamik Friendship Centre
Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre
North Bay Indian Friendship Centre
N'Swakamok Native Friendship Centre
Odawa Native Friendship Centre
Sarnia-Lambton Friendship Centre
Sault Ste Marie Indian Friendship Centre
Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre
