METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 87 m e TI s n a TI on of o n T ar I o b ran CH es r e GI s T r Y T he MNO Registr y Branch works with and within the national defnition of Metis to r esear ch pub lish and pr omote the genealogical documentation of the Metis The Registr y Branch is r esponsible to pr ovide Responsive effcient and ef fective r egistr y ser vice to citizens and applicants Accountability and transpar ency in r egistr y operations Citizens and applicants with a clear understanding of citizenship r equir ements Safety and security of the r egistr y database Secur e storage of r egistr y fles to ensur e the physical safety and integrity the fles Mor e information on the MNO Registr y Branch can be found in the Metis Registration and Identifcation section of this Annual Report Recent notable achievements In 2012 2013 the Registr y Branch made huge inr oads in the Root Families pr oject This genealogical information about Metis families will be made available to citizens and applicants on the MNO website The Registr y Branch pr ocessed a total of 675 citizenship car ds while simultaneously pr ocessing 485 r e placement car ds r esear ch publish and pr omote the genealogical documentation of the Metis and maintain a r egistr y of the Metis citizens of Ontario Fr om the Metis Nation of Ontario Statement of Prime Purpose Funder Offce of the f ederal Interlocutor of I n umber of s taf f 8 s taf f located in o ttawa e ligible Clientele M no citizens and citizenship applicants b ran CH de T a I ls rEP or t S