Lac Seul Police were notified of a domestic dispute shortly after midnight Sunday and Provincial Police in Sioux Lookout provided support.
OPP say the man barricaded himself inside his home and wasn't responding to police requests to exit the residence.
Police say there were also fears that the man had firearms in the residence.
Roadblocks were set up within the community and nine area homes were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Crisis negotiators were brought in and the man was arrested around 3:20 Sunday afternoon without incident.
The unidentified man is in custody and the investigation is ongoing.
Residents that were evacuated were allowed back in their homes and the roadblocks have been taken down.
