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Figure 1
Percentage of Aboriginal people in the population, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

Figure 1 Percentage of Aboriginal people in the population, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.

Description

This is a horizontal bar chart that illustrates the overall percentage of Aboriginal people in the population, by regions.

The Y axis lists the provinces, territories, and Canada as a whole. On the Y axis from top to bottom are Canada, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island.

The X axis is measured in percentages and increases in increments of twenty from 0 to 100.

The percentage of Aboriginal people in Canada is 4.

The percentage for Nunavut is 85.

The percentage for the Northwest Territories is 50.

The percentage for the Yukon Territory is 25.

The percentage for Manitoba is 15.

The percentage for Saskatchewan is 15.

The percentage for Alberta is 6.

The percentage for British Columbia is 5.

The percentage for Newfoundland and Labrador is 5.

The percentage for Nova Scotia is 3.

The percentage for New Brunswick is 2.

The percentage for Ontario is 2.

The percentage for Quebec is 1.

The percentage for Prince Edward Island is 1.

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.