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Table 17
Size and growth of the First Nations population, Canada, provinces and territories, 1996 to 2006
Provinces and territories	Number (2006)	Percentage distribution (2006)	Percentage change from 1996 to 2006¹
Note: Data have been adjusted to account for incompletely enumerated reserves in 1996 and 2006. Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996 and 2006.
Canada	698,025	100	29
Newfoundland and Labrador	7,765	1	78
Prince Edward Island	1,230	0.2	35
Nova Scotia	15,240	2	40
New Brunswick	12,385	2	35
Quebec	65,090	9	47
Ontario	158,395	23	35
Manitoba	100,645	14	24
Saskatchewan	91,400	13	25
Alberta	97,275	14	32
British Columbia	129,580	19	18
Yukon Territory	6,275	1	18
Northwest Territories	12,640	2	15
Nunavut	100	0.0	11