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Aboriginal Peoples Survey
The purpose of this survey is to identify the needs of Aboriginal people focusing on issues such as health, language, employment, income, schooling, housing, and mobility.
Major census-related topics and subtopics
Aboriginal peoples
- Adults: education, language, labour market activities, unpaid work, income, mobility, housing, health, communications technology
- Children: education, language, daily activities, social activities and relationships, health, nutrition
- Métis supplement: household information, family and cultural background, health
- Inuit supplement: household and harvesting activities, personal wellness, community wellness and social participation
Education
- Elementary and secondary studies
- High school equivalency program
- Aboriginal language (teaching and used by teachers)
- Location of elementary and secondary school attended, postsecondary education
- Diplomas obtained, financial assistance
- Perception of content regarding the teaching on aboriginal peoples
Language
- Mother tongue, languages spoken or understood
- Ability to understand, speak, read, write main Aboriginal language
- Incidence of use of main Aboriginal language
- Perception of the importance of maintaining, learning or relearning Aboriginal language
Mobility
- Moving date
- Reasons for moving
- Number of moves in past 12 months
Secondary census-related topics
Activity limitation
Family
Housing and shelter costs
Income
Labour market activities
Limited census-related topics
Approximately 61,000 Aboriginal people
Occasional (1991, 2001 and 2006)
Lowest levels of geography
Select census subdivisions, selected census metropolitan areas and other urban and rural areas
- Basic standard products
- Public use microdata file
- Customized tabulations