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Inuit area of residence (11), Aboriginal identity (5), Age Groups (8), Sex (3) and Selected Demographic, Labour Force, Educational and Income Characteristics (218), for the Total Population of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
About this variable: Inuit area of residence (11)
Definition
No definition is available for this variable.
Values
- Total - Inuit area of residence Footnote 1
- Inuit Nunaat (Inuit regions) Footnote 2
- Nunatsiavut
- Nunavik
- Nunavut
- Inuvialuit region
- Outside Inuit Nunaat Footnote 7
- Rural
- Total urban
- Urban non-census metropolitan area
- Urban census metropolitan area
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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'Total - Inuit area of residence' refers to the following types of geographic areas: Inuit Nunaat (Inuit regions), urban census metropolitan area, urban non-census metropolitan area and rural area. These geographic areas can be used to show where the Inuit population is residing.
An urban area has a minimum population concentration of 1,000 persons and a population density of at least 400 persons per square kilometer, based on the current census population count. All territory outside urban areas is classified as rural.
A census metropolitan area (CMA) is a large urban area and has a population of at least 100,000.
Urban non-census metropolitan areas are smaller urban areas with a population of less than 100,000.
Rural areas include remote and wilderness areas and agricultural lands, as well as small towns, villages and other populated places with a population of less than 1,000.
Additional information on the geographic units can be obtained from the 2006 Census Dictionary. - Footnote 2
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Inuit Nunaat is the homeland of the Inuit of Canada. It includes communities in Nunatsiavut (Northern coastal Labrador), Nunavik (Northern Quebec), the territory of Nunavut and the Inuvialuit region (Northwest Territories).
- Footnote 7
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Outside Inuit Nunaat includes all areas outside of Nunatsiavut (Northern coastal Labrador), Nunavik (Northern Quebec), the territory of Nunavut and the Inuvialuit region (Northwest Territories).