Incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements

On some Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2006 Census, enumeration was not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed. Moreover, for some Indian reserves and Indian settlements, the quality of the enumeration was considered inadequate. These geographic areas (a total of 22) are called incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements.

Data for 2006 are therefore not available for the incompletely enumerated reserves and settlements, and are not included in tabulations. Data for geographic areas containing one or more of these reserves and settlements are therefore noted accordingly. Because of the missing data, users are cautioned that for the affected geographic areas, comparisons (e.g., percentage change) between 2001 and 2006 are not exact. While for higher-level geographic areas (Canada, provinces, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations) the impact of the missing data is very small, the impact can be significant for smaller areas, where the affected reserves and settlements account for a higher proportion of the population.

A list of incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements, along with population counts from the last two censuses (where available), has been compiled and is shown in Appendix 1.

A list of incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements is shown in Appendix 2, together with the province, census division and, where applicable, the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration in which each is located.

Appendix 3 shows the 2006 results, by province and territory, of the estimated population for the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements. Note that in the Atlantic provinces, in Manitoba and in the three territories, there are no incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

On some Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2006 Census, enumeration was not permitted or was interrupted before it was completed. These geographic areas (a total of 22) are called 'incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements.' Data for 2006 are not available for these areas and, therefore, have not been included in tabulations.

Table 1 shows the 2006 results, by province and territory, of the estimated population for the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements. Note that in the Atlantic provinces, Manitoba and in the three territories, there are no incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

The 2006 estimates in the table are purely 'model-based estimates.' The validity of these estimates depends heavily on whether the model has correctly captured the true underlying situation. This is an unverified assumption. Consequently, these estimates should be used with extreme caution.