Aboriginal Peoples Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Aboriginal identity population by both sexes, total - age, % change (2006 to 2016), Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data

Data table

Aboriginal identity population by both sexes, total - age, % change (2006 to 2016), Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data
Geographic name	Total population	Aboriginal identity^{Footnote 2}	Single Aboriginal responses	First Nations (North American Indian)	Métis	Inuk (Inuit)	Multiple Aboriginal responses	Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere	Non-Aboriginal identity

Canada	10.9	42.5	42.9	39.3	51.2	29.1	175.6	-15.1	9.6
Newfoundland and Labrador	2.6	95.5	125.5	266.3	20.9	36.9	93.1	-39.2	-1.9
Nunavut	21.8	22.8	22.8	90.0	26.9	22.5	57.1	-33.3	16.2
Nova Scotia	1.0	113.5	115.4	69.8	204.8	143.1	778.9	-12.7	-2.1
Prince Edward Island	4.8	58.1	61.9	52.4	84.4	150.0	100.0	-20.0	4.1
Ontario	10.5	54.1	54.0	48.7	64.3	90.8	200.5	15.0	9.6
New Brunswick	1.9	67.1	67.9	42.4	140.0	111.1	347.6	5.6	0.3
Alberta	23.2	37.1	37.2	39.6	34.1	55.6	139.1	-17.6	22.3
Quebec	7.6	66.1	66.4	37.5	149.2	27.4	187.4	21.5	6.8
British Columbia	12.5	38.5	39.3	33.6	51.0	103.1	163.6	-40.9	11.2
Manitoba	10.8	27.9	28.0	30.3	25.0	10.9	194.9	-51.0	7.7
Saskatchewan	13.1	22.8	23.1	24.5	20.3	67.4	109.7	-40.3	11.4
Yukon	17.6	8.7	8.7	7.1	27.7	-10.0	220.0	-43.2	20.6
Northwest Territories	1.0	1.7	1.9	4.7	-4.2	-1.4	47.6	-62.1	0.3
... not applicable

Note(s):

Footnote 1

Only the 2016 counts provided in this table are unadjusted. Therefore, the 2016 Census counts are not based on adjusted counts for the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements of previous census years, while the percentage change is based on adjusted counts.

The growth rates for the Aboriginal identity population for the periods 2011 to 2016 and 2006 to 2016 have been adjusted for incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements, and other changes in reserves to allow for comparison of the different census year periods.

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Footnote 2

'Aboriginal identity' refers to whether the person identified with the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. This includes those who are First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who are Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada), and/or those who have membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, Section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

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