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2006 Aboriginal Population Profile

19. Occupied private dwelling characteristics - 20% sample data

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation definition of an Aboriginal household has been used for the household and occupied private dwelling characteristics for the Aboriginal identity population. An Aboriginal household is defined as follows:

  • any single-family household where at least one spouse, common-law partner or lone parent is considered part of the Aboriginal identity population, or at least 50% of the household members are considered to be part of the Aboriginal identity population.
  • any multiple-family household where at least one of the families in the household is an Aboriginal household (as defined above).
  • any non-family household where at least 50% of the household members are considered to be part of the Aboriginal identity population.
The Aboriginal identity population is composed of persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation.



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