Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Figure 1.1 Distribution of the Aboriginal population by population centre size, Canada, 2016

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This donut chart shows the distribution of the Aboriginal identity population by population centre size. The population is divided into four categories: rural, small population centre, medium population centre and large population centre.

Table 1.1 Distribution of the Aboriginal population by population centre size, Canada, 2016
Table summary

The following table shows the distribution of the Aboriginal identity population by population centre size, Canada, 2016. The column headings are: population centre size and Aboriginal population (%). The rows are: rural, small population centre, medium population centre and large population centre along with their corresponding values.
Population centre size Aboriginal population (%)
Rural 38.9
Small population centre 20.0
Medium population centre 10.8
Large population centre 30.3

Figure 1.2 Distribution of the First Nations population with registered Indian status by residence on or off reserve, Canada, 2016

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This donut chart shows the distribution of the First Nations population with registered Indian status by residence on or off reserve, Canada, 2016.

Table 1.2 Distribution of the First Nations population with registered Indian status by residence on or off reserve, Canada, 2016
Table summary

The following table shows the distribution of the Aboriginal identity population by population centre size, Canada, 2016. The column headings are: residence, First Nations population with registered Indian status. The rows are: on reserve, off reserve and their corresponding values.
Residence First Nations population with registered Indian status (%)
On reserve 44.2
Off reserve 55.8

Figure 1.3 Distribution of the Aboriginal population by population centre size, Canada, 2016

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This donut chart shows the distribution of the Aboriginal identity population by population centre size. The population is divided into four categories: rural, small population centre, medium population centre and large population centre.

Table 1.3 Distribution of the Aboriginal population by population centre size, Canada, 2016
Table summary

The following table shows the distribution of the Aboriginal identity population by population centre size, Canada, 2016. The column headings are: geography and population percentage by residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat. The rows are: Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut, Inuvualuit region and outside Inuit Nunangat along with their corresponding values.
Geography Population percentage by residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat (%)
Nunatsiavut 3.5
Nunavik 18.1
Nunavut 46.3
Inuvualuit region 4.8
Outside Inuit Nunangat 27.2

Figure 1.4 Age distribution by Aboriginal identity, Canada

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This bar chart shows the age distribution (in percentage) by two groups: Aboriginal identity and non-Aboriginal identity.

The Y axis shows the following age groups: under 15 years, 15 to 24 years, 25 to 34 years, 35 to 44 years, 45 to 54 years, 55 to 64 years, 65 and over.

The X axis shows the percentage of the population in each age group.

Table 1.4 Age distribution by Aboriginal identity, Canada
Table summary

The following table shows the age distribution by Aboriginal identity, Canada. The column headings are: age groups, Aboriginal identity and non-Aboriginal identity. The rows are: the age groups along with their corresponding values.
Age groups Aboriginal identity (%) Non-Aboriginal identity (%)
65 years and over 7.3 16.3
55 to 64 years 10.1 14.3
45 to 54 years 12.7 14.6
35 to 44 years 12.1 13.1
25 to 34 years 14.1 13.2
15 to 24 years 16.9 12.0
0 to 14 years 26.8 16.4

Figure 1.5 Top 15 census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations by Aboriginal identity, Canada, 2016

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This bar chart shows the 15 census metropolitan areas or census agglomerations with the highest number of Aboriginal people in Canada, 2016.

The Y axis shows, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa - Gatineau, Montréal, Saskatoon, Regina, Victoria, Halifax, Greater Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, London, St. Catharines - Niagara, Québec, Kelowna, Abbotsford - Mission, Oshawa, Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo, Windsor, Barrie, Saguenay, St. John's, Brantford, Lethbridge, Kingston, Peterborough, Belleville, Moncton, Sherbrooke, Saint John, Guelph, Trois-Rivières.

The X axis shows the percentage.

Table 1.5 Top 15 census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations by Aboriginal identity, Canada, 2016
Table summary

The following table shows top 15 census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations by Aboriginal identity, Canada, 2016. The column headings are: geography and Aboriginal population. The rows are: the top 15 census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations along with their corresponding values.
Geography Aboriginal population (%)
Winnipeg 12.2
Edmonton 5.9
Vancouver 2.5
Toronto 0.8
Calgary 3.0
Ottawa - Gatineau 2.9
Montréal 0.9
Saskatoon 10.9
Regina 9.3
Victoria 4.8
Halifax 4.0
Greater Sudbury 9.7
Thunder Bay 12.7
Hamilton 2.0
London 2.5

Figure 1.6 First Nations people, Métis and Inuit for selected Aboriginal language indicators, Canada, 2016

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This vertical bar chart shows the proportion of the First Nations single identity population, the Métis single identity population and the Inuit single identity population who were able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language and who had an Aboriginal language as a mother tongue.

The Y axis shows the percentage of the population who were able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language and who had an Aboriginal language as a mother tongue.

The X axis shows the two bars of those who were able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language and who had an Aboriginal language as a mother tongue for three groups: the First Nations single identity population, the Métis single identity population and the Inuit single identity population.

Table 1.6 First Nations people, Métis and Inuit for selected Aboriginal language indicators, Canada, 2016
Table summary

The following table shows the proportion of the First Nations, Métis and the Inuit population who were able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language and who had an Aboriginal language as a mother tongue. The column headings are: Aboriginal identity, ability to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language and Aboriginal language as a mother tongue. The rows are: First Nations single identity, Métis single identity and Inuit single identity along with their corresponding values.
Aboriginal identity Ability to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language (%) Aboriginal language as a mother tongue (%)
First Nations single identity 21.3 16.8
Métis single identity 1.7 1.1
Inuit single identity 64.3 57.3

Figure 1.7 Top 10 most common Aboriginal mother tongues for the total Aboriginal Population, Canada, 2016

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This bar chart shows the ten most common Aboriginal mother tongues for the Aboriginal identity population.

The Y axis shows, from top to bottom, the ten most common Aboriginal mother tongues.

The X axis shows the number of people in the Aboriginal identity population who were able to speak an Aboriginal language.

Table 1.7 Top 10 most common Aboriginal mother tongues for the total Aboriginal Population, Canada, 2016
Table summary

The following table shows the 10 most common Aboriginal mother tongues for the total Aboriginal Population, Canada, 2016. The column headings are: languages and Aboriginal identity. The rows are: the 10 most common Aboriginal mother tongues along with their corresponding values.
Languages Aboriginal identity
Cree, n.o.s. 68,085
Inuktitut 35,865
Ojibway 19,765
Oji-Cree 13,780
Dene 11,410
Montagnais (Innu) 10,480
Mi'kmaq 7,025
Atikamekw 6,290
Plains Cree 3,575
Blackfoot 3,255
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