Aboriginal Ancestry Responses (73), Single and Multiple Aboriginal Ancestry Responses (4), Residence on or off Reserve (3), Residence Inside or Outside Inuit Nunangat (7), Age (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Residence on or off reserve (3): Total - Residence on or off reserve
• Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat (7): Total - Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat
• Age (8A): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details aboriginal ancestry responses , single and multiple aboriginal ancestry responses , residence on or off reserve , residence inside or outside inuit nunangat , age and sex for the population in private households in Canada

Aboriginal ancestry responses (73)	Single and multiple Aboriginal ancestry responses (4)
	Total - Single and multiple Aboriginal ancestry responses^Footnote 3	Single ancestry responses^Footnote 4	Multiple ancestry responses^Footnote 5	Non-Aboriginal ancestry responses only^Footnote 6
Total - Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 7	34,460,065	1,975,195	155,325	32,329,545
Total Aboriginal ancestry^Footnote 8	2,130,520	1,975,195	155,325	0
First Nations ancestry	1,525,570	1,373,020	152,550	0
Abenaki	9,775	8,250	1,520	0
Algonquin	40,880	31,155	9,730	0
Anishinaabe, n.o.s.^Footnote 9	4,505	2,940	1,565	0
Apache	825	520	300	0
Assiniboine	1,810	535	1,280	0
Atikamekw	8,005	6,690	1,310	0
Beaver (Dunne-za)	1,700	585	1,120	0
Blackfoot, n.o.s.^Footnote 10	22,490	16,550	5,945	0
Blood (Kainai)	1,000	665	335	0
Carrier (Dakelh)	7,805	5,790	2,025	0
Cayuga	580	355	225	0
Cherokee	11,620	9,935	1,690	0
Chilcotin (Tsilhqot'in)	2,800	1,855	950	0
Chipewyan (Denesuline)	3,480	1,780	1,700	0
Cowichan	1,235	740	495	0
Cree	356,660	275,135	81,525	0
Dakota	5,785	3,495	2,290	0
Delaware (Lenape)	1,295	605	685	0
Dene Tha (Slavey)	2,630	1,690	945	0
Dene, n.o.s.^Footnote 11	27,430	19,725	7,705	0
Gitxsan	5,680	3,555	2,120	0
Gwich'in	3,275	2,005	1,270	0
Haida	5,100	3,990	1,115	0
Haisla	1,440	940	500	0
Heiltsuk	1,840	1,185	655	0
Huron (Wendat)	14,220	10,950	3,270	0
Innu/Montagnais	27,755	23,630	4,125	0
Iroquois, n.o.s.^Footnote 12	18,115	13,970	4,145	0
Kaska	1,435	925	510	0
Ktunaxa (Kutenai)	940	665	270	0
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)	3,665	2,705	965	0
Lakota	885	450	435	0
Maliseet	7,635	6,370	1,265	0
Mi'kmaq	168,480	152,145	16,335	0
Mohawk	32,285	26,370	5,915	0
Musqueam	300	200	100	0
Naskapi	1,080	380	705	0
Navajo	700	350	360	0
Nisga'a	5,495	3,515	1,980	0
Nlaka'pamux (Thompson)	3,105	1,935	1,180	0
Nuu-chah-nulth	4,310	3,445	870	0
Nuxalk	1,380	920	460	0
Odawa	1,905	625	1,285	0
Ojibway	125,725	97,605	28,120	0
Oji-Cree	18,920	17,180	1,740	0
Okanagan (Syilx)	3,790	2,265	1,525	0
Oneida	1,980	1,355	620	0
Potawatomi	2,690	660	2,030	0
Sahtu (North Slavey)	635	330	305	0
Salish, n.o.s.^Footnote 13	22,380	19,055	3,325	0
Saulteaux	18,100	8,655	9,450	0
Sechelt (Shishalh)	305	190	115	0
Secwepemc (Shuswap)	6,755	4,460	2,290	0
Sekani	1,035	710	320	0
Sioux, n.o.s.^Footnote 14	8,065	3,840	4,225	0
Squamish	1,730	1,280	445	0
St'at'imc (Lillooet)	2,180	1,580	600	0
Sto:lo	2,305	1,540	760	0
Stoney (Nakoda)	9,015	5,080	3,935	0
Tahltan	2,320	1,340	980	0
Tlicho (Dogrib)	1,935	1,455	480	0
Tlingit	2,105	1,260	845	0
Tsimshian	5,910	3,655	2,260	0
Tsuu T'ina (Sarcee)	865	365	495	0
Tutchone, n.o.s.^Footnote 15	2,130	1,500	630	0
Wet'suwet'en	1,445	920	530	0
First Nations ancestry, n.i.e.^Footnote 16	558,545	546,535	12,005	0
Métis ancestry	599,995	532,255	67,740	0
Inuit ancestry	79,130	69,915	9,215	0
Non-Aboriginal ancestry	33,732,280	1,312,610	90,125	32,329,540

Symbol(s)

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not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the Census of Population. For additional information, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 2

For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 3

Total Aboriginal ancestry responses are the sum of persons who gave a single Aboriginal ancestry response, a multiple Aboriginal ancestry response and a non- Aboriginal ancestry response.

The sum of all ancestry responses is greater than the total population estimate due to the reporting of multiple ancestries.

Footnote 4

A single Aboriginal ancestry response occurs when a person provides one Aboriginal ancestry only, with or without a non-Aboriginal ancestry response. For example, responses of 'Cree' or 'Cree and English' would both be counted as single Aboriginal responses.

Footnote 5

A multiple Aboriginal ancestry response occurs when a person provides more than one Aboriginal ancestry, with or without a non-Aboriginal ancestry response. For example, responses of 'Cree and Abenaki' or 'Cree, Abenaki and French' would both be counted as multiple Aboriginal responses.

Footnote 6

A non-Aboriginal ancestry response occurs when a person provides non-Aboriginal ancestry responses only. For example, responses of 'English,' 'French,' or 'English and French' would all be counted as non-Aboriginal ancestry responses.

Footnote 7

This is a total population estimate. The sum of the ancestries in this table is greater than the total population estimate because a person may report more than one ancestry in the census.

For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

For additional information on the collection and dissemination of ethnic origin data, refer to the Ethnic Origin Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 8

In the Census of Population, some respondents may choose to provide very specific Aboriginal ancestries, while other respondents may choose to give more general responses. This means that two respondents with the same ancestry could have different response patterns and thus could be counted as having different Aboriginal ancestries. For example, one respondent may report 'First Nations' ethnic origin while another respondent, with a similar ancestral background, may report 'Ojibway' or 'Anishinaabe' ancestry; one respondent may report 'North American Indian' while another, similar respondent, may report 'Coast Salish' or 'Cowichan.' As a result, Aboriginal ancestry data are fluid, and counts for specific origins may seem different than initially expected. Users who wish to obtain broader response counts may wish to combine data for one or more ancestries together.

Footnote 9

Includes general responses indicating Anishinaabe ancestry (e.g., 'Anishinaabe') as well as more specific responses indicating Anishinaabe ancestry (e.g., 'Nipissing').

Footnote 10

Includes general responses indicating Blackfoot ancestry (e.g., 'Blackfoot') as well as more specific responses indicating Blackfoot ancestry (e.g., 'Siksika,' 'Piikani').

Footnote 11

Includes general responses indicating Dene ancestry (e.g., 'Dene').

Footnote 12

Includes general responses indicating Iroquois ancestry (e.g., 'Iroquois,' 'Haudenosaunee') as well as more specific responses indicating Iroquois origins (e.g., 'Seneca,' 'Onondaga,' 'Tuscarora').

Footnote 13

Includes general responses indicating Salish ancestry (e.g., 'Salish') as well as more specific responses indicating Salish ancestry (e.g., 'Coast Salish,' 'Interior Salish,' 'K'omoks,' 'Saanich').

Footnote 14

Includes general responses indicating Sioux ancestry (e.g., 'Sioux').

Footnote 15

Includes general responses indicating Tutchone ancestry (e.g., 'Tutchone') as well as more specific responses indicating Tutchone ancestry (e.g., 'Northern Tutchone,' 'Southern Tutchone').

Footnote 16

Includes general responses indicating First Nations ancestry (e.g., 'First Nations,' 'North American Indian') as well as more specific responses indicating First Nations ancestry that have not been included elsewhere (e.g., 'Passamaquoddy,' 'Crow,' 'Cheyenne,' 'Athabascan').

Data quality note(s) – Canada

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016167.