Aboriginal Identity (9), Number of Persons per Room (5), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Housing Suitability (6), Age (12) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Registered or Treaty Indian status (3): Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status
• Number of persons per room (5): Total - Number of persons per room
• Age (12): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details aboriginal identity , number of persons per room , registered or treaty indian status , housing suitability , age and sex for the population in private households in Quebec / Québec

Aboriginal identity (9)	Housing suitability (6)
	Total - Housing suitability	Suitable	Not suitable	One bedroom shortfall	Two bedroom shortfall	Three or more bedroom shortfall
Total - Aboriginal identity^Footnote 3	7,965,450	7,421,360	544,095	435,075	82,180	26,840
Aboriginal identity^Footnote 4	182,890	156,885	26,000	16,365	5,795	3,845
Single Aboriginal responses^Footnote 5	175,960	150,340	25,615	16,050	5,755	3,810
First Nations (North American Indian)^Footnote 6	92,655	76,790	15,865	9,830	3,480	2,560
Métis	69,365	66,000	3,365	2,820	455	85
Inuk (Inuit)	13,940	7,555	6,390	3,400	1,820	1,165
Multiple Aboriginal responses^Footnote 7	2,760	2,635	125	85	25	15
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere^Footnote 8	4,170	3,905	260	225	15	20
Non-Aboriginal identity	7,782,565	7,264,475	518,090	418,710	76,385	22,995

Symbol(s)

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not available for a specific reference period

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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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 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, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 2

Number of persons per room - Refers to an indicator of the level of crowding in a private dwelling. It is calculated by dividing the number of persons in the household by the number of rooms in the dwelling.

Footnote 3

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 2016 Census of Population. 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 4

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons 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.

Footnote 5

'Single Aboriginal responses' includes persons who are in only one Aboriginal group, that is First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 6

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 2016 Census of Population. For additional information, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 7

'Multiple Aboriginal responses' includes persons who are any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 8

'Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere' includes persons who are not First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit), but who have Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or Membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

Data quality note(s) – Quebec / Québec

• 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: 4.3%.
• 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-X2016165.