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Aboriginal Peoples Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Aboriginal identity population by both sexes, total - age, 2016 counts, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data

Data table

Aboriginal identity population by both sexes, total - age, 2016 counts, 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	34,460,065	1,673,780	1,629,800	977,235	587,545	65,025	21,305	22,670	32,786,280
Newfoundland and Labrador	512,250	45,725	42,610	28,375	7,790	6,450	555	2,560	466,525
Prince Edward Island	139,685	2,740	2,660	1,875	710	75	20	65	136,950
Nova Scotia	908,340	51,495	49,940	25,830	23,310	795	835	720	856,850
New Brunswick	730,705	29,380	28,160	17,575	10,200	385	470	755	701,325
Quebec	7,965,450	182,890	175,960	92,655	69,360	13,945	2,760	4,170	7,782,565
Ontario	13,242,160	374,395	361,125	236,680	120,585	3,860	5,730	7,540	12,867,770
Manitoba	1,240,695	223,310	220,470	130,505	89,360	610	2,020	815	1,017,390
Saskatchewan	1,070,560	175,015	172,810	114,570	57,880	360	1,300	905	895,540
Alberta	3,978,145	258,640	253,460	136,585	114,375	2,500	2,905	2,275	3,719,505
British Columbia	4,560,240	270,585	263,540	172,520	89,405	1,615	4,350	2,695	4,289,650
Yukon	35,110	8,195	7,930	6,690	1,015	225	160	105	26,915
Northwest Territories	41,135	20,860	20,650	13,185	3,390	4,080	160	55	20,275
Nunavut	35,580	30,550	30,490	190	165	30,140	55	10	5,030
... 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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