Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population
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Statistic:
Characteristic Capital, Regional district (RD)More information:
British Columbia
[Census division]
Counts Rates
Total Men＋ Women＋ Total Men＋ Women＋
Indigenous population
Total - Indigenous identity for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 406,080 196,725 209,345 100.0 100.0 100.0
Indigenous identity45 20,195 9,600 10,590 5.0 4.9 5.1
Single Indigenous responses46 19,315 9,230 10,090 4.8 4.7 4.8
First Nations (North American Indian) 11,260 5,460 5,805 2.8 2.8 2.8
Métis 7,920 3,705 4,215 2.0 1.9 2.0
Inuk (Inuit) 145 70 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple Indigenous responses47 455 185 275 0.1 0.1 0.1
Indigenous responses not included elsewhere48 420 195 225 0.1 0.1 0.1
Non-Indigenous identity 385,885 187,125 198,760 95.0 95.1 94.9
Total - Registered or Treaty Indian status for the population in private households - 25% sample data44 406,080 196,725 209,345 100.0 100.0 100.0
Registered or Treaty Indian49 7,870 3,815 4,055 1.9 1.9 1.9
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian 398,205 192,910 205,300 98.1 98.1 98.1
Indigenous ancestry
Total - Indigenous ancestry for the population in private households - 25% sample data68 406,075 196,730 209,350 100.0 100.0 100.0
Indigenous ancestry (only)69 6,555 3,195 3,360 1.6 1.6 1.6
Single Indigenous ancestry (only)70 6,440 3,155 3,280 1.6 1.6 1.6
First Nations (North American Indian) single ancestry 5,340 2,590 2,750 1.3 1.3 1.3
Métis single ancestry 1,060 555 500 0.3 0.3 0.2
Inuit single ancestry 40 10 35 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)71 115 40 80 0.0 0.0 0.0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis ancestry only 110 40 70 0.0 0.0 0.0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit ancestry only 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Métis and Inuit ancestry only 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit ancestry only 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries72 17,035 7,900 9,135 4.2 4.0 4.4
Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries73 16,385 7,650 8,740 4.0 3.9 4.2
First Nations (North American Indian) and non-Indigenous ancestry only 11,060 5,260 5,800 2.7 2.7 2.8
Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only 5,160 2,300 2,865 1.3 1.2 1.4
Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 160 85 75 0.0 0.0 0.0
Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries74 650 250 400 0.2 0.1 0.2
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and non-Indigenous ancestry only 610 245 365 0.2 0.1 0.2
First Nations (North American Indian) and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 20 0 15 0.0 0.0 0.0
Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 15 10 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
First Nations (North American Indian) and Métis and Inuit and non-Indigenous ancestry only 10 0 10 0.0 0.0 0.0
Non-Indigenous ancestry only75 382,485 185,635 196,855 94.2 94.4 94.0

Note: Gender

Gender refers to an individual's personal and social identity as a man, woman or non-binary person (a person who is not exclusively a man or a woman).

Gender includes the following concepts:

  • gender identity, which refers to the gender that a person feels internally and individually;
  • gender expression, which refers to the way a person presents their gender, regardless of their gender identity, through body language, aesthetic choices or accessories (e.g., clothes, hairstyle and makeup), which may have traditionally been associated with a specific gender.

A person's gender may differ from their sex at birth, and from what is indicated on their current identification or legal documents such as their birth certificate, passport or driver's licence. A person's gender may change over time.

Some people may not identify with a specific gender.

Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses provided. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary persons" are distributed into the other two gender categories and are denoted by the "＋" symbol.

"Men＋" includes men (and/or boys), as well as some non-binary persons.

"Women＋" includes women (and/or girls), as well as some non-binary persons.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2023. (table). Census Profile. 2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released November 15, 2023.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed December 13, 2025).

Note(s):

Footnote 44

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain reserves and settlements in the Census of Population.

For more information on Indigenous 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 Indigenous Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021 and the Indigenous Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2021.

Footnote 45

This category includes persons who identify as First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and/or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who report being Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada), and/or those who report having membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

Footnote 46

This category includes persons who identify as only one Indigenous group, that is First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 47

This category includes persons who identify as any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and/or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 48

This category includes persons who do not identify as First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) but who report having Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or Membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

Footnote 49

Registered or Treaty Indian status refers to whether or not a person is a Registered or Treaty Indian. Registered Indians are persons who are registered under the Indian Act of Canada. Treaty Indians are persons who belong to a First Nation or Indian band that signed a treaty with the Crown. Registered or Treaty Indians are sometimes also called Status Indians.

Footnote 68

'Indigenous ancestry' refers to whether a person has ancestry associated with the Indigenous peoples of Canada, that is, First Nations (North American Indian), Métis, and/or Inuit. Aboriginal peoples (referred to here as Indigenous peoples) of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, Section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. The term 'Aboriginal' has been replaced with the updated term of 'Indigenous' when referring to individuals who identify themselves as First Nations people, Métis and/or Inuit. Ancestry refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the person's ancestors, an ancestor being usually more distant than a grandparent. A person can have more than one ethnic or cultural origin.

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain reserves and settlements in the Census of Population.

For more information on Indigenous 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 Indigenous Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021 and the Indigenous Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2021.

Footnote 69

'Indigenous ancestry (only)' includes persons who have First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and/or Inuit ancestry. It excludes persons with non-Indigenous ancestry.

Footnote 70

'Single Indigenous ancestry (only)' includes persons who have only one of First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry. It excludes persons with non-Indigenous ancestry.

Footnote 71

'Multiple Indigenous ancestries (only)' includes persons who have two or more of First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries. It excludes persons with non-Indigenous ancestry.

Footnote 72

'Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries' includes persons who have First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and/or Inuit ancestry, as well as non-Indigenous ancestry.

Footnote 73

'Single Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries' includes persons who have First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuit ancestry, as well as non-Indigenous ancestry.

Footnote 74

'Multiple Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries' includes persons who have two or more of First Nations (North American Indian), Métis and Inuit ancestries, as well as non-Indigenous ancestry.

Footnote 75

'Non-Indigenous ancestry (only)' includes persons who have non-Indigenous ancestry only.

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