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General information

Catalogue number :	97F0011XCB2001003
Release date :	January 21, 2003
Topic :	Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
Data dimensions :	Geography (Geographic Index) Age Groups (11B) Sex (3) Aboriginal Origin (10) Area of Residence (7)

Note

Special Note: Non-permanent Residents

In 1991, 1996 and 2001, the Census of Population enumerated both permanent and non-permanent residents of Canada. Non-permanent residents are persons who held a student or employment authorization, Minister's permit, or who were refugee claimants, at the time of the census. Family members living with these persons are also classified as non-permanent residents.

Prior to 1991, only permanent residents of Canada were included in the census. (The only exception to this occurred in 1941.) Non-permanent residents were considered foreign residents and were not enumerated.

Today in Canada, non-permanent residents make up a significant segment of the population, especially in several census metropolitan areas. Their presence can affect the demand for such government services as health care, schooling, employment programs and language training. The inclusion of non-permanent residents in the census facilitates comparisons with provincial and territorial statistics (marriages, divorces, births and deaths) which include this population. In addition, this inclusion of non-permanent residents brings Canadian practice closer to the UN recommendation that long-term residents (persons living in a country for one year or longer) be enumerated in the census.

According to the 1996 Census, there were 166,715 non-permanent residents in Canada, representing 0.6% of the total population. There were slightly more non-permanent residents in Canada at the time of the 2001 Census: 198,645 non-permanent residents, or 0.7% of the total population.

Total population counts, as well as counts for all variables, are affected by this change in the census universe. Users should be especially careful when comparing data from 1991, 1996 or 2001 with data from previous censuses in geographic areas where there is a concentration of non-permanent residents. Such areas include the major metropolitan areas in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.

Although every attempt has been made to enumerate non-permanent residents, factors such as language difficulties, the reluctance to complete a government form or to understand the need to participate may have affected the enumeration of this population.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Nunavut (1)

Data from the 2001 Census are available for Nunavut, the new territory that came into effect on April 1, 1999.

Standard data products released only at the Canada/Province/Territory geographic levels will not contain data for Nunavut for the census years prior to 2001.

Standard data products released at the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) and Census Agglomeration (CA) geographic levels will contain data for Nunavut for the 2001, 1996 and/or 1991 Censuses.

The 1996 and 1991 CMA/CA data have been adjusted to reflect as closely as possible the 2001 CMA/CA geographic boundaries. This has been done to facilitate data comparisons using the 2001 geographic boundaries.

For additional information, please refer to the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Special Note: Population Universe

The Population Universe of the 2001 Census includes the following groups:

- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants with a usual place of residence in Canada;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants who are abroad, either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission;
- Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold student authorizations (student visas or student permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold employment authorizations (or work permits) and members of their families living with them;
- persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who hold Minister's permits (including extensions) and members of their families living with them.

For census purposes, the last four groups in this list are referred to as 'non-permanent residents'. For further information, refer to the variable Immigration: Non-permanent Resident found in the 2001 Census Dictionary, Catalogue Number 92-378-XIE or 92-378-XPE.

Data table

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Geography Geographic index Canada Newfoundland and Labrador - Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador Prince Edward Island - Île-du-Prince-Édouard Nova Scotia - Nouvelle-Écosse New Brunswick - Nouveau-Brunswick Quebec - Québec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia - Colombie-Britannique Yukon Territory - Territoire du Yukon Northwest Territories - Territoires du Nord-Ouest Nunavut

Age Groups (11B) Total - Age groups 0-4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65 years and over

Sex (3) Total - Sex Male Female

This table details aboriginal origin , age groups , sex and area of residence for population in Canada^{Footnote 1}

Aboriginal Origin (10)	Area of Residence (7)
	Total - Area of residenceFootnote 2	On reserveFootnote 3	Total off reserve	Rural non-reserve	Total urban	Urban non-census metropolitan area	Urban census metropolitan area
Total - Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal population	29,639,030	321,855	29,317,180	5,782,370	23,534,800	5,575,480	17,959,320
Total Aboriginal origins populationFootnote 4	1,319,890	285,625	1,034,260	275,810	758,455	295,325	463,125
North American Indian single origin	455,805	253,640	202,160	44,840	157,325	67,160	90,165
North American Indian and non-Aboriginal origins	501,845	21,860	479,985	110,090	369,895	130,195	239,705
Métis single origin	72,210	2,500	69,705	22,670	47,040	20,670	26,365
Métis and non-Aboriginal origins	193,810	745	193,065	52,960	140,100	54,340	85,765
Inuit single origin	37,030	1,250	35,775	27,420	8,355	6,695	1,660
Inuit and non-Aboriginal origins	14,360	255	14,105	4,985	9,120	4,490	4,625
Other Aboriginal multiple originsFootnote 5	44,835	5,365	39,470	12,855	26,610	11,775	14,835
Total non-Aboriginal population	28,319,145	36,230	28,282,910	5,506,560	22,776,355	5,280,160	17,496,200

Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97F0011XCB2001003.

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