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Table 2
Number and distribution of the population reporting an Aboriginal identity and percentage of Aboriginal people in the population, Canada, provinces and territories, 2011

Table 2 Number and distribution of the population reporting an Aboriginal identity and percentage of Aboriginal people in the population, Canada, provinces and territories, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 2 number and distribution of the population reporting an aboriginal identity and percentage of aboriginal people in the population. The information is grouped by provinces and territories (appearing as row headers), aboriginal identity population, percent distribution and aboriginal identity population as a percentage of the total population (appearing as column headers).
Provinces and territories Aboriginal identity population Percent distribution Aboriginal identity population as a percentage of the total population
Canada 1,400,685 100.0 4.3
Newfoundland and Labrador 35,800 2.6 7.1
Prince Edward Island 2,230 0.2 1.6
Nova Scotia 33,845 2.4 3.7
New Brunswick 22,615 1.6 3.1
Quebec 141,915 10.1 1.8
Ontario 301,425 21.5 2.4
Manitoba 195,900 14.0 16.7
Saskatchewan 157,740 11.3 15.6
Alberta 220,695 15.8 6.2
British Columbia 232,290 16.6 5.4
Yukon 7,705 0.6 23.1
Northwest Territories 21,160 1.5 51.9
Nunavut 27,360 2.0 86.3

Note: Please refer to Box 6: Concepts and definitions at the end of the document for concepts and definitions.

Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.
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