Aboriginal Population
Released: May 2018
Aboriginal Identity: 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 (Statistics Canada, 2016).
|
Aboriginal identity |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total population in private households |
187,910 |
91,215 |
96,700 |
|
Aboriginal identity |
7,470 |
3,545 |
3,930 |
|
Single Aboriginal identity - First Nations (North American Indian) |
4,685 |
2,200 |
2,490 |
|
Single Aboriginal identity - Métis |
2,380 |
1125 |
1,260 |
|
Single Aboriginal identity - Inuk (Inuit) |
55 |
30 |
25 |
|
Multiple Aboriginal identities |
160 |
85 |
75 |
|
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere |
185 |
105 |
80 |
|
Non-Aboriginal identity |
180,435 |
87,665 |
92,775 |
Source: 2016 Canadian Census (Statistics Canada, 2016)
|
Registered or Treaty Indian |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Total population in private households |
187,910 |
91,215 |
96,700 |
|
Registered or Treaty Indian |
2,075 |
1,035 |
1,050 |
|
Not a Registered or Treaty Indian |
185,840 |
72,190 |
95,655 |
Source: 2016 Canadian Census (Statistics Canada, 2016)
|
Aboriginal ancestry |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total population in private households |
187,910 |
91,215 |
96,700 |
|
Total population by Aboriginal ancestry - Single ancestry (as more than one ancestry may be reported per person, this is showing resposnes with only a single ancestry) |
1,335 |
645 |
685 |
|
Single Aboriginal ancestry - First Nations (North American Indian) |
1,030 |
475 |
555 |
|
Single Aboriginal ancestry - Métis |
245 |
145 |
95 |
|
Single Aboriginal ancestry - Inuk (Inuit) |
20 |
10 |
10 |
|
Total population by Aboriginal ancestry - Multiple Aboriginal ancestries |
45 | 10 | 30 |
|
Total population by Aboriginal ancestry - Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal ancestries |
9,885 | 4,740 | 5,145 |
|
Total population by Non-Aboriginal ancestry only |
176,700 |
85,825 |
90,870 |
Source: 2016 Canadian Census (Statistics Canada, 2016)
Please Note: The figures shown in the tables undergo what is termed 'random rounding' - which means all estimates are randomly rounded up or down to a multiple of 5, and in some cases 10. This technique does not add significant error to the data. This means that some cells that say '0', may not actually mean zero people, but could have been rounded downwards, or have too few data to display.