Percentage of population that self-identified as Aboriginal by census division, 2016

Percentage of population that self-identified as Aboriginal by census division, 2016 This service shows the percentage of the population who reported an Aboriginal identity by census division. The data is from the Census Profile, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. 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. Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2016 Census of Population. For additional information refer to the 2016 Census Dictionary for 'Aboriginal identity'. To have a cartographic representation of the ecumene with this socio-economic indicator, it is recommended to add as the first layer, the “NRCan - 2016 population ecumene by census division” web service, accessible in the data resources section below. 2022-01-31 Statistics Canada infostats@statcan.gc.ca Government and PoliticsSociety and CulturesocietyeconomystatisticsCensusaboriginalSocioeconomic dataStatisticsGeographic data Census Profile, 2016 CensusHTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E Census Profile, 2016 CensusHTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=F Census Program Data Viewer, 2016 CensusHTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dv-vd/cpdv-vdpr/index-eng.cfm Census Program Data Viewer, 2016 CensusHTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/dv-vd/cpdv-vdpr/index-fra.cfm GeoSearchHTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/geo/geosearch-georecherche/index-eng.cfm?LANG=E GeoSearchHTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/geo/geosearch-georecherche/index-fra.cfm?LANG=F NRCan - Population ecumene by census division, 2016HTML https://gcgeo.gc.ca/geonetwork/metadata/eng/d2af02fe-9e12-413d-8959-06be963bde52?fromWorkspace=true Percentage of population that self-identified as Aboriginal by census division, 2016WMS https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server2_serveur2/services/StatCan/cd_socioeconomic_variables_2016_en/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&layers=11&legend_format=image/png&feature_info_type=text/html Percentage of population that self-identified as Aboriginal by census division, 2016WMS https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server2_serveur2/services/StatCan/cd_socioeconomic_variables_2016_fr/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&layers=11&legend_format=image/png&feature_info_type=text/html File geodatabaseFGDB/GDB https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/statcan_statcan/Socioeconomic-data_Donnees-socio-economiques/cd_socioeconomic_variables_2016_dr_variables_socioeconomiques/cd_aboriginal_identity_2016.gdb.zip Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 - Census division (CD)HTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/geo008-eng.cfm Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 - Census division (CD)HTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/geo008-fra.cfm Percentage of population that self-identified as Aboriginal by census division, 2016ESRI REST https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server2_serveur2/rest/services/StatCan/cd_socioeconomic_variables_2016_en/MapServer/0 Percentage of population that self-identified as Aboriginal by census division, 2016ESRI REST https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server2_serveur2/rest/services/StatCan/cd_socioeconomic_variables_2016_fr/MapServer/0 MXD fileMXD https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/statcan_statcan/Socioeconomic-data_Donnees-socio-economiques/cd_socioeconomic_variables_2016_dr_variables_socioeconomiques/cd_aboriginal_identity_2016_en.mxd MXD fileMXD https://ftp.maps.canada.ca/pub/statcan_statcan/Socioeconomic-data_Donnees-socio-economiques/cd_socioeconomic_variables_2016_dr_variables_socioeconomiques/cd_aboriginal_identity_2016_fr.mxd 2016 Census - Boundary files (SHP, GML, TAB)HTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/geo/bound-limit/bound-limit-2016-eng.cfm 2016 Census - Boundary files (SHP, GML, TAB)HTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/geo/bound-limit/bound-limit-2016-fra.cfm Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 - Aboriginal identityHTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/pop001-eng.cfm Dictionary, Census of Population, 2016 - Aboriginal identityHTML https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/pop001-fra.cfm NRCan - Population ecumene by census division, 2016HTML https://gcgeo.gc.ca/geonetwork/metadata/fre/d2af02fe-9e12-413d-8959-06be963bde52?fromWorkspace=true&

This service shows the percentage of the population who reported an Aboriginal identity by census division. The data is from the Census Profile, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001.

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.

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2016 Census of Population.

For additional information refer to the 2016 Census Dictionary for 'Aboriginal identity'.

To have a cartographic representation of the ecumene with this socio-economic indicator, it is recommended to add as the first layer, the “NRCan - 2016 population ecumene by census division” web service, accessible in the data resources section below.

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