the rest of the Canadian population due to higher birth rates. An increasing share of new entrants to Canada's workforce
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Aboriginal identity population
Vol. 1, No. 9, July 2013
Highlights • The Aboriginal identity population in Ontario was 301,450 in 2011. • Ontario has the largest Aboriginal population of any province or territory in Canada and more than one-half live in non-metro census divisions. • Three non-metro census divisions (Manitoulin, Kenora and Rainy River) have more than 20% of their population with an Aboriginal identity and 10 census divisions have more than 6%. Why look at the Aboriginal identity population? The Aboriginal population is growing faster than the rest of the Canadian population due to higher birth rates. An increasing share of new entrants to Canada’s workforce will be Aboriginal in the future. Findings In 2011, 1.4 million Canadians had an Aboriginal identity1. Ontario is the province or territory with the most Aboriginals in Canada with 301,450 (Table 1). British Columbia was the next largest jurisdiction with 232,400 individuals with an Aboriginal identity. Over one-half of Ontario’s Aboriginals (117,680 individuals) reside in non-metro census divisions (CDs). Within non-metro CDs, Aboriginals represent 6% of the population. However, there are non-metro CDs, predominantly in the north, where more 10% of the population is Aboriginal (Manitoulin with 41%, Kenora with 36%, Rainy 1
The Aboriginal identity is derived from data collected in three questions on the 2011 National Household Survey: Aboriginal group (Question 18); Registered or Treaty Indian status (Question 20) and Membership in a First Nation or Indian band (Question 21). In Question 18, respondents could respond 'Yes, First Nations (North American Indian),' 'Yes, Métis,' 'Yes, Inuk (Inuit)' or 'No, not an Aboriginal person' by checking off the appropriate mark-in circle. In Question 20, respondents could respond 'No' or 'Yes, Status Indian (Registered or Treaty).' In Question 21, respondents could respond 'No' or 'Yes, member of a First Nation/Indian band'. (Source: Statistics Canada. (2013) 2011 National Household Survey Data Dictionary (Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 99-000) http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/ref/dict/index-eng.cfm)
River with 22%, Sudbury with 16%, Cochrane with 13%, Algoma with 12% and Nipissing with 11%). One partially-non-metro CD has 12% of its population being Aboriginal (Thunder Bay). In most CDs, about 2/3 of Aboriginals have a First Nations (North American Indian) single identity and another 1/3 have a Métis single identity. Summary The intensity of the Aboriginal population in northern non-metro census divisions combined with their higher birth rate indicates that an increasing share of workforce entrants over the next few years will have an Aboriginal identity.
Rural Ontario Institute gratefully acknowledges the work of Ray Bollman in preparing this edition of Focus on Rural Ontario. Questions on data sources can be directed to
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Table 1 Population with an Aboriginal Identity by Census Division, Ontario, 2011 Census Division ID
Number reporting each Aboriginal identity: Total Percent Population First Nations Inuk Aboriginal population with Métis Multiple with an (in private Aboriginal (North American single (Inuit) Aboriginal identities Aboriginal not included Indian) single single households) identity identity identities identity identity identity elsewhere
Census Division
Metro census divisions (sorted by percent reporting an Aboriginal identity) 3529 3553 3506 3525 3524 3520 3521 3519
Brant Greater Sudbury Ottawa Hamilton Halton Toronto Peel York
133,785 157,865 867,085 509,640 495,445 2,576,025 1,289,015 1,024,225
11,625 13,045 18,180 10,315 4,010 19,270 7,085 4,560
9 8 2 2 1 1 1 0
10,790 6,130 10,310 7,960 2,490 12,985 4,090 2,860
570 6,455 6,400 1,775 1,315 4,875 2,265 1,215
40 705 45 65 305 130 85
90 90 175 230 30 180 145 90
155 330 580 310 115 920 450 310
7,053,085
88,090
1
57,615
24,870
1,375
1,030
3,170
25 100 55 80 80 35 35 190 45 35 60 165 220 35
115 160 60 45 15 15 100 70 195 20 75 60 45
140 225 35 160 240 110 255 325 240 65 105 370 185 40
Partially-non-metro (subtotal) 3,667,890 95,680 3 61,630 29,380 1,160 Non-metro census divisions (sorted by percent reporting an Aboriginal identity)
975
2,495
Metro (subtotal)
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Partially-non-metro census divisions (sorted by percent reporting an Aboriginal identity) 3558 3543 3511 3515 3510 3502 3539 3526 3537 3534 3523 3518 3530 3522
3551 3560 3559 3552 3556 3557 3548 3547 3512 3549 3554 3528 3541 3509 3538 3536 3544 3501 3513 3507 3514 3542 3516 3546 3532 3540 3531
Thunder Bay Simcoe Lennox & Addington Peterborough Frontenac Prescott and Russell Middlesex Niagara Essex Elgin Wellington Durham Waterloo Dufferin
Manitoulin Kenora Rainy River Sudbury Cochrane Algoma Nipissing Renfrew Hastings Parry Sound Timiskaming Haldimand-Norfolk Bruce Lanark Lambton Chatham-Kent Muskoka Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Prince Edward Leeds & Grenville Northumberland Grey Kawartha Lakes Haliburton Oxford Huron Perth
143,390 438,285 40,085 131,930 145,120 83,485 432,375 422,810 381,345 85,870 205,885 601,610 499,615 56,085
17,135 17,540 1,505 4,810 4,800 2,295 9,860 9,055 7,495 1,560 3,200 8,905 6,825 695
12 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
13,670 8,895 950 3,330 3,055 1,210 7,750 5,600 4,080 1,130 1,875 5,395 4,230 460
3,180 8,160 405 1,195 1,405 920 1,710 2,870 2,945 315 1,155 2,895 2,120 105
12,900 54,915 20,045 20,985 78,645 113,875 82,825 98,565 132,425 41,405 32,030 106,655 64,780 64,325 123,995 102,070 55,835 108,655 24,605 97,605 79,635 90,285 71,450 16,830 104,110 57,890 73,485
5,295 19,985 4,480 3,345 9,855 13,145 8,975 7,420 7,920 2,415 1,640 4,450 2,600 2,385 4,425 3,285 1,700 3,130 625 2,470 1,885 1,955 1,380 305 1,350 615 645
41 36 22 16 13 12 11 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
5,065 16,835 3,625 1,860 6,120 8,210 4,995 4,190 5,710 1,680 905 3,550 1,920 1,500 3,620 2,130 1,160 2,050 555 1,230 1,210 1,065 655 185 990 395 440
210 2,935 800 1,345 3,600 4,555 3,690 2,770 1,865 660 685 755 630 665 725 955 470 790 60 1,055 440 815 600 105 265 160 165
Non-metro (subtotal) 1,930,825 Ontario 12,651,800
117,680 301,450
6 2
81,850 201,095
31,770 86,020
Source: Statistics Canada. National Household Survey, 2011
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95 155 75 20 -
80 40 40 35 95 90 205 20 90 60 20 10 10 10
15 85 10 85 90 270 155 185 325 50 35 95 35 160 65 95 35 180 70 70 60 40 80 40 30
685 3,220
805 2,810
2,360 8,025
55 20 10 40 75 20 35 35 50 -
