2006 Census: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada in 2006: Inuit, Métis and First Nations, 2006 Census: Findings

• Highlights
  • Aboriginal people surpass the one-million mark
    • International scope: Canada's proportion second, behind New Zealand
    • Eight in 10 Aboriginal people live in Ontario and in the western provinces
  • An increasingly urban population
    • Winnipeg home to most urban Aboriginal people
  • Half of the Aboriginal population comprised of children and youth
    • Aboriginal children most likely to live with a lone parent
  • Reduction in crowding; no change in proportion of homes needing major repairs
    • Crowding and need for dwelling repairs more common in western cities
    • Aboriginal people somewhat more likely to move
• Inuit
  • Inuit population: Young and growing
    • Three-quarters of Inuit live in Inuit Nunaat stretching from Labrador to the Northwest Territories
    • Youngest Inuit populations in Nunavut and Nunavik
    • Inuit population in urban centres has grown
  • Despite a reduction in crowding, three out of ten Inuit live in crowded homes
    • Many Inuit in all regions live in crowded conditions
    • Growing percentage of Inuit live in homes in need of major repairs
  • Many Inuit live in households with more than one family
    • Inuit in Nunavik most likely to live in households with more than one family
    • One-quarter of Inuit children lived with a lone parent
    • Inuit children in the Inuvialuit region and Nunavik more likely to live with a lone parent
  • Language: Inuktitut remains strong, but its use has declined
    • Some Inuit learning Inuktitut as a second language
    • Inuktitut language strongest in Nunavik and Nunavut
    • Inuktitut being learned as a second language in all regions
• Métis
  • High rates of growth over the past decade
    • Nearly nine out of 10 Métis lived in the western provinces and Ontario
  • Seven out of 10 Métis lived in urban areas
    • Winnipeg home to largest number of urban Métis
  • Métis population still young but has aged
    • Métis children twice as likely to live with a lone parent
  • Crowding and need for major repairs more common for Métis living in rural areas
    • Métis more likely than non-Aboriginal people to move within the same census subdivision
  • Older Métis more likely to speak an Aboriginal language
• First Nations people
  • Large increase in the First Nations population
    • Majority of First Nations people live in Ontario and western provinces
  • Fewer First Nations people live on reserve than off reserve
    • Off-reserve population most likely to live in census metropolitan areas
    • First Nations people more likely to move than non-Aboriginal population
  • First Nations population youngest in the Prairie provinces
    • On-reserve population has a larger share of children
    • First Nations children twice as likely to live with a lone parent
  • Reduction in crowding over past decade
    • First Nations population four times more likely to live in homes in need of major repairs
  • Share of First Nations people who speak an Aboriginal language holds steady, even among younger generation
    • Cree spoken by the largest number of First Nations people
    • First Nations languages being learned as second languages
• Concepts and definitions
• Reference map

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