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Topic-based tabulation: Aboriginal Identity (8), Sex (3) and Age Groups (12) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Aboriginal identity (8)	Sex (3)
Aboriginal identity (8)	Total - Sex	Male	Female
Note(s) : Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations crossing provincial boundaries There is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa - Gatineau) and three census agglomerations (Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster) that cross provincial boundaries. The data for their respective provincial parts are included with the appropriate census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, with data for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration within the province of the provincial part that contributes the majority of the population to the area. For example, Ottawa - Gatineau can be found in Ontario, Campbellton in New Brunswick, Hawkesbury in Ontario and Lloydminster in Alberta. TOTAL - ABORIGINAL AND NON-ABORIGINAL IDENTITY POPULATION This is a grouping of the total population into non-Aboriginal or Aboriginal population, with Aboriginal persons further divided into Aboriginal groups, based on their responses to three questions on the 2006 Census form. TOTAL ABORIGINAL IDENTITY POPULATION Included in the Aboriginal identity population are those persons who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, North American Indian, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian, as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation. NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN SINGLE RESPONSE Users should be aware that the counts for this item are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements. The extent of the impact will depend on the geographic area under study. In 2006, a total of 22 Indian reserves and Indian settlements were incompletely enumerated by the census. The populations of these 22 communities are not included in the census counts. ABORIGINAL RESPONSES NOT INCLUDED ELSEWHERE Includes those who identified themselves as Registered Indians and/or band members without identifying themselves as North American Indian, Métis or Inuit in the Aboriginal identity question. Data quality note(s) Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal identity population ¹	31,241,030	15,326,265	15,914,760
Total Aboriginal identity population ²	1,172,790	572,090	600,695
North American Indian single response ³	698,025	338,050	359,975
Métis single response	389,785	193,500	196,280
Inuit single response	50,480	25,025	25,455
Multiple Aboriginal identity responses	7,740	3,690	4,050
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere ⁴	26,760	11,835	14,930
Non-Aboriginal identity population	30,068,240	14,754,175	15,314,065

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-558-XCB2006007 (Canada, Code01)

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Topic-based tabulation: Aboriginal Identity (8), Sex (3) and Age Groups (12) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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