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In 2021, 4 in 10 First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status lived on reserve

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The title of the map is "In 2021, 4 in 10 First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status lived on reserve"

This is a map of Canada by province and territory, showing the population counts of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status and the proportion of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status living on reserve in 2021.

In Canada, among First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status, 40.6% were living on reserve and 59.4% were living off reserve in 2021.

In Alberta, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 115,020, and 36.2% were living on reserve in 2021.

In British Columbia, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 125,105, where 39.0% were living on reserve in 2021.

In Manitoba, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 121,415, where 49.0% were living on reserve in 2021.

In New Brunswick, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 13,555, where 55.8% were living on reserve in 2021.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 19,080, where 12.8% were living on reserve in 2021.

In Nova Scotia, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 15,955, where 59.0% were living on reserve in 2021.

In Northwest Territories, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 11,565, where 2.1% were living on reserve in 2021.

In Nunavut, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 70 in 2021, where the proportion living on reserve is not applicable.

In Ontario, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 151,550, where 31.6% were living on reserve in 2021.

In Prince Edward Island, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 1,235, where 40.9% were living on reserve in 2021.

In Quebec, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 61,810, where 56.7% were living on reserve in 2021.

In Saskatchewan, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 110,910, where 47.8% were living on reserve in 2021.

In Yukon, the number of First Nations people with Registered or Treaty Indian status was 5,835 in 2021, and the proportion living on reserve is not applicable.

Note(s): Residence on or off reserve refers to whether the person's usual place of residence is in a census subdivision (CSD) that is defined as "on reserve" or "off reserve." The definition of residence on reserve includes some CSDs for which First Nations have signed a modern treaty or a self-government agreement that provides them land ownership. However, most First Nations in the Northwest Territories and Yukon have signed modern treaties, but their administered lands are not included in the definition of residence on reserve. A total of 63 reserves and settlements were incompletely enumerated in 2021.

Source(s): Census of Population, 2021 (3901).