Data source for Chart 1.4
Aboriginal identity population by census metropolitan area, 2006

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Chart 1.4 is a bar chart showing the number of people who self-identified as Aboriginal in 2006 in the 32 census metropolitan areas.

Winnipeg had the highest number of Aboriginal people, 68,385, followed by Edmonton, with 52,100, and Vancouver, with 40,310.

Among census metropolitan areas, Sherbrooke had the fewest Aboriginal people, 1,145.

Data source for Chart 1.4 Aboriginal identity population by census metropolitan area, 2006
Table summary
This table displays the results of chart 1.4 aboriginal identity population by census metropolitan area number (appearing as column headers).
  number
Winnipeg 68,385
Edmonton 52,100
Vancouver 40,310
Calgary 26,575
Toronto 26,575
Saskatoon 21,535
Ottawa - Gatineau 20,590
Montréal 17,865
Regina 17,105
Victoria 10,905
Thunder Bay 10,055
Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury 9,970
Hamilton 8,890
St. Catharines - Niagara 6,650
London 6,195
Abbotsford 5,800
Windsor 5,585
Halifax 5,320
Oshawa 4,785
Kitchener 4,650
Québec 4,000
Brantford 3,865
Peterborough 3,575
Barrie 3,390
Kingston 3,290
Saguenay 2,535
St. John's 2,015
Guelph 1,330
Saint John 1,255
Trois-Rivières 1,205
Moncton 1,175
Sherbrooke 1,145
Note: The Aboriginal identity population comprises the Aboriginal groups (North American Indian, Métis and Inuit), multiple Aboriginal responses and Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population.
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