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Table A.2.4
Proportion of the population aged 5 to 241 with Aboriginal identity, Canada, in and out of census metropolitan areas (CMAs), 1996, 2001 and 20062
| Aboriginal identity by group | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | ||||||||||
| Total Aboriginal identity3 | First Nations people4 | Métis | Inuit | Total Aboriginal identity3 | First Nations people4 | Métis | Inuit | Total Aboriginal identity3 | First Nations people4 | Métis | Inuit | |
| percentage | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| CMA | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | < 0.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | < 0.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | < 0.1 |
| Non‑CMA | 8.1 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 11.8 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| 1. The total population includes non-permanent residents. 2. 2006 Census geography boundaries have been applied to 2006, as well as 2001 and 1996 Census data presented in this table. This has resulted in some changes from the data presented in PCEIP 2007. 3. Total Aboriginal identity includes the Aboriginal groups (First Nations, Métis and Inuit), multiple Aboriginal responses and Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere. 4. This reflects those who self-identified as "North American Indian on the census. Data source: 1996, 2001 and 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada. Table source: Statistics Canada and Council of Ministers of Education. 2007. Education indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Catalogue no. 81-582-XIE. Ottawa. |
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