Description - Employment
- In 2022, the number of jobs held by Indigenous people in Canada grew by 4.4% year over year to reach nearly 886,000. Nearly 1 in 22 jobs in Canada were held by Indigenous people.
- Trades most often chosen by Indigenous journeymen were electricians (15%), carpenters (10%) and welders (8%), whereas the trades most often chosen by Indigenous journeywomen were hairstylists (40%) and cooks (12%).
- In 2021/2022, First Nations (72%), Métis (65%) and Inuit (69%) women were more likely to enter undergraduate degree programs than their male counterparts (First Nations men, 28%; Métis men, 35%; Inuit men, 31%). Indigenous women, regardless of their Indigenous identity, were also more likely than non-Indigenous women (59%) to enter the same programs.
Note to readers
This publication is part of our “By the numbers…” series on topics related to Indigenous populations across Canada for National Indigenous History Month. If you missed any of the previous articles, you can easily find them by searching “Indigenous History Month” in the app.
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