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  • 1. Aboriginal languages in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 98-314-X201100311725
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    These short analytical articles provide complementary analysis to the 2011 Census analytical document. These articles allow for a more in-depth look to relevant topics related to the Canadian population. The three articles linked to the language release are entitled 'French and the francophonie,' ' Immigrant languages in Canada,' and ' Aboriginal languages in Canada.'

    Release date: 2012-10-24
  • 2. First Nations, Métis and Inuit women Archived
    Articles and reports: 89-503-X201000111442
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article, First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women explores the diverse circumstances and experiences of Aboriginal women in Canada. Overall, it highlights their demographic characteristics, families, housing, language, employment, income, education, justice and health. Where possible, data on First Nations, Métis and Inuit women are compared with those of their male counterparts and with non-Aboriginal women.

    Release date: 2011-07-26
  • 3. Family, community, and Aboriginal language among young First Nations children living off-reserve in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X201000211336
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This study analyses data from the 2006 Aboriginal Children's Survey to identify some of the characteristics associated with the ability to understand an Aboriginal language among off-reserve First Nations children aged 2 to 5. More specifically, it examines the extent to which the home, the extended family, child care settings, and the broader community can contribute to the transmission of Aboriginal languages to young First Nations children living off reserve.

    Release date: 2010-09-09
  • 4. First Nations people: Selected findings of the 2006 Census Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X200900110864
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The article provides selected findings of the 2006 Census on the First Nations population. Overall, it highlights where First Nations people live, their demographic characteristics, their ability to speak an Aboriginal language, their postsecondary education, their employment situation, their income, and their housing conditions.

    Release date: 2009-05-12
  • 5. Métis in Canada: Selected Findings of the 2006 Census Archived
    Articles and reports: 11-008-X200900110769
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article offers a brief demographic and socio-economic profile of the people who reported Métis as their Aboriginal identity in the 2006 Census of Population. It discusses the growth of the Métis population over the decade 1996-2006 as well as reports on their housing conditions, languages, education, labour force and earnings.

    Release date: 2009-01-20
  • 6. Life expectancy in the Inuit-inhabited areas of Canada, 1989 to 2003 Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X200800110463
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This article uses a geographic-based approach to estimate life expectancy in areas where at least 33% of residents were Inuit. The data are from the Canadian Mortality Database and the Census of Canada.

    Release date: 2008-01-23
  • 7. The Aboriginal labour force in Western Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X200710113179
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    By 2017, Aboriginal persons of working age (15 and older) are projected to number close to a million about 3.4% of the working-age population overall. With anticipated labour shortages in many areas, this growing population may constitute an important pool of workers. Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in Western Canada are compared in terms of employment, occupational distribution, and skill level.

    Release date: 2007-03-20
  • 8. Premature mortality in health regions with high Aboriginal populations Archived
    Articles and reports: 82-003-X20030016765
    Geography: Canada
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    This article examines the rate of potential years of life lost--a measure used to quantify premature mortality in differing health regions. The rate was considerably higher in health regions with large proportions of Aboriginal residents, compared with other health regions. Much of this difference was attributable to injuries in the high-Aboriginal regions; notably, suicides and motor vehicle accidents.

    Release date: 2004-01-21
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  • 1. How Statistics Canada Identifies Aboriginal Peoples Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 12-592-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This reference document presents an overview of the different questions used by Statistics Canada to identify Aboriginal peoples. It is divided into three parts. Part one is a brief description of the data sources and their limitations. Part 2 deals with the 2006 census questions used to identify Aboriginal peoples while Part 3 deals with the identification questions used in the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) and the Aboriginal Children's Survey (ACS).

    Release date: 2007-06-07
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