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  • 41. High school completion by Indigenous identity, Indigenous geography and labour force status: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0420-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate (15), Age (15A), Gender (3), Labour force status (8), Registered or Treaty Indian status (3), Residence by Indigenous geography (10), Indigenous identity (9)
    Description: Data on Indigenous populations (including data on reserves and Inuit Nunangat) with high school diploma or equivalency certificate, and combinations of high school and trades/college credentials.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 42. Highest level of education by Indigenous identity, Indigenous geography and labour force status: Canada, provinces and territories
    Table: 98-10-0423-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Gender (3), Age (15A), Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2021 (14), Labour force status (8), Registered or Treaty Indian status (3), Residence by Indigenous geography (10), Indigenous identity (9)
    Description: Employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates of Indigenous populations (including data on reserves and Inuit Nunangat) by educational characteristics, for Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 43. Labour force status by highest level of education, Indigenous identity, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
    Table: 98-10-0451-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census metropolitan area, Census agglomeration, Census metropolitan area part, Census agglomeration part
    Frequency: Occasional
    Universe: Population aged 15 years and over in private households, 2021 Census — 25% Sample data
    Variable list: Highest certificate, diploma or degree (16), Indigenous identity (9), Age (15A), Gender (3), Statistics (3), Labour force status (8)
    Description: Data on labour force status including employment, unemployment and labour force participation rates by highest level of education, Indigenous identity, age and gender.
    Release date: 2022-11-30
  • 44. Study: Identifying Indigenous business owners and Indigenous-owned businesses Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202232836264
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-11-24
  • 45. Identifying Indigenous Business Owners and Indigenous-Owned Businesses
    Articles and reports: 11-633-X2022008
    Description:

    In recent years, Statistics Canada has made available data on business ownership by individuals in employment equity groups, namely women and persons with disabilities. However, little is known about business ownership among the other two employment equity groups, Indigenous peoples and racialized groups. This article describes the methodology used to fill the data gap on Indigenous business owners and Indigenous-owned businesses and is based on a novel linkage between the Canadian Employer–Employee Dynamics Database (2018), the Census of Population (2001, 2006, 2016) and the 2011 National Household Survey.

    Release date: 2022-11-24
  • 46. Indigenous Peoples Economic Account: Methodology and Preliminary Results
    Articles and reports: 13-604-M2022001
    Description: This articles outlines the methodology and some early results obtained from the Indigenous Peoples Economic Account pilot-project developed by Statistics Canada. This economic account includes economic indicators (GDP, output and total number of jobs) as well as a human resource module (HRM). The HRM provides additional demographic socio-economic information about the Indigenous paid workers holding a job, such as sex or education level. The estimates are available by industry and province/territory.
    Release date: 2022-08-29
  • 47. Indigenous workers receiving Canada Emergency Response Benefit payments in 2020 Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202200100007
    Description:

    This article uses administrative data from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program linked to the 2016 long-form Census to examine socio-economic characteristics of Indigenous workers who received the benefit between March and September 2020. Proportions of workers who received payment are presented by age group, sex, province or region, industry of employment, income and size of business as well as for First Nations, Métis and Inuit workers separately.

    Release date: 2022-08-03
  • 48. Study: Indigenous workers receiving Canada Emergency Response Benefit payments in 2020 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202221535843
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2022-08-03
  • 49. Study: Labour market impacts of COVID-19 on Indigenous people: March 2020 to August 2021 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202132032323
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2021-11-16
  • 50. The achievements, experiences and labour market outcomes of First Nations, Métis and Inuit women with bachelor's degrees or higher
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202100100009
    Description:

    This study examines the educational attainment and labour market outcomes of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women primarily aged 25 to 64 using data from the 2006 and 2016 Census of Population, the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey and the 2018 National Graduates Survey. Comparisons are made to the non-Indigenous population, across Indigenous-identity groups, and between the sexes.

    Release date: 2021-10-20
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  • 31. Disability status, disability severity class and labour force status by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex
    Table: 41-10-0049-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Disability status, global disability severity class and labour force status by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 15 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2021-03-17
  • 32. Job permanency, part-time or full-time job status, and job satisfaction by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex
    Table: 41-10-0052-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Job permanency, part-time or full-time job status, and job satisfaction by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 15 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2021-03-17
  • 33. School-age population with Aboriginal identity, by work activity of parents and age group, inactive Archived
    Table: 37-10-0096-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Distribution of the population aged 5 to 24 with Aboriginal identity, by age group and by work activity of parents, Canada. This table is included in Section A: A portrait of the school-age population: Family Background of the Pan Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP). PCEIP draws from a wide variety of data sources to provide information on the school-age population, elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, transitions, and labour market outcomes. The program presents indicators for all of Canada, the provinces, the territories, as well as selected international comparisons and comparisons over time. PCEIP is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council, a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada that provides a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada.
    Release date: 2019-09-18
  • 34. Methods used to look for work by Aboriginal identity, unemployed
    Table: 41-10-0012-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    How the unemployed have searched for employment by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 15 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2018-12-05
  • 35. Methods used to look for work by Inuit population, unemployed
    Table: 41-10-0013-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    How the unemployed have searched for employment by age group and sex, Inuit population aged 15 years and over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat.

    Release date: 2018-12-05
  • 36. Reasons for difficulty in finding work by Aboriginal identity, unemployed
    Table: 41-10-0014-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Challenges faced by the unemployed when searching for work by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 15 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2018-12-05
  • 37. Reasons for difficulty in finding work by Inuit population, unemployed
    Table: 41-10-0015-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Challenges faced by the unemployed when searching for work by age group and sex, Inuit population aged 15 years and over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat.

    Release date: 2018-12-05
  • 38. What would help most to find a job by Aboriginal identity, unemployed
    Table: 41-10-0016-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    What would most help those who were unemployed to find employment by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 15 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2018-12-05
  • 39. What would help most to find a job by Inuit population, unemployed
    Table: 41-10-0017-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    What would most help those who were unemployed to find employment by age group and sex, Inuit population aged 15 years and over, Canada and Inuit Nunangat.

    Release date: 2018-12-05
  • 40. What would help most to find a job by Aboriginal identity, not in the labour force and plan to look for work
    Table: 41-10-0018-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    What would help most for those who were not in the labour force and plan to look for work in the next 12 months to find employment by Aboriginal identity, age group and sex, population aged 15 years and over, Canada, provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2018-12-05
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Analysis (45) (0 to 10 of 45 results)

  • 1. Indigenous employment and income in Indigenous-owned businesses: A comparative analysis
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202600100002
    Description: Indigenous-owned businesses are a growing and important component of Canada’s economic landscape. These businesses not only contribute to entrepreneurship and community development but also serve as important sources of employment for Indigenous people. This study represents a novel contribution to the evidence base. Statistics Canada first helped close a critical data gap by developing a framework to identify Indigenous business owners and Indigenous-owned businesses. Building on that foundation, the present analysis extends the work to fill another gap, providing data on Indigenous employment within Indigenous-owned businesses.
    Release date: 2026-01-28
  • 2. Indigenous peoples economic account 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202535134463
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2025-12-17
  • 3. Indigenous-owned businesses in Canada, 2005 to 2021
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202401200005
    Description: As the economic landscape evolves, and with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reshaping business environments, it is essential to support evidence-based policymaking and to develop inclusive strategies that foster growth and resilience within the Indigenous business sector. Funded by Indigenous Services Canada, this study is an update to previous research that provides an overview of Indigenous-owned businesses in Canada.
    Release date: 2024-12-19
  • 4. Indigenous journeypersons: Trends and socioeconomic characteristics, 2010 to 2020
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022024004
    Description: This article uses data from the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) which links the RAIS to the 2016 Census of Population to better understand trends over time among certified Indigenous journeypersons, their socioeconomic characteristics, trades chosen, and factors associated with completion versus non-completion of certification, with a specific emphasis on gender-based analysis.
    Release date: 2024-12-05
  • 5. Survival Rate and Performance of Indigenous-owned Businesses
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2024006
    Description: This paper quantifies the economic performance including the survival rate of Indigenous-owned businesses relative to their non-Indigenous-owned counterparts over recent decades in Canada. It builds on the growing interest of policy makers in designing policies that support the social and economic integration of racialized groups and Indigenous Peoples.
    Release date: 2024-11-18
  • 6. Quality of employment among First Nations people living off reserve and Métis, 2022
    Articles and reports: 41-20-00022024002
    Description: This article uses 12 months of data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and LFS supplement for 2022, and the 2016 General Social Survey on Canadians at Work and Home to explore several quality of employment indicators based on Statistics Canada's Statistical Framework on Quality of Employment among the core working age First Nations people living off reserve and Métis (18 to 64 years), in the 10 provinces.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 7. The socioeconomic portrait of the Indigenous farm population in Canada, 2021
    Articles and reports: 96-325-X202100100020
    Description: Indigenous Peoples are an integral part of the farm population and have been contributing to the agricultural landscape of what is now Canada for many centuries before the arrival of settlers. This article provides a socioeconomic portrait of the Indigenous farm population, touching on population changes, gender, age, education, type of farming activity and income.
    Release date: 2024-03-07
  • 8. Study: Early career quality of employment of Indigenous graduates with a bachelor’s degree 2010 to 2018 cohorts Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202405237265
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-02-21
  • 9. Postsecondary educational attainment and labour market outcomes among Indigenous peoples in Canada, findings from the 2021 Census
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202300100012
    Description: This study uses data from the 2021 Census to report on postsecondary educational attainment and labour market outcomes among Indigenous adults aged 25 to 64 years. As First Nations people, Métis and Inuit are more likely to live in certain regions, which can impact their participation in both education and the labour market, the article pays particular attention to patterns in educational attainment and employment among those residing in remote areas, on reserve, and communities across Inuit Nunangat.
    Release date: 2023-10-27
  • 10. Postsecondary educational attainment and labour market outcomes of Indigenous peoples 2021 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202330037064
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-10-27
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  • 1. Siksika Nation Pilot Labour Force Survey: Collection Experience and Results Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 75-005-M2013001
    Geography: Census subdivision
    Description:

    This report describes Statistics Canada's experience conducting the Labour Force Survey pilot in Siksika Nation, and provides a picture of the 2011 labour market for this population, including rates of participation, employment and unemployment.

    Release date: 2013-12-12
  • 2. Indigenous Peoples Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3250
    Description: The purpose of the Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS) is to provide data on the social and economic conditions of First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit in Canada.
  • 3. Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5048
    Description: The objective of the Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Survey (AES) was to provide updated information on self-employed Aboriginal people and their businesses.

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