Aboriginal people made up a larger share of the population in the Prairie provinces and the territories

• In 2011, the Prairie provinces and the territories had the highest proportions of persons with an Aboriginal identity. Among the provinces, Manitoba and Saskatchewan had the highest proportions, with 16.7% and 15.6% respectively. In the territories, specifically the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Aboriginal people comprise more than half of the population. By comparison, Prince Edward Island and Quebec had the lowest proportions of persons with an Aboriginal identity, at less than 2% each.
• According to the projection scenarios for the Aboriginal identity population, the geographic distribution of persons with an Aboriginal identity across Canada would not vary greatly between now and 2031. However, the share of the Aboriginal identity population could increase throughout Canada, but at a pace that would vary depending on the projection scenario chosen.

Table 11
Population counts and proportion of persons with an Aboriginal identity by province and territory, Canada, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Population counts and proportion of persons with an Aboriginal identity by province and territory. The information is grouped by Region (appearing as row headers), Number
(in thousands) and Percentage (appearing as column headers).

Region	Number (in thousands)	Percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador	36	7.1
Prince Edward Island	2	1.6
Nova Scotia	34	3.7
New Brunswick	23	3.1
Quebec	142	1.8
Ontario	301	2.4
Manitoba	196	16.7
Saskatchewan	158	15.6
Alberta	221	6.2
British Columbia	232	5.4
Yukon	8	23.1
Northwest Territories	21	51.9
Nunavut	27	86.3
Canada	1,401	4.3
Source(s): Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011.