Table 7
Population counts and proportion of persons with an Aboriginal identity by province and territory of residence, Canada, 2006 and 2031, four projection scenarios

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Table 7
Population counts and proportion of persons with an Aboriginal identity by province and territory of residence, Canada, 2006 and 2031, four projection scenarios
Table summary
This table displays the results of population counts and proportion of persons with an Aboriginal identity by province and territory of residence. The information is grouped by province and territory of residence appearing as row header and is grouped by 2006 (observed), 2031 (projected) (scenario 1, scenario 2, scenario 3 and scenario 4) appearing as column headers, calculated using thousands and percentage as units of measure.
Province and territory of residence 2006 (observed) 2031 (projected)
Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3 Scenario 4
thousands percentage thousands percentage thousands percentage thousands percentage thousands percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador 24 4.7 21 4.8 21 4.8 28 6.5 28 6.5
Prince Edward Island 2 1.3 2 1.5 2 1.5 5 3.6 5 3.7
Nova Scotia 25 2.7 31 3.4 30 3.3 46 5.0 45 4.9
New Brunswick 18 2.4 19 2.7 19 2.7 31 4.4 31 4.4
Quebec 127 1.7 178 2.0 174 2.0 234 2.6 230 2.6
Ontario 268 2.1 348 2.0 341 1.9 518 2.9 511 2.9
Manitoba 188 15.9 257 18.8 247 18.2 294 21.5 285 21.0
Saskatchewan 153 15.4 227 22.5 214 21.5 240 23.7 228 22.8
Alberta 207 6.1 299 6.0 291 5.9 378 7.6 370 7.5
British Columbia 209 4.9 281 4.7 274 4.6 374 6.3 367 6.2
Yukon 8 25.5 8 21.9 8 22.1 8 22.8 8 22.9
Northwest Territories 23 52.3 25 51.9 24 51.0 25 52.4 24 51.5
Nunavut 26 84.8 39 85.9 37 85.3 39 86.1 37 85.5
Canada 1,279 3.9 1,734 4.1 1,682 4.0 2,220 5.3 2,168 5.2
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
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