Table 8
Population counts and proportion of North American Indians by province and territory of residence, Canada, 2006 and 2031, four projection scenarios

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Table 8
Population counts and proportion of North American Indians 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 North American Indians 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 8 1.5 7 1.6 7 1.6 9 2.2 9 2.2
Prince Edward Island 1 0.9 1 1.0 1 1.0 2 1.8 2 1.8
Nova Scotia 16 1.7 21 2.3 20 2.2 27 2.9 26 2.8
New Brunswick 13 1.7 14 2.0 14 2.0 19 2.7 19 2.7
Quebec 83 1.1 115 1.3 112 1.3 146 1.6 143 1.6
Ontario 180 1.4 238 1.3 232 1.3 289 1.6 283 1.6
Manitoba 111 9.4 168 12.3 160 11.8 171 12.5 163 12.0
Saskatchewan 101 10.2 163 16.1 152 15.2 163 16.1 152 15.2
Alberta 111 3.3 174 3.5 168 3.4 188 3.8 181 3.7
British Columbia 141 3.3 191 3.2 185 3.1 212 3.6 206 3.5
Yukon 7 21.3 6 17.5 6 17.4 6 17.7 6 17.6
Northwest Territories 14 32.9 15 31.4 15 30.9 15 31.5 15 30.9
Nunavut 0 0.4 0 0.7 0 0.7 0 0.7 0 0.8
Canada 785 2.4 1,115 2.6 1,071 2.5 1,248 3.0 1,205 2.9
Source: Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
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