Population, Households and Housing Stock
Aboriginal Households

Households

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Canada — Aboriginal Households

  Aboriginal Households Non-Aboriginal Households Total
Canada 773,005 13,299,080 14,072,075
Newfoundland and Labrador 22,755 195,920 218,675
Prince Edward Island 1,430 58,040 59,470
Nova Scotia 27,150 374,845 401,990
New Brunswick 15,730 304,040 319,775
Quebec 95,305 3,436,355 3,531,665
Ontario 193,965 4,975,205 5,169,175
Manitoba 87,425 401,625 489,050
Saskatchewan 64,830 367,795 432,625
Alberta 113,935 1,413,740 1,527,675
British Columbia 130,950 1,751,015 1,881,970
Yukon Territories 4,140 11,075 15,215
Northwest Territories 7,655 7,325 14,980
Nunavut 7,730 2,085 9,820
Notes:
  • Where band housing is present, total dwelling counts are larger than the sum of owned and rented dwellings.
  • An Aboriginal household is one of the following: i) a non-family household in which at least 50 per cent of household members self-identified as Aboriginal people; or ii) a family household that meets at least one of two criteria: a) at least one spouse, common-law partner, or lone parent self-identified as an Aboriginal person; or b) at least 50 per cent of household members self-identified as Aboriginal people.
Source: CMHC, adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Canada and National Household Survey) (opens in new window)