Aboriginal Peoples Highlight Tables, 2016 Census

Aboriginal identity population by both sexes, total - age, 2016 counts, Canada, Nova Scotia and census metropolitan areas, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data

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Age

Aboriginal identity population by both sexes, total - age, 2016 counts, Canada, Nova Scotia and census metropolitan areas, 2016 Census – 25% Sample data
Geographic name	Type	Prov. / Terr.	Total population	Aboriginal identity^{Footnote 2}	Single Aboriginal responses	First Nations (North American Indian)	Métis	Inuk (Inuit)	Multiple Aboriginal responses	Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere	Non-Aboriginal identity

Canada			34,460,065	1,673,780	1,629,800	977,235	587,545	65,025	21,305	22,670	32,786,280
Nova Scotia			908,340	51,495	49,940	25,830	23,310	795	835	720	856,850
Cape Breton	CA	N.S.	96,990	7,675	7,495	5,855	1,520	115	55	125	89,315
Halifax	CMA	N.S.	397,630	15,815	15,270	7,955	6,910	405	275	265	381,815
Kentville	CA	N.S.	25,895	1,165	1,130	545	550	25	25	15	24,725
New Glasgow	CA	N.S.	33,795	1,415	1,355	825	520	10	45	10	32,380
Truro	CA	N.S.	44,905	2,455	2,385	1,770	570	45	25	45	42,445
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Note(s):

Footnote 1

Only the 2016 counts provided in this table are unadjusted. Therefore, the 2016 Census counts are not based on adjusted counts for the incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements of previous census years, while the percentage change is based on adjusted counts.

The growth rates for the Aboriginal identity population for the periods 2011 to 2016 and 2006 to 2016 have been adjusted for incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements, and other changes in reserves to allow for comparison of the different census year periods.

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Footnote 2

'Aboriginal identity' refers to whether the person identified with the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. This includes those who are First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who are Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada), and/or those who have membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, Section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

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