Dictionary, Census of Population, 2021
Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat

Definition

Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat refers to whether the person's usual place of residence is in a census subdivision (CSD) that is inside or outside Inuit Nunangat.

Inuit Nunangat is the homeland of the Inuit of Canada. It includes the communities located in the four Inuit regions: Nunatsiavut (Northern coastal Labrador), Nunavik (Northern Quebec), the territory of Nunavut and the Inuvialuit region of the Northwest Territories. These regions collectively encompass the area traditionally occupied by Inuit in Canada.

Outside Inuit Nunangat includes all CSDs in Canada not located in the four Inuit regions of Inuit Nunangat.

Statistical unit(s)

• Person

Classification(s)

• Residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat

Reported in

Not applicable

Reported for

Not applicable

Question number(s)

Not applicable

Responses

Not applicable

Remarks

For additional information on the collection and dissemination of Indigenous data, including incompletely enumerated reserves and settlements, refer to the Indigenous Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2021 and the Indigenous Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2021.

Related 2021 data products

• Enrollment under an Inuit land claims agreement by residence inside or outside Inuit Nunangat: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts (98-10-0269-01)