Indigenous & Immigration

Indigenous identity, First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and immigrant populations. — 2011 Census of Population

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Indigenous (%)

Indigenous identity as percentage of total population

Riding-level detail is not available for this topic in 2011. The National Household Survey (which covers this topic) was not published at the Dissemination Area level.

Distribution by riding

Indigenous share of the population by federal riding, 2011 Census. Median 2.2%; range 0.1% (Markham—Unionville; Mont-Royal) to 86.3% (Nunavut); half of ridings between 0.9% and 5.3%.

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Median riding 2.2%

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Vertical axis: Indigenous share of the population (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (2.2%). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 National Household Survey.

Highest and lowest ridings

Indigenous share of the population by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (2.2%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: indigenous share of the population, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	NunavutNU	86.3%
2	ChurchillMB	72.3%
3	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSK	69.3%
4	Western ArcticNT	51.9%
5	LabradorNL	43.6%
6	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouQC	36.0%
7	KenoraON	34.4%
8	Skeena—Bulkley ValleyBC	32.7%
9	Prince AlbertSK	28.1%
10	Dauphin—Swan River—MarquetteMB	26.1%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: indigenous share of the population, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
307	Markham—UnionvilleON	0.1%
307	Mont-RoyalQC	0.1%
301	Richmond HillON	0.2%
301	Saint-Laurent—CartiervilleQC	0.2%
301	Scarborough—AgincourtON	0.2%
301	ThornhillON	0.2%
301	VaughanON	0.2%
301	York CentreON	0.2%
293	WillowdaleON	0.3%
293	York WestON	0.3%

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by indigenous share of the population, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Nunavut	Nunavut	86.3%
2	Churchill	Manitoba	72.3%
3	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	69.3%
4	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	51.9%
5	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	43.6%
6	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	36.0%
7	Kenora	Ontario	34.4%
8	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	32.7%
9	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	28.1%
10	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	26.1%
11	Yukon	Yukon	23.1%
12	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	22.1%
13	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	22.0%
14	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	21.9%
15	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	20.2%
16	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	18.8%
17	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	18.0%
18	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	17.5%
19	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	17.3%
20	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	15.9%
21	Peace River	Alberta	15.2%
21	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	15.2%
23	Manicouagan	Quebec	15.0%
24	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	14.3%
25	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	14.0%
26	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	13.6%
27	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	13.2%
27	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	13.2%
29	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	12.9%
30	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	12.5%
31	Provencher	Manitoba	12.3%
31	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	12.3%
33	Macleod	Alberta	12.1%
34	Yellowhead	Alberta	11.7%
35	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	11.0%
36	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	10.4%
37	Nickel Belt	Ontario	10.3%
38	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	10.1%
38	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	10.1%
40	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	9.9%
41	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	9.8%
42	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	9.5%
43	Brant	Ontario	9.4%
44	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	9.2%
45	Pontiac	Quebec	9.0%
45	Simcoe North	Ontario	9.0%
47	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	8.9%
47	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	8.9%
49	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	8.8%
50	Sudbury	Ontario	8.6%
51	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	8.3%
52	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	8.1%
53	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	8.0%
54	Wascana	Saskatchewan	7.9%
55	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	7.8%
56	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	7.7%
57	Edmonton East	Alberta	7.6%
57	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	7.6%
57	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	7.6%
57	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	7.6%
61	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	7.4%
62	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	7.2%
63	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	7.1%
64	West Nova	Nova Scotia	6.8%
65	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	6.6%
65	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	6.6%
67	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	6.3%
68	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	6.2%
69	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	6.1%
70	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	5.9%
70	Wild Rose	Alberta	5.9%
72	Miramichi	New Brunswick	5.8%
73	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	5.7%
73	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	5.7%
75	Calgary East	Alberta	5.4%
75	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	5.4%
77	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	5.3%
77	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	5.3%
79	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	5.2%
80	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	5.1%
81	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	4.9%
81	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	4.9%
81	Red Deer	Alberta	4.9%
81	Vancouver East	British Columbia	4.9%
85	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	4.4%
85	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	4.4%
87	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	4.3%
87	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	4.3%
87	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	4.3%
90	Lethbridge	Alberta	4.2%
91	Medicine Hat	Alberta	4.1%
91	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	4.1%
93	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	4.0%
93	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	4.0%
93	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	4.0%
96	Palliser	Saskatchewan	3.9%
97	Langley	British Columbia	3.8%
97	Peterborough	Ontario	3.8%
97	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	3.8%
97	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	3.8%
97	Victoria	British Columbia	3.8%
102	Fredericton	New Brunswick	3.7%
103	Abbotsford	British Columbia	3.6%
103	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	3.6%
103	Gatineau	Quebec	3.6%
103	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	3.6%
103	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	3.6%
103	Surrey North	British Columbia	3.6%
109	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	3.4%
109	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	3.4%
111	Crowfoot	Alberta	3.3%
111	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	3.3%
111	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	3.3%
114	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	3.2%
114	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	3.2%
116	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	3.1%
117	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	3.0%
117	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	3.0%
119	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.9%
119	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	2.9%
119	Joliette	Quebec	2.9%
119	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	2.9%
119	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	2.9%
119	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	2.9%
119	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	2.9%
119	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	2.9%
119	Welland	Ontario	2.9%
128	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	2.8%
128	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	2.8%
128	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	2.8%
128	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.8%
132	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	2.7%
132	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	2.7%
134	Barrie	Ontario	2.6%
134	Calgary Centre	Alberta	2.6%
134	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	2.6%
137	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	2.5%
137	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	2.5%
137	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	2.5%
137	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	2.5%
137	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	2.5%
142	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	2.4%
142	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	2.4%
142	Niagara Falls	Ontario	2.4%
142	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	2.4%
142	Saint John	New Brunswick	2.4%
147	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	2.3%
147	North Vancouver	British Columbia	2.3%
147	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	2.3%
147	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	2.3%
147	Windsor West	Ontario	2.3%
152	Halifax	Nova Scotia	2.2%
152	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	2.2%
152	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	2.2%
152	London North Centre	Ontario	2.2%
156	Calgary West	Alberta	2.1%
156	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	2.1%
156	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	2.1%
156	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	2.1%
156	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	2.1%
161	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	2.0%
161	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	2.0%
161	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	2.0%
161	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	2.0%
161	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	2.0%
161	Oshawa	Ontario	2.0%
161	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	2.0%
161	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	2.0%
169	Beaches—East York	Ontario	1.9%
169	Cambridge	Ontario	1.9%
169	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	1.9%
169	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	1.9%
169	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	1.9%
169	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	1.9%
169	St. Catharines	Ontario	1.9%
169	York—Simcoe	Ontario	1.9%
177	Durham	Ontario	1.8%
177	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	1.8%
177	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.8%
180	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	1.7%
180	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	1.7%
180	Essex	Ontario	1.7%
180	Ottawa South	Ontario	1.7%
180	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	1.7%
180	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	1.7%
186	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	1.6%
186	Guelph	Ontario	1.6%
186	London West	Ontario	1.6%
186	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	1.6%
190	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	1.5%
190	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	1.5%
190	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	1.5%
190	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	1.5%
194	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	1.4%
194	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	1.4%
194	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	1.4%
194	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	1.4%
194	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	1.4%
194	Vancouver South	British Columbia	1.4%
194	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	1.4%
201	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	1.3%
201	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	1.3%
201	Oxford	Ontario	1.3%
204	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	1.2%
204	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	1.2%
204	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	1.2%
204	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	1.2%
204	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	1.2%
204	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	1.2%
204	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	1.2%
211	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	1.1%
211	Davenport	Ontario	1.1%
211	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	1.1%
211	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	1.1%
211	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	1.1%
211	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	1.1%
211	Toronto Centre	Ontario	1.1%
218	Burlington	Ontario	1.0%
218	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	1.0%
218	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	1.0%
218	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	1.0%
218	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	1.0%
218	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	1.0%
218	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	1.0%
218	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	1.0%
218	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	1.0%
218	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	1.0%
218	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	1.0%
229	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	0.9%
229	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	0.9%
229	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	0.9%
229	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	0.9%
229	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	0.9%
229	Drummond	Quebec	0.9%
229	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	0.9%
229	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	0.9%
229	Mississauga South	Ontario	0.9%
229	Montcalm	Quebec	0.9%
229	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	0.9%
229	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	0.9%
229	Québec	Quebec	0.9%
229	Richmond	British Columbia	0.9%
229	Sherbrooke	Quebec	0.9%
229	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	0.9%
245	Beauce	Quebec	0.8%
245	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	0.8%
245	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	0.8%
245	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	0.8%
245	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	0.8%
245	Repentigny	Quebec	0.8%
245	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	0.8%
245	Saint-Jean	Quebec	0.8%
245	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	0.8%
245	St. Paul's	Ontario	0.8%
245	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	0.8%
245	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	0.8%
245	York South—Weston	Ontario	0.8%
258	Brampton West	Ontario	0.7%
258	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	0.7%
258	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	0.7%
258	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	0.7%
258	Don Valley East	Ontario	0.7%
258	Etobicoke North	Ontario	0.7%
258	Hochelaga	Quebec	0.7%
258	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	0.7%
258	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	0.7%
258	Oakville	Ontario	0.7%
268	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	0.6%
268	Halton	Ontario	0.6%
268	Laval	Quebec	0.6%
268	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	0.6%
268	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	0.6%
268	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	0.6%
268	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	0.6%
268	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	0.6%
268	Shefford	Quebec	0.6%
277	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	0.5%
277	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	0.5%
277	Don Valley West	Ontario	0.5%
277	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	0.5%
277	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	0.5%
277	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	0.5%
277	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	0.5%
277	Papineau	Quebec	0.5%
277	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	0.5%
286	Bourassa	Quebec	0.4%
286	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	0.4%
286	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	0.4%
286	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	0.4%
286	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	0.4%
286	Outremont	Quebec	0.4%
286	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	0.4%
293	Ahuntsic	Quebec	0.3%
293	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	0.3%
293	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	0.3%
293	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	0.3%
293	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	0.3%
293	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	0.3%
293	Willowdale	Ontario	0.3%
293	York West	Ontario	0.3%
301	Richmond Hill	Ontario	0.2%
301	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	0.2%
301	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	0.2%
301	Thornhill	Ontario	0.2%
301	Vaughan	Ontario	0.2%
301	York Centre	Ontario	0.2%
307	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	0.1%
307	Mont-Royal	Quebec	0.1%

Value: Indigenous identity as percentage of total population.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.