Indigenous & Immigration

Indigenous identity, First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and immigrant populations. — 2016 Census of Population

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Indigenous (%)

Indigenous identity as percentage of total population

Distribution by riding

Indigenous share of the population by federal riding, 2016 Census. Median 2.6%; range 0.1% (Markham—Unionville) to 85.9% (Nunavut); half of ridings between 1.2% and 5.6%.

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Median riding 2.6%

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Vertical axis: Indigenous share of the population (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (338 with a figure; 2013 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (2.6%). 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, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Indigenous share of the population by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 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 (2.6%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: indigenous share of the population, 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	NunavutNU	85.9%
2	Churchill—Keewatinook AskiMB	76.3%
3	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSK	70.9%
4	Northwest TerritoriesNT	50.7%
5	KenoraON	46.8%
6	LabradorNL	43.7%
7	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouQC	38.1%
8	Skeena—Bulkley ValleyBC	34.1%
9	Prince AlbertSK	30.6%
10	Dauphin—Swan River—NeepawaMB	26.5%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: indigenous share of the population, 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
338	Markham—UnionvilleON	0.1%
332	Brampton EastON	0.2%
332	Markham—ThornhillON	0.2%
332	Mont-RoyalQC	0.2%
332	Scarborough NorthON	0.2%
332	ThornhillON	0.2%
332	Vaughan—WoodbridgeON	0.2%
326	Saint-LaurentQC	0.3%
326	Scarborough—AgincourtON	0.3%
326	WillowdaleON	0.3%

All 338 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by indigenous share of the population, 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Nunavut	Nunavut	85.9%
2	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	76.3%
3	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	70.9%
4	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	50.7%
5	Kenora	Ontario	46.8%
6	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	43.7%
7	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	38.1%
8	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	34.1%
9	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	30.6%
10	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	26.5%
11	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	24.1%
12	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	23.6%
13	Yukon	Yukon	23.3%
14	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	22.8%
15	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	21.0%
16	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	20.5%
17	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	19.2%
17	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	19.2%
19	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	18.5%
19	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	18.5%
21	Manicouagan	Quebec	18.2%
22	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	17.9%
23	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	16.8%
24	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	16.6%
25	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	16.3%
26	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	15.8%
27	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	15.3%
28	Lakeland	Alberta	14.1%
29	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	13.6%
30	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	13.1%
31	Provencher	Manitoba	12.8%
32	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	12.7%
33	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	12.4%
34	Yellowhead	Alberta	12.2%
35	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	12.0%
36	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	11.9%
37	Nickel Belt	Ontario	11.8%
38	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	11.5%
39	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	11.4%
39	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	11.4%
41	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	10.8%
42	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	10.7%
42	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	10.7%
44	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	10.5%
44	West Nova	Nova Scotia	10.5%
46	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	10.4%
47	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	10.2%
47	Simcoe North	Ontario	10.2%
49	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	10.1%
50	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	9.8%
50	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	9.8%
52	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	9.6%
53	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	9.4%
53	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	9.4%
53	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	9.4%
53	Pontiac	Quebec	9.4%
57	Sudbury	Ontario	9.3%
58	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	9.1%
58	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	9.1%
60	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	8.7%
61	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	8.6%
62	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	8.5%
62	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	8.5%
64	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	8.3%
65	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	8.1%
65	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	8.1%
67	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	7.8%
68	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	7.7%
69	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	7.6%
69	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	7.6%
69	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	7.6%
72	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	7.2%
73	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	7.1%
74	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	6.9%
74	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	6.9%
76	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	6.8%
77	Bow River	Alberta	6.7%
78	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	6.5%
79	Foothills	Alberta	6.4%
80	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	6.3%
81	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	6.2%
82	Edmonton West	Alberta	6.0%
83	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	5.7%
83	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	5.7%
85	Abbotsford	British Columbia	5.6%
85	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	5.6%
85	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	5.6%
85	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	5.6%
89	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	5.4%
89	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	5.4%
89	Lethbridge	Alberta	5.4%
89	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	5.4%
93	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	5.3%
93	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	5.3%
93	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	5.3%
93	Vancouver East	British Columbia	5.3%
97	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	5.2%
98	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	5.1%
99	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	5.0%
100	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	4.9%
101	Fredericton	New Brunswick	4.8%
101	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	4.8%
103	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	4.7%
103	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	4.7%
105	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	4.6%
105	Jonquière	Quebec	4.6%
105	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	4.6%
105	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	4.6%
109	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	4.5%
109	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	4.5%
109	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	4.5%
112	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	4.4%
112	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	4.4%
112	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	4.4%
112	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	4.4%
116	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	4.3%
116	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	4.3%
116	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	4.3%
119	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	4.2%
119	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	4.2%
119	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	4.2%
119	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	4.2%
123	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	4.1%
124	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	4.0%
124	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	4.0%
124	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	4.0%
124	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	4.0%
128	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	3.9%
128	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	3.9%
128	Victoria	British Columbia	3.9%
131	Gatineau	Quebec	3.8%
131	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	3.8%
131	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	3.8%
134	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	3.7%
135	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	3.6%
135	Joliette	Quebec	3.6%
135	Niagara Centre	Ontario	3.6%
138	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	3.5%
138	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	3.5%
140	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	3.4%
141	Halifax	Nova Scotia	3.3%
141	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	3.3%
143	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	3.2%
143	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	3.2%
143	Oshawa	Ontario	3.2%
146	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	3.1%
146	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	3.1%
146	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	3.1%
146	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	3.1%
146	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	3.1%
151	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	3.0%
152	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	2.9%
152	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	2.9%
152	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	2.9%
152	Delta	British Columbia	2.9%
152	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	2.9%
152	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	2.9%
152	St. Catharines	Ontario	2.9%
152	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.9%
160	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.8%
160	Calgary Centre	Alberta	2.8%
160	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	2.8%
160	Niagara Falls	Ontario	2.8%
164	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	2.7%
164	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	2.7%
166	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	2.6%
166	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	2.6%
166	Essex	Ontario	2.6%
166	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	2.6%
166	Orléans	Ontario	2.6%
166	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	2.6%
172	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	2.5%
172	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	2.5%
172	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	2.5%
172	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	2.5%
172	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	2.5%
177	Durham	Ontario	2.4%
177	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	2.4%
177	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	2.4%
177	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	2.4%
177	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	2.4%
177	Windsor West	Ontario	2.4%
177	York—Simcoe	Ontario	2.4%
184	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	2.3%
184	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	2.3%
184	Carleton	Ontario	2.3%
184	London North Centre	Ontario	2.3%
184	Nepean	Ontario	2.3%
184	North Vancouver	British Columbia	2.3%
184	Ottawa South	Ontario	2.3%
191	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.2%
191	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	2.2%
191	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	2.2%
191	London West	Ontario	2.2%
191	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	2.2%
196	Cambridge	Ontario	2.0%
196	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	2.0%
196	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	2.0%
196	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	2.0%
196	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	2.0%
201	Beaches—East York	Ontario	1.9%
201	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	1.9%
201	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	1.9%
201	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	1.9%
201	Oxford	Ontario	1.9%
201	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	1.9%
201	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	1.9%
208	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	1.8%
208	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	1.8%
208	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	1.8%
208	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	1.8%
212	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	1.7%
212	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	1.7%
212	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	1.7%
212	Niagara West	Ontario	1.7%
212	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	1.7%
212	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	1.7%
218	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	1.6%
218	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	1.6%
218	Mirabel	Quebec	1.6%
218	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	1.6%
218	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	1.6%
218	Whitby	Ontario	1.6%
224	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	1.5%
224	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	1.5%
224	Guelph	Ontario	1.5%
224	Toronto Centre	Ontario	1.5%
224	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	1.5%
229	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	1.4%
229	Burnaby South	British Columbia	1.4%
229	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	1.4%
229	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	1.4%
229	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	1.4%
229	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	1.4%
229	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	1.4%
229	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	1.4%
237	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	1.3%
237	Burlington	Ontario	1.3%
237	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	1.3%
237	La Prairie	Quebec	1.3%
237	Montcalm	Quebec	1.3%
237	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	1.3%
237	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	1.3%
237	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	1.3%
237	Québec	Quebec	1.3%
237	Saint-Jean	Quebec	1.3%
237	Vancouver South	British Columbia	1.3%
248	Davenport	Ontario	1.2%
248	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	1.2%
248	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	1.2%
248	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	1.2%
248	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	1.2%
248	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	1.2%
248	Waterloo	Ontario	1.2%
255	Beauce	Quebec	1.1%
255	Brampton Centre	Ontario	1.1%
255	Drummond	Quebec	1.1%
255	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	1.1%
255	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	1.1%
255	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	1.1%
255	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	1.1%
255	Sherbrooke	Quebec	1.1%
255	Terrebonne	Quebec	1.1%
264	Ajax	Ontario	1.0%
264	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	1.0%
264	Brampton South	Ontario	1.0%
264	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	1.0%
264	Hochelaga	Quebec	1.0%
264	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	1.0%
264	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	1.0%
264	Milton	Ontario	1.0%
264	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	1.0%
264	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	1.0%
264	Repentigny	Quebec	1.0%
264	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	1.0%
264	Shefford	Quebec	1.0%
264	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	1.0%
278	Brampton North	Ontario	0.9%
278	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	0.9%
278	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	0.9%
278	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	0.9%
278	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	0.9%
278	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	0.9%
278	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	0.9%
278	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	0.9%
278	York South—Weston	Ontario	0.9%
287	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	0.8%
287	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	0.8%
287	Montarville	Quebec	0.8%
287	Oakville	Ontario	0.8%
287	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	0.8%
287	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	0.8%
287	University—Rosedale	Ontario	0.8%
287	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	0.8%
295	Don Valley East	Ontario	0.7%
295	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	0.7%
295	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	0.7%
295	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	0.7%
295	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	0.7%
295	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	0.7%
295	Vimy	Quebec	0.7%
302	Bourassa	Quebec	0.6%
302	Brampton West	Ontario	0.6%
302	Don Valley West	Ontario	0.6%
302	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	0.6%
302	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	0.6%
302	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	0.6%
302	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	0.6%
302	Outremont	Quebec	0.6%
310	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	0.5%
310	Etobicoke North	Ontario	0.5%
310	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	0.5%
310	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	0.5%
310	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	0.5%
310	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	0.5%
310	Papineau	Quebec	0.5%
310	York Centre	Ontario	0.5%
318	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	0.4%
318	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	0.4%
318	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	0.4%
318	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	0.4%
318	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	0.4%
318	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	0.4%
318	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	0.4%
318	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	0.4%
326	Don Valley North	Ontario	0.3%
326	King—Vaughan	Ontario	0.3%
326	Richmond Hill	Ontario	0.3%
326	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	0.3%
326	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	0.3%
326	Willowdale	Ontario	0.3%
332	Brampton East	Ontario	0.2%
332	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	0.2%
332	Mont-Royal	Quebec	0.2%
332	Scarborough North	Ontario	0.2%
332	Thornhill	Ontario	0.2%
332	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	0.2%
338	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	0.1%

Value: Indigenous identity as percentage of total population. Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.