Indigenous & Immigration

Indigenous identity, First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and immigrant populations. — 2021 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, 2021 Census. Median 2.8%; range 0.0% (Brampton East) to 86.9% (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River); half of ridings between 1.4% and 5.8%. Canada: 5.0%.

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Vertical axis: Indigenous share of the population (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (343 with a figure; 2023 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the value for Canada as a whole (5.0%). 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, 2021 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Indigenous share of the population by federal riding, 2021 Census. 343 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the value for Canada (5.0%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: indigenous share of the population, 2021 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill RiverSK	86.9%
2	NunavutNU	85.8%
3	Churchill—Keewatinook AskiMB	76.9%
4	Northwest TerritoriesNT	49.6%
5	Kenora—KiiwetinoongON	46.5%
6	LabradorNL	43.1%
7	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—EeyouQC	39.6%
8	Prince AlbertSK	36.4%
9	Skeena—Bulkley ValleyBC	33.8%
10	Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow LakeSK	32.7%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: indigenous share of the population, 2021 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
343	Brampton EastON	0.0%
341	Markham—ThornhillON	0.1%
341	Markham—UnionvilleON	0.1%
338	Mississauga—MaltonON	0.2%
338	ThornhillON	0.2%
338	Vaughan—WoodbridgeON	0.2%
331	Mount RoyalQC	0.3%
331	Richmond Hill SouthON	0.3%
331	Saint-LaurentQC	0.3%
331	WillowdaleON	0.3%

All 343 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by indigenous share of the population, 2021 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	86.9%
2	Nunavut	Nunavut	85.8%
3	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	76.9%
4	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	49.6%
5	Kenora—Kiiwetinoong	Ontario	46.5%
6	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	43.1%
7	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	39.6%
8	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	36.4%
9	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	33.8%
10	Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake	Saskatchewan	32.7%
11	Riding Mountain	Manitoba	28.3%
12	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	25.6%
13	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	23.9%
14	Yukon	Yukon	22.3%
15	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	21.5%
16	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	20.9%
17	Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk	Ontario	19.8%
18	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	19.6%
19	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	19.3%
20	Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt	Ontario	18.4%
21	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	18.3%
22	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	18.2%
22	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	18.2%
24	Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola	British Columbia	16.3%
25	Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan	Quebec	16.2%
25	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	16.2%
27	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	15.8%
27	Lakeland	Alberta	15.8%
29	Provencher	Manitoba	15.1%
30	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	14.2%
30	Sault Ste. Marie—Algoma	Ontario	14.2%
32	Leduc—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	14.0%
33	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	13.6%
34	Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish	Nova Scotia	12.8%
35	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	12.7%
35	St. Boniface—St. Vital	Manitoba	12.7%
37	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	12.5%
38	Grande Prairie	Alberta	12.4%
39	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	12.3%
40	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	11.6%
41	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	11.5%
42	Simcoe North	Ontario	11.4%
43	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	11.1%
43	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	11.1%
45	Acadie—Annapolis	Nova Scotia	11.0%
46	Winnipeg West	Manitoba	10.8%
47	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	10.4%
47	Sudbury	Ontario	10.4%
49	Foothills	Alberta	10.3%
50	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	10.2%
50	Parkland	Alberta	10.2%
52	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	10.1%
53	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	9.9%
54	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	9.6%
55	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	9.4%
56	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	9.2%
57	Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke	Ontario	8.8%
58	Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies	British Columbia	8.7%
58	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	8.7%
60	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	8.6%
60	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	8.6%
60	St. Albert—Sturgeon River	Alberta	8.6%
63	Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi	Quebec	8.4%
63	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	8.4%
65	Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga	Ontario	8.1%
65	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	8.1%
67	Columbia—Kootenay—Southern Rockies	British Columbia	8.0%
68	Yellowhead	Alberta	7.8%
69	Saskatoon South	Saskatchewan	7.6%
70	Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee	British Columbia	7.5%
71	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	7.3%
71	Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	7.3%
73	Central Newfoundland	Newfoundland and Labrador	7.0%
74	Bow River	Alberta	6.8%
75	Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford	British Columbia	6.7%
75	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	6.7%
75	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	6.7%
78	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	6.5%
78	Red Deer	Alberta	6.5%
80	Kelowna	British Columbia	6.2%
80	Ponoka—Didsbury	Alberta	6.2%
82	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	6.1%
83	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	6.0%
83	Lethbridge	Alberta	6.0%
85	Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna	British Columbia	5.9%
86	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj	Quebec	5.8%
86	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	5.8%
88	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	5.7%
89	Calgary East	Alberta	5.6%
90	Edmonton Northwest	Alberta	5.5%
90	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	5.5%
90	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	5.5%
93	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	5.4%
93	Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations	Ontario	5.4%
93	Edmonton West	Alberta	5.4%
93	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	5.4%
93	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	5.4%
93	Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley	Saskatchewan	5.4%
99	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	5.3%
99	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	5.3%
101	Peterborough	Ontario	5.2%
101	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	5.2%
101	Vancouver East	British Columbia	5.2%
104	Abbotsford—South Langley	British Columbia	5.1%
105	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	5.0%
105	Fredericton—Oromocto	New Brunswick	5.0%
105	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	5.0%
108	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	4.9%
109	Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong	Ontario	4.8%
110	Airdrie—Cochrane	Alberta	4.7%
111	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	4.6%
112	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	4.5%
112	Niagara South	Ontario	4.5%
114	Lanark—Frontenac	Ontario	4.4%
114	Prescott—Russell—Cumberland	Ontario	4.4%
114	Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry	Ontario	4.4%
117	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	4.3%
117	Edmonton Gateway	Alberta	4.3%
117	Sydney—Glace Bay	Nova Scotia	4.3%
117	Victoria	British Columbia	4.3%
121	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	4.2%
121	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	4.2%
121	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	4.2%
121	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	4.2%
121	Sackville—Bedford—Preston	Nova Scotia	4.2%
126	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	4.1%
126	Gatineau	Quebec	4.1%
126	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	4.1%
129	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	4.0%
129	Edmonton Southeast	Alberta	4.0%
129	Jonquière	Quebec	4.0%
129	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	4.0%
133	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	3.9%
133	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	3.9%
133	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	3.9%
133	Joliette—Manawan	Quebec	3.9%
137	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	3.8%
137	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	3.8%
139	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	3.7%
139	Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester	Ontario	3.7%
141	Oshawa	Ontario	3.6%
142	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	3.5%
142	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	3.5%
142	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	3.5%
142	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes	Ontario	3.5%
142	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	3.5%
142	Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk	Quebec	3.5%
142	Northumberland—Clarke	Ontario	3.5%
142	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	3.5%
150	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	3.4%
151	Calgary Centre	Alberta	3.3%
151	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	3.3%
151	Cape Spear	Newfoundland and Labrador	3.3%
151	Essex	Ontario	3.3%
155	Halifax	Nova Scotia	3.2%
155	Langley Township—Fraser Heights	British Columbia	3.2%
157	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	3.1%
157	Saint John—St. Croix	New Brunswick	3.1%
157	Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore	Ontario	3.1%
160	Delta	British Columbia	3.0%
160	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	3.0%
160	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes	Ontario	3.0%
163	Barrie South—Innisfil	Ontario	2.9%
163	London Centre	Ontario	2.9%
163	North Vancouver—Capilano	British Columbia	2.9%
166	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	2.8%
166	Carleton	Ontario	2.8%
166	New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville	British Columbia	2.8%
166	Orléans	Ontario	2.8%
166	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	2.8%
166	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	2.8%
166	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	2.8%
173	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.7%
173	Moncton—Dieppe	New Brunswick	2.7%
175	Calgary McKnight	Alberta	2.6%
175	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	2.6%
175	Windsor West	Ontario	2.6%
175	York—Durham	Ontario	2.6%
179	Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville	Quebec	2.5%
179	Niagara Falls—Niagara-on-the-Lake	Ontario	2.5%
179	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	2.5%
179	St. Catharines	Ontario	2.5%
183	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	2.4%
183	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	2.4%
183	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	2.4%
183	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	2.4%
183	Saint John—Kennebecasis	New Brunswick	2.4%
183	Terra Nova—The Peninsulas	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.4%
189	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	2.3%
189	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	2.3%
189	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	2.3%
189	Oxford	Ontario	2.3%
193	Bowmanville—Oshawa North	Ontario	2.2%
193	Calgary Crowfoot	Alberta	2.2%
193	Kanata	Ontario	2.2%
193	London West	Ontario	2.2%
193	Mirabel	Quebec	2.2%
193	Niagara West	Ontario	2.2%
193	Rimouski—La Matapédia	Quebec	2.2%
200	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak	Quebec	2.1%
200	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	2.1%
200	Ottawa South	Ontario	2.1%
200	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	2.1%
200	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	2.1%
205	Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon	Quebec	2.0%
205	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	2.0%
205	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	2.0%
205	Elgin—St. Thomas—London South	Ontario	2.0%
205	Nepean	Ontario	2.0%
205	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	2.0%
211	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	1.9%
211	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	1.9%
213	Beaches—East York	Ontario	1.8%
213	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	1.8%
213	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	1.8%
213	Cambridge	Ontario	1.8%
213	Guelph	Ontario	1.8%
213	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	1.8%
213	Middlesex—London	Ontario	1.8%
213	Montcalm	Quebec	1.8%
213	Montmorency—Charlevoix	Quebec	1.8%
213	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	1.8%
213	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	1.8%
213	Shefford	Quebec	1.8%
213	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	1.8%
213	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	1.8%
227	Burnaby Central	British Columbia	1.7%
227	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	1.7%
227	Drummond	Quebec	1.7%
227	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	1.7%
227	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	1.7%
227	Les Pays-d'en-Haut	Quebec	1.7%
227	Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière	Quebec	1.7%
227	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	1.7%
227	Sherbrooke	Quebec	1.7%
236	Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata	Quebec	1.6%
236	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	1.6%
236	Flamborough—Glanbrook—Brant North	Ontario	1.6%
236	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	1.6%
236	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	1.6%
236	Québec Centre	Quebec	1.6%
236	Surrey Newton	British Columbia	1.6%
236	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	1.6%
236	Wellington—Halton Hills North	Ontario	1.6%
245	Beauce	Quebec	1.5%
245	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	1.5%
245	New Tecumseth—Gwillimbury	Ontario	1.5%
245	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	1.5%
245	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton	Quebec	1.5%
245	Saint-Jean	Quebec	1.5%
245	Toronto Centre	Ontario	1.5%
245	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	1.5%
245	Whitby	Ontario	1.5%
254	Burlington	Ontario	1.4%
254	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	1.4%
254	La Prairie—Atateken	Quebec	1.4%
254	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	1.4%
254	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	1.4%
254	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	1.4%
254	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	1.4%
254	Terrebonne	Quebec	1.4%
254	Vancouver Fraserview—South Burnaby	British Columbia	1.4%
254	Vaudreuil	Quebec	1.4%
264	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	1.3%
264	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	1.3%
264	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	1.3%
264	Waterloo	Ontario	1.3%
268	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	1.2%
268	Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est	Quebec	1.2%
268	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	1.2%
268	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	1.2%
268	Pickering—Brooklin	Ontario	1.2%
268	Repentigny	Quebec	1.2%
268	Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	1.2%
268	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	1.2%
276	Davenport	Ontario	1.1%
276	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	1.1%
276	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	1.1%
276	Milton East—Halton Hills South	Ontario	1.1%
276	Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie	Quebec	1.1%
276	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	1.1%
276	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	1.1%
283	Ajax	Ontario	1.0%
283	Brampton Centre	Ontario	1.0%
283	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	1.0%
283	Richmond Centre—Marpole	British Columbia	1.0%
283	University—Rosedale	Ontario	1.0%
288	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	0.9%
288	Bourassa	Quebec	0.9%
288	Brampton—Chinguacousy Park	Ontario	0.9%
288	Burlington North—Milton West	Ontario	0.9%
288	Oakville West	Ontario	0.9%
288	Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park	Ontario	0.9%
294	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	0.8%
294	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	0.8%
294	Scarborough Centre—Don Valley East	Ontario	0.8%
294	Spadina—Harbourfront	Ontario	0.8%
294	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	0.8%
294	Vimy	Quebec	0.8%
294	York South—Weston—Etobicoke	Ontario	0.8%
301	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	0.7%
301	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	0.7%
301	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	0.7%
301	Outremont	Quebec	0.7%
301	Papineau	Quebec	0.7%
301	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	0.7%
301	Richmond East—Steveston	British Columbia	0.7%
301	Scarborough—Woburn	Ontario	0.7%
301	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	0.7%
310	Brampton North—Caledon	Ontario	0.6%
310	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	0.6%
310	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	0.6%
310	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	0.6%
310	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	0.6%
310	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	0.6%
316	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	0.5%
316	Etobicoke North	Ontario	0.5%
316	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	0.5%
316	Oakville East	Ontario	0.5%
316	York Centre	Ontario	0.5%
321	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	0.4%
321	Don Valley West	Ontario	0.4%
321	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	0.4%
321	King—Vaughan	Ontario	0.4%
321	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	0.4%
321	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	0.4%
321	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	0.4%
321	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	0.4%
321	Scarborough North	Ontario	0.4%
321	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	0.4%
331	Brampton South	Ontario	0.3%
331	Brampton West	Ontario	0.3%
331	Don Valley North	Ontario	0.3%
331	Mount Royal	Quebec	0.3%
331	Richmond Hill South	Ontario	0.3%
331	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	0.3%
331	Willowdale	Ontario	0.3%
338	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	0.2%
338	Thornhill	Ontario	0.2%
338	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	0.2%
341	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	0.1%
341	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	0.1%
343	Brampton East	Ontario	0.0%

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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Indigenous & Immigration — 2021 Census

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Indigenous Identity & Immigration in Canada

The 2021 Census counted 1.81 million Indigenous people in Canada — 5 percent of the total population — including 1.05 million First Nations, 624,000 Métis, and 70,545 Inuit. At the same time, 8.36 million immigrants (23 percent of the population) called Canada home, the highest share since Confederation. This topic maps both populations, revealing two overlapping but geographically opposite demographic realities: Indigenous populations concentrated in the North and prairies, immigrant populations concentrated in the GTA and Metro Vancouver.

Indigenous Identity

Indigenous Canadians are concentrated in northern and prairie ridings. Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River in northern Saskatchewan leads at 86.3 percent Indigenous, followed by Nunavut (85.8%) and Churchill–Keewatinook Aski in northern Manitoba (76.6%). The Northwest Territories (49.6%) and Kenora–Kiiwetinoong in northwestern Ontario (46.4%) round out the top five.

The map reveals a clear north-south gradient: Indigenous identity percentages decline steadily from the territorial North through the prairies to southern Canada. In most GTA and Metro Vancouver ridings, Indigenous populations are below 2 percent — statistically invisible in Canada's most diverse urban areas.

First Nations

First Nations people are the largest Indigenous group and concentrate in two geographic bands: the boreal shield from northern Manitoba through northern Ontario and Quebec, and the Pacific coast. Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River (70.9%) and Churchill–Keewatinook Aski (70.5%) are the two ridings with the highest First Nations shares, both containing large reserves and Cree communities.

Métis

The Métis nation is concentrated in the prairie provinces, especially Manitoba. Selkirk–Interlake–Eastman leads at 13.9 percent, followed by Desnethé–Missinippi (14.4%) and Prince Albert (13.0%). The Métis heartland runs from the Red River valley through central Saskatchewan — the historic homeland of the Métis nation.

Inuit

Nunavut is 84.3 percent Inuit — by far the highest concentration of any Indigenous group in any Canadian riding. Labrador (19.2%) and Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou (14.4%, covering Nunavik in northern Quebec) are the only other ridings with significant Inuit populations. The Inuit are the most geographically concentrated of all Indigenous groups, living almost entirely in the four Inuit Nunangat regions of the Arctic.

Immigrant Population

Immigrant concentration mirrors visible minority patterns. Scarborough North leads at 64.0 percent immigrant, followed by Scarborough–Agincourt (63.0%) and Markham–Thornhill (62.1%). The top ten is entirely GTA and Metro Vancouver — the two metro areas that receive the vast majority of Canada's annual immigration intake.

The least-immigrant ridings are in rural Quebec and Newfoundland: Lac-Saint-Jean (0.5%), Jonquière (0.6%), and Central Newfoundland (0.8%). These are communities where the population is almost entirely Canadian-born, and where immigration is a distant phenomenon observed on television rather than experienced in daily life.

Riding Rankings

Highest Indigenous Identity

Rank	Riding	Indigenous %
1	Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River	86.3%
2	Nunavut	85.8%
3	Churchill–Keewatinook Aski	76.6%
4	Northwest Territories	49.6%
5	Kenora–Kiiwetinoong	46.4%
6	Labrador	43.0%
7	Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou	39.5%
8	Prince Albert	36.4%
9	Skeena–Bulkley Valley	33.7%
10	Battlefords–Lloydminster–Meadow Lake	32.7%

The top three ridings are majority-Indigenous — the only federal ridings in Canada where Indigenous people are the demographic majority. The presence of Skeena–Bulkley Valley in BC (Gitxsan, Wet'suwet'en, Tsimshian nations) and Labrador (Inuit, Innu, NunatuKavut) shows that high Indigenous populations are not exclusively a prairie phenomenon.

Highest Immigrant Share

Rank	Riding	Immigrant %
1	Scarborough North	64.0%
2	Scarborough–Agincourt	63.0%
3	Markham–Thornhill	62.1%
4	Richmond Centre–Marpole	61.2%
5	Mississauga Centre	61.1%
6	Markham–Unionville	61.0%
7	Willowdale	60.3%
8	Richmond Hill South	60.0%
9	Don Valley North	59.2%
10	Mississauga–Malton	57.8%

In these ridings, the majority of residents were born outside Canada — a remarkable statistic that reflects both the scale of Canadian immigration and its geographic concentration. The GTA alone accounts for eight of the top ten, underscoring how heavily dependent Canada's immigration system is on a single metropolitan area for settlement and integration.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Riding boundaries reflect the 2022 Federal Electoral Districts. Adapted from Statistics Canada; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.