Archer Library: Indigenous Studies: Statistics and Demographics

Statistics about Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Aboriginal Healing Foundation
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation was established in 1998 as an Indigenous managed, non-profit corporation dedicated to responding to the legacy of residential schools in Canada and the associated community health impacts. Funding for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation ceased in 2014. The AHF contains many free research based materials.
Aboriginal People's Survey (APS)
Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) provides data on the social and economic conditions of First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit, aged 15 and over, in Canada.
Canada 2016 Census: First Nations People, Métis and Inuit in Canada
An overview of Indigenous Peoples in Canada based on data from the 2016 Census and other sources. This statistical portrait illustrates the characteristics of these populations, including composition, languages, living arrangements, education, labour, earnings, health and justice
FNIGC Data Online
Non-profit national First Nations run organization that oversees data collection, research, and knowledge dissemination on First Nations reserves and Northern communities. Includes 222 tables and 171 charts from 3 comprehensive reports: First Nations Regional Health Survey (FNRHS, or RHS) and the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES).
Historical Statistics of Canada, 2nd edition (1867 to mid 1970s)
1,088 downloadable statistical tables on the social, economic and institutional conditions of peoples in Canada.
Introduction to Censuses of Canada, 1665-1871
350 statistical tables on the social and economic conditions from numerous censuses starting with European contact in the early 17th century to 1871. PDF at https://archive.org/details/statisticscanada
Downloadable tables at http://odesi2.scholarsportal.info/documentation/CENSUS/1665-1871/census1665-1871.html
Indigenous documentary heritage initiatives
Published and archival material that represents First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation experiences and contributions to Canada. This includes text, photographs, maps, and audio-visual material.
Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics Census
Saskatchewan statistics are presented from the national census.

Statistics and Demographics

Government of Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics Census

Statistics and Demographics Research Guide Resource from Trinity University Library lists various sources.

Statistics Canada. contains much census material including the Aboriginal Peoples Survey. Below are some selected statistics to get you started. Explore the "Stats Can" homepage for more statistics on Aboriginal peoples.

Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS) is a national survey of First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit living in Canada. survey collects and disseminates information on various social and economic outcomes related to education, employment, and health.

Assistance with searching and using data sets is available at the University Library's Spatial and Numeric Data Services (SANDS).

Indigenous Studies: Statistics and Demographics

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Statistics about Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Statistics and Demographics