b. Communities
i. Distribution of Aboriginal Communities by Province and Territory
Province/Territory |
Aboriginal Population, 2003 |
Total |
First Nations |
Inuit |
Métis |
Alberta |
46 |
|
2 |
48 |
British Columbia |
201 |
|
|
201 |
Manitoba |
62 |
|
8 |
70 |
New Brunswick |
15 |
|
|
15 |
Newfoundland |
3 |
5 |
6 |
14 |
Nova Scotia |
13 |
|
|
13 |
Northwest Territories |
27 |
6 |
|
33 |
Nunavut |
|
28 |
|
28 |
Ontario |
140 |
|
1 |
141 |
Prince Edward Island |
2 |
|
|
2 |
Quebec |
39 |
14 |
|
53 |
Saskatchewan |
70 |
|
33 |
103 |
Yukon |
16 |
|
|
16 |
Canada |
634 |
53 |
50 |
737 |
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ii. Breakdown of Aboriginal Communities by Population Group
Aboriginal Community |
Population Group |
Total |
Avg. Community Pop. |
<100 |
100 - 499 |
500 - 1,999 |
2,000+ |
First Nation |
104 |
285 |
208 |
37 |
634 |
653 |
Inuit |
3 |
22 |
25 |
3 |
53 |
752 |
Métis |
14 |
16 |
19 |
1 |
50 |
487 |
TOTAL |
121 |
323 |
252 |
41 |
737 |
648 |
TOTAL % |
16.42% |
43.83% |
34.19% |
5.56% |
100.00% |
|
Avg. Pop. |
50 |
278 |
943 |
3,522 |
648 |
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