 |
Population reporting an Aboriginal identity, by mother tongue, by provinces and territories (1996 Census)
Definitions
and notes |
Canada |
Newfoundland |
Prince
Edward Island |
Nova
Scotia |
New
Brunswick |
| |
number |
| Aboriginal population
(see definition) |
799,010 |
14,200 |
950 |
12,380 |
10,250 |
| Total single responses1 |
774,200 |
14,085 |
950 |
12,190 |
9,790 |
| English |
542,020 |
12,360 |
825 |
7,980 |
6,415 |
| French |
45,955 |
50 |
50 |
160 |
1,015 |
| Non-official languages |
186,220 |
1,670 |
70 |
4,050 |
2,355 |
| Aboriginal languages |
185,960 |
1,665 |
70 |
4,050 |
2,355 |
| Cree |
76,475 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
10 |
| Inuktitut |
26,840 |
435 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
| Ojibway |
22,625 |
10 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
| Montagnais-Naskapi |
8,745 |
1,220 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Micmac |
6,720 |
0 |
65 |
3,960 |
1,780 |
| Dakota/Sioux |
4,020 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Blackfoot |
3,450 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Salish languages |
2,520 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| South Slave |
2,425 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dogrib |
2,030 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Carrier |
1,510 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wakashan languages |
1,360 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chipewyan |
1,305 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
| Other
Aboriginal languages |
25,940 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
555 |
| Non-Aboriginal
languages |
260 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Total multiple responses2 |
24,810 |
120 |
10 |
190 |
460 |
| Multiple Aboriginal and
non-Aboriginal responses |
21,320 |
110 |
10 |
180 |
395 |
| English and
Aboriginal language(s) |
20,100 |
100 |
10 |
175 |
380 |
| French and
Aboriginal language(s) |
890 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| English, French and
Aboriginal language(s) |
330 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other multiple responses |
3,490 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
70 |
| Source: Statistics
Canada, 1996 Census Nation tables |
| Last modified: 2004-04-21. |
For additional statistical information on population by mother tongue, consult the 1996
Census Nation
tables.
|
