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Indigenous share of the population: Canadian provinces ranked (2021)

Measure: Indigenous share of the population (%). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Indigenous population by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0292-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-14

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National value: 5 (Canada).

Lowest: 2.2 to 2.9 %
Group 2: 2.9 to 5.9 %
Group 3: 5.9 to 9.3 %
Group 4: 9.3 to 22.3 %
Highest: 22.3 to 85.8 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Nunavut	85.8
2	Northwest Territories	49.6
3	Yukon	22.3
4	Manitoba	18.1
5	Saskatchewan	17
6	Newfoundland and Labrador	9.3
7	Alberta	6.8
8	British Columbia	5.9
9	Nova Scotia	5.5
10	New Brunswick	4.4
11	Ontario	2.9
12	Quebec	2.5
13	Prince Edward Island	2.2

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0292-01: Indigenous identity by registered or treaty Indian status, geography, and gender: Canada, provinces and territories. Reference period: 2021.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by Indigenous share of the population (%) (2021). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 98-10-0292-01: Indigenous identity by registered or treaty Indian status, geography, and gender: Canada, provinces and territories; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-indigenous-share-of-the-population/

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