Background Data from the 2001 Census	For more information contact Labour and Social Statistics (250) 356-7870

Demographics 2001

Maps

• Development Region map showing population
• Aboriginal Labour Force Survey Regions

Tables

• Aboriginal Population by Labour Force Survey Region
• North American Indian and Metis Population by Labour Force Survey Region
• North American Indian and Metis Population by Age

Labour 2001

• Aboriginal Peoples -- Census 2001 Background Table

Bands 2001

• Off-Reserve Band population by LFS Region and Major Cities
• LFS Regions and Major Cities showing Band Groups
• List of bands showing band groups

The 2001 Census asked the question "Is this person an Aboriginal person, that is, North American Indian, Metis or Inuit?" and to indicate with which of the Aboriginal groups the person identified. If the person identified as an Aboriginal person, he/she was asked if they were a member of an Indian Band/First Nation.

Across British Columbia, 123,645 persons not living on an Indian Reserve identified as an Aboriginal person, of whom 74,210 identified as North American Indian only, 43,750 as Metis, 780 as Inuit and the remaining 4,910 as other or mixed Aboriginal identity. Those who indicated being a member of a Band or First Nation numbered 58,815.

Population numbers differ from the Aboriginal Labour Force Survey because of sampling and adjustment to account for normal population growth.