Métis Population, 1996

The term Métis is broadly used in Canada to designate people who have both European and First Nations ancestors. Two-thirds of the Métis population of Canada (210 000 persons) live on the Prairies. In 1996, there were 51 000 Métis enumerated in Alberta, 46 000 in Manitoba and 36 600 in Saskatchewan, representing in total, over a third of the Aboriginal population of the Prairie Provinces. Thirteen per cent of the Métis population of Canada lives in British Columbia and a total of 18% lives in Ontario and Quebec.

Data and Resources

Field Value
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • AmeriGEO
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • Canada
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
author_email NRCan.geogratis-geogratis.RNCan@canada.ca
isopen False
license_id ca-ogl-lgo
license_title ca-ogl-lgo
maintainer_email NRCan.geogratis-geogratis.RNCan@canada.ca
metadata_created 2025-11-25T06:40:35.613264
metadata_modified 2025-11-25T06:40:35.613268
notes The term Métis is broadly used in Canada to designate people who have both European and First Nations ancestors. Two-thirds of the Métis population of Canada (210 000 persons) live on the Prairies. In 1996, there were 51 000 Métis enumerated in Alberta, 46 000 in Manitoba and 36 600 in Saskatchewan, representing in total, over a third of the Aboriginal population of the Prairie Provinces. Thirteen per cent of the Métis population of Canada lives in British Columbia and a total of 18% lives in Ontario and Quebec.
num_resources 4
num_tags 8
title Métis Population, 1996
url {u'fr': u'http://geogratis.gc.ca/api/fr/nrcan-rncan/ess-sst/e8729bae-8893-11e0-a4e3-6cf049291510', u'en': u'http://geogratis.gc.ca/api/en/nrcan-rncan/ess-sst/e8729bae-8893-11e0-a4e3-6cf049291510'}