Latest StatsCan data shows more Indigenous self-identifying, ‘and that’s a very good news story,’ say MPs, advocate

The increase in people self-identifying as Indigenous could be attributed to rising Indigenous pride, and increasing trust that Statistics Canada will present its data in a way that reflects the Indigenous reality.

NDP MP Lori Idlout, who represents Nunavut, says her constituents in the North are dealing with untenable housing situations, including taking shifts sleeping on beds, living with cracks in the floor, and black mould. While Statistics Canada census data shows the share of Indigenous people living in crowded dwellings and in houses in need of major repairs is slowly declining, it's not showing improvement in the North. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHELSEA NASH

September 26, 2022

Statistics Canada's new census data on Indigenous populations and housing, released on Sept. 21, records a significant increase in the Indigenous population in Canada, which some Indigenous advocates and MPs attribute to a shift in how Indigenous people approach the census. "A sense of safety that ...

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