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Crime and victimization
Includes information on adult criminal courts, corrections, crime reporting, victim services, children and youth, and violence against Indigenous women.

Demographic characteristics and Indigenous groups
Includes demographic, social and economic characteristics of Indigenous peoples.

Education, learning and skills
Education and skills related to the Indigenous population in Canada, including educational attainment, field of study, educational outcomes, literacy, and technology use.

The Aboriginal Liaison Program serves as a bridge between Statistics Canada and First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities and Aboriginal organizations.

Program Objectives:

Explore the distribution of the population with Aboriginal identity across Canada in 2016 using the Census Program Data Viewer.

This national household survey is an analytical document covering topics such as: Aboriginal people – Diverse groups living across the country, First Nations people, Métis, Inuit, The Aboriginal population is young, and Living arrangements of Aboriginal children.

"If you are Inuk and a beneficiary of an Inuit land claim agreement, we will ask your permission for data sharing during the survey. This data sharing agreement would allow Statistics Canada to share your anonymous answers with one of the following organizations: Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, Makivik Corporation, and the Nunatsiavut Government."

"General topics covered in the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey"

"The Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) is a national survey of First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit living in Canada. The 2012 APS is a thematic survey with a focus on education and employment. Similar to previous cycles, the survey will also collect important information concerning health, language, housing and mobility."