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Communities in Ontario with Significant Numbers of Aboriginal People (2001 Census)
City (C) or Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
Aboriginal Identity Population
Toronto (CMA)
20,300
Ottawa (C)
8,625
Thunder Bay (CMA)
8,205
Greater Sudbury (CMA)
7,385
Hamilton (CMA)
7,265
London (CMA)
5,640
St. Catharines-Niagara (CMA)
4,970
Sault Ste. Marie (C)
4,530
Windsor (CMA)
3,965
Kitchener (CMA)
3,235
Oshawa (CMA)
3,020
Timmins (C)
2,880
Brantford (C)
2,475
North Bay (C)
2,320
Kingston (CMA)
2,205
Mississauga (C)
2,055
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The above chart provides an overview of communities in Ontario with significant populations of Aboriginal people (over 2000), as a demon- stration of the extent to which the Aboriginal population is dispersed throughout the province.
Aboriginal Youth Population, Under Age 25, in Ontario (2001 Census)
54%
46%
Aboriginal population under
the age of 25 – 46%
Aboriginal population aged 25 and over – 54%
The Aboriginal population is much younger than the non-Aboriginal popu- lation. In Ontario, the Aboriginal population (under age 25) makes up 46% of the total Aboriginal population. It is expected that this trend will contin- ue, as the birth rate among the Aboriginal population is approximately
1.5 times higher than the Canadian average. This will result in an increas- ing number of Aboriginal students moving through the school system.
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