4 Data dissemination

Data on Aboriginal peoples from the 2011 NHS, along with immigration and ethnocultural diversity data were disseminated on May 8, 2011.

In addition, the Education and Labour release (June 26, 2013) and the Income and Housing release (September 11, 2013) included information on Aboriginal peoples, in data tables and in an article in the NHS in Brief series (see details below).

4.1 Analytical products

4.1.1 Analytical documents

The analytical document from the initial release, Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: First Nations People, Métis and Inuit, Catalogue no. 99-011-X2011001, provides a national overview of key findings from the 2011 National Household Survey for the Aboriginal population. The report is divided into three parts: Aboriginal people – Diverse groups living across the country; The Aboriginal population is young; and Living arrangements of Aboriginal children.

The initial release article was accompanied by a companion analytical article in the NHS in Brief series entitled Aboriginal peoples and language, Catalogue no. 99-011-X2011003. As well, as part of the second release of the 2011 NHS data, there is another analytical article in the NHS in Brief series entitled The educational attainment of Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Catalogue no. 99-012-X2011003.

In addition to these NHS analytical documents, there is an analytical document on Aboriginal languages, from the 2011 Census in Brief series entitled Aboriginal languages in Canada, Catalogue no. 98-314-X2011003.

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4.2 Data products

4.2.1 NHS Profiles

The NHS Aboriginal Population Profile presents information on the Aboriginal identity population from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). Data are provided for selected standard geographic areas including Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (including Indian reserves, Indian settlements and Inuit communities), census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, as well as geographic areas such as Indian band areas, Inuit regions and Métis settlements associated with Aboriginal peoples (also known as Aboriginal geographies).

The NHS Profile, Catalogue no. 99-004-X presents information from the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) for various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas/census agglomerations, census divisions, census subdivisions, census tracts and federal electoral districts.

In order to provide a comprehensive overview of an area, this product presents data from both the NHS and the 2011 Census. NHS data topics include: Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity; Aboriginal Peoples; Education and Labour; Mobility and Migration; Income and Housing. 2011 Census data topics include: Population and dwelling counts; Age and sex; Families, households and marital status; Structural type of dwelling and collectives; and Language.

The Profile for the NHS Special Collection for 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements in Northern Ontario provides information from a special data collection following the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS). The census and NHS were not completed during the regular collection period due to forest fires in some communities of Northern Ontario. The NHS Special Collection for 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements in Northern Ontario (October 2011) was a voluntary survey in which all households in these 13 areas received the questionnaire used to enumerate canvasser areas in the 2011 NHS.

4.2.2 NHS Data Tables – Aboriginal Peoples

The NHS Data Tables – Aboriginal Peoples is a set of tables that provide statistical information about Aboriginal peoples in Canada. The data are presented at the following geographic levels: Canada, provinces and territories; and census metropolitan areas (CMAs) and census agglomerations (CAs).

In addition to these NHS data tables there are also three 2011 Census tables with data on Aboriginal languages.

Tables:

98-314-XWE2011047 (Languages Spoken Most Often at Home – Detailed Aboriginal Languages (85), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home – Aboriginal Languages (10), Mother Tongue – Detailed Aboriginal Languages (85) …)

98-314-XWE2011048 (Mother Tongue – Detailed Aboriginal Languages (85), Languages Spoken Most Often at Home – Detailed Aboriginal Languages (85), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home – Aboriginal Languages (12), …)

and

98-314-XWE2011050 (Mother Tongue – Detailed Aboriginal Languages (79), Single and Multiple Language Responses (3), …).

4.2.3 NHS Focus on Geography Series

The NHS Focus on Geography Series, Catalogue no. 99-010-X, provides a quick access to key results from the NHS for different levels of geography and topics. These topics include: Aboriginal Peoples, Immigration and Ethno-cultural Diversity, Education, Labour, Income and Housing. Data are presented for the population living in private households and/or for the number of occupied private dwellings.

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4.3 Reference products

4.3.1 NHS Dictionary

The National Household Survey Dictionary, Catalogue no. 99-000-X, is a reference document which contains detailed definitions of concepts, universes, variables, and geographic terms used in the NHS. By referring to the NHS Dictionary, both beginner and intermediate data users will gain a better understanding of the data.

4.3.2 Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide

The Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, National Household Survey, Catalogue no. 99-011-X2011006, provides information that enables users to effectively use, apply and interpret data from the 2011 NHS. This guide contains definitions and explanations of concepts, classifications, data quality and comparability to other sources. Additional information is included for specific variables to help general users better understand the concepts and questions used in the NHS.

4.3.3 Incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements

The list entitled Incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and Indian settlements in alphabetical order provide the name, type, province, census division, census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, and the enumeration status (reasons for absence of data) for the 36 incompletely enumerated Indian reserves and settlements in the 2011 NHS.

4.3.4 Custom products

Statistics Canada also offers custom tabulation services, on a cost-recovery basis, to data users who cannot find published NHS data that respond to their needs. To request custom tabulations or other services, external clients may call 1-800-263-1136 or email STATCAN.infostats-infostats.STATCAN@canada.ca.