Appendix Table 25b: Projections of the Total and Aboriginal Labour Force, Metis, 2001, 2017
2001 |
2017 |
% Change |
Absolute |
Aboriginal % | ||
Working Age |
24,281,560 1 218,400 2 |
30,057,800 289,600 |
5 6 |
23.79 32.60 |
5,776,240 71,200 |
1.23 |
% of Working Age Total Participation |
0.90 66.4 3 |
0.96 66.4 |
7.12 |
0.06 | ||
Total Labour Force |
16,122,956 23,566,060 _______66.6 |
19,958,379 29,043,900 _______66.6 |
23.79 23.24 |
3,835,423 5,477,840 | ||
Metis Participation c ∙ 1 Rate Scenario 1 |
68.9 4 |
68.9 | ||||
___________Metis Labour Force |
150,478 |
199,534 |
32.60 |
49,057 |
_____________1.28 |
Note:
* Working Age Population is the population of Canada 15 years and over, the population projection for
the general population is based on Scenario 3, the population projection for Inuit is based on Scenario B
Assumption 1: The participation rate of Metis in Canada is 69 per cent in 2001. Projections for the Metis
labour force assume that the participation rate of the non-Aboriginal population does not change from the
2001 rate of 66.6 per cent and that the participation rate of the Metis does not change either (69 per
Sources: . . .
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3) The participation rate of the general population
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4) Participation rate of the Inuit population are taken form Aboriginal People in Canada's Labour
Market: Work and Unemployment, Today and Tomorrow by Michael Mendelson and released by the
Caledon Institute of Social Policy, 2004
http://www.caledoninst.org/Publications/PDF/471ENG.pdf
5) Statistics Canada Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories, 91-520-XIE
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/91-520-XIE/0010591-520-XIE.pdf
6) Statistics Canada Projections of the Aboriginal Population, Canada, Provinces and Territories, 91-547-
http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/91-547-XIE/91-547-XIE2005001.pdf