Appendix Table 30: Increase in Income of Aboriginals Assuming No Change in Educational Attainment, Base Scenario 1: No Increase in Employment Rates, and Employment Incomes
Increase with Average Rate
2001 2017
Aboriginal Working Age Population |
715,500 1,108,048,000 14,946,158 2001 |
1,013,900 18,485,547 2017 |
Income in |
Income in 2017 |
Absolute | |
Less than Grade 5 |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
3^72 16.1 |
372 16.1 |
63,359 |
112,678 |
49,319 |
Grades 5 to 8 |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
11.24 16,425 19,296 24.0 |
11.24 20,614 27,343 24.0 |
316,938 |
563,642 |
246,704 |
Grades 9 to 13 |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
32.87 16,007 87,492 37.2 |
32.87 37.2 |
1,400,450 |
2,490,559 |
1,090,109 |
Secondary - high school graduation certificate |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
9.45 21,681 42,207 62.4 |
9.45 62.4 |
915,098 |
1,627,409 |
712,311 |
Trades certificate or diploma |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
3.92 23,601 16,832 60.0 |
3.92 60.0 |
397,266 |
706,497 |
309,231 |
College: With trades certificate or diploma |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
7.56 27,033 37,093 68.6 |
7.56 68.6 |
1,002,728 |
1,783,250 |
780,522 |
College: With college certificate or diploma |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
9.22 25,423 47,120 71.4 |
9.22 71.4 |
1,197,960 |
2,130,451 |
932,491 |
University: With university or college certificate or diplomShare of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed ______________________________________________________Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
4.38 25,806 21,673 69.1 |
4.38 69.1 |
559,290 |
994,641 |
435,351 | |
University: With bachelor or first professional degree |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
3.43 33,081 19,229 78.3 |
3.43 78.3 |
636,115 |
1,131,266 |
495,151 |
University: With certificate or diploma above bachelor levShare of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed ______________________________________________________Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
0.46 38,005 2,303 69.3 |
0.46 69.3 |
87,516 |
155,638 |
68,122 | |
University: With master’s degree[s] |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
0.57 |
0.57 77.4 |
150,553 |
267,744 |
117,191 |
University: With earned doctorate |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
0.07 |
0.07 |
14,374 |
25,563 |
11,189 |
College: Without trades or college certificate or diploma |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
8.75 18,557 34,940 55.8 |
8.75 55.8 |
648,374 |
1,153,068 |
504,694 |
University: Without certificate, diploma or degree |
Share of the population Average Income (persons with positive in Number of aboriginals employed Employment rate of aboriginals__________ |
4.33 17,779 18,357 59.2 |
4.33 |
326,359 |
580,397 |
254,038 |
Source: Census 2001, Public Use Microdata Files. Estimation of 2017 WAP from Statistics Canada (2005) and GDP in 2017 from Dungan and Murphy (2007)
Note: The share of population in each education group is from the Census PUMF, while the total working age population absolute number is from Statistics Canada (2005).
To find the number of aboriginals in each group, the proportion was multiplied by the total number, and then to find the number with positive income, it was again multiplied by
the ratio of persons with positive income to the total working age population for each educational group. The number of persons obtained in this way was then multiplied by average income
to obtain the aggregate income in each group. The total increase in income between 2001 and 2017 is multiplied by two to find the corresponding increase in GDP, assuming that
incomes represent about half of GDP.