Additional Reports
The Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006
The Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) is a national survey of First Nations people living off-reserve, Métis and Inuit. The APS covers children from age 6 to 14 and adults. The APS was previously conducted in 1991 and 2001. The APS provides data on the social and economic conditions of Aboriginal people in Canada. The information collected includes data on health, language, employment, income, schooling, housing, and mobility. The information contained in the APS will be useful to Aboriginal organizations, governments, researchers and others in addressing the specific and unique needs of Aboriginal peoples. The following products are available:
- An Overview of the Health of the Métis Population: Fact Sheet
- An Overview of the Health of the Métis Population: Supporting Data Tables
- An Overview of the Health of the Métis Population
- School Experiences of Off-Reserve First Nations Children Aged 6 to 14: Fact Sheet
- School Experiences of Off-Reserve First Nations Children Aged 6 to 14: Supporting Data Tables
- School Experiences of Off-Reserve First Nations Children Aged 6 to 14
- Inuit Health, Education and Country Food Harvesting: Fact Sheet
- Concepts and Methods Guide
- Inuit Health and Social Conditions: Supporting Data Tables
- Inuit Health and Social Conditions
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The Aboriginal Children’s Survey
The Aboriginal Children’s Survey (ACS) is a national survey focusing on the development and well-being of First Nations children living off-reserve, Métis and Inuit, under the age of 6 years. The ACS was conducted for the first time in 2006. The ACS collects information on a wide range of topics, including child's health, sleep, nutrition, development, nurturing, child care, school, language, behaviour, and activities. Since the child's environment is important to their development and well-being, some information is collected on the child's parent(s) or guardian(s) and their neighbourhood or community. There is currently little data available about the early development of Aboriginal children. The ACS is designed to address this gap and provide information on motor, social and cognitive development of Aboriginal children under the age of 6 years. The information will be useful to Aboriginal organizations, governments, researchers and others in addressing the specific and unique needs of young Aboriginal children. The following products are available:
- Aboriginal Children's Survey, 2006 : Concepts and Methods Guide
- Aboriginal Children's Survey, 2006: Supporting Data Tables
- Inuit Children
- First Nation Children Living Off Reserve
- Métis Children
- Aboriginal Children's Survey, 2006: Family, Community and Child Care
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Other Data Sources at Statistics Canada
2006 Census Aboriginal release: http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/rt-td/ap-pa-eng.cfm. Labour Force Survey: .
The Research Data Centres Program
The Research Data Centres Program is part of an initiative by Statistics Canada, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and university consortia to help strengthen Canada's social research capacity and to support the policy research community. Research Data Centres (RDCs) provide researchers with access, in a secure university setting, to microdata from population and household surveys. The centres are staffed by Statistics Canada employees. They are operated under the provisions of the Statistics Act in accordance with all the confidentiality rules and are accessible only to researchers with approved projects who have been sworn in under the Statistics Act as 'deemed employees.' For further information about the Research Data Centres Program please visit: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/rdc-cdr/index-eng.htm. RDCs are located throughout the country, so researchers do not need to travel to Ottawa to access Statistics Canada microdata. A complete list of RDC locations is available online at: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/rdc-cdr/network-reseau-eng.htm.