Help for teachers on Census 2006

Just in time for Back to School, Statistics Canada has today released the 2006 Census Results Teacher's Kit. Based on results from the 2006 Census, these excellent kits are classroom ready and cover the following subjects: English, mathematics, social sciences, geography, history, family studies and technology. Suggested grade levels are intermediate and secondary (Grades 7 to 12) and all necessary materials and links to articles, photos, graphs and data are included.
Lesson 1 Exploring the effects of population change
Lesson 2 Meeting the needs of an aging population
Lesson 3 What is a family?
Lesson 4 Immigration: the changing face of Canada
Lesson 5 The First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples of Canada
Lessons 6, 7 and 8 will be released on 17 September.

2006 census data for Aboriginal peoples

The new release of 2006 data from Statistics Canada presents the Aboriginal peoples of Canada and their demographic characteristics, including the growth of the Aboriginal population, information on age distribution, Aboriginal languages, living arrangements, housing characteristics and geographic mobility. Separate data are provided for Inuit, Métis and First Nations people. Click here to view. If you want all that information in a nutshell, then read the excellent summary provided in Aboriginal Peoples in Canada in 2006: Inuit, Métis and First Nations, 2006 Census