Aboriginal People will make up nearly one-quarter of Saskatchewan’s population...

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2012

Aboriginal People will make up nearly one-quarter of Saskatchewan’s population by 2031. It will be the highest percentage of any province, says a Statistics Canada report. The province’s Aboriginal population today is 16 per cent, but in 20 years that percentage will grow to 21 to 24 per cent. Manitoba will run slightly behind Saskatchewan with 18 to 21 per cent. The Canadian average is projected to be in the range of four to five per cent. Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg and Thunder Bay are expected to have Aboriginal populations between 12 and 15 per cent by 2031.

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