Understanding the Needs of Urban Inuit Women

Ottawa-Gatineau CENSUS METROPOLITAN AREA

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA Inuit women (56.1%) 350 ABORIGINAL POPULATION outnumber Inuit men (43.9%) 300 56.1% INUIT POPULATION 250 Between 2001-2016 Average age for Inuit women (27.6) 200 the Inuit population was higher than for Inuit men (24.3) 150 increased by FAMILY CHARACTERISTIC: 100 305% compared

50 to 21.7% for the non-Aboriginal 15% 0 The Inuit population has increased faster than INUIT DUAL-PARENT population FAMILIES the Aboriginal population in Toronto (305% and 182.7% respectively) 10% INUIT MALE LONE-PARENT FAMILIES In 2016 a total of 1,845 Inuit lived in 75% INUIT FEMALE Ottawa, representing 4.8% of the total LONE-PARENT FAMILIES 4.8% Aboriginal population in the city.

TOTAL CANADIAN OTTAWA – CENSUS METROPOLITAN AREA POPULATION

Total Inuit population identified as Inuit who Individuals outside Inuit Nunangat 30,007,094 (2001) 17,695 Inuit in 2016 35,151,728 (2016) 8,440 Inuit in 2001 109.6% +305%

65,030 Inuit in 2016 Inuit female identified as Individuals who 45,070 Inuit in 2001 Total Inuit population in 2016 in Canada in 2001 44.2% +331% 0 500 1000 1500 2000 ECONOMIC DATA

LOW INCOME INEQUALITY GENDER GAP Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada 33.1% of Inuit lived on low Median total income for Inuit Median total income for Inuit women 1 Nicholas Street, Suite 520 income, and the proportion aged 15 and over was lower aged 15 and over ($22,136) was lower Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 was higher for women than the non-Aboriginal than for men ($25,629), and the gender T: 613-238-3977 (36.4%) than men (28.2%) population ($24,243 and gap was wider for employment median F: 613-238-1787 $41,443 respectively) income ($26,257 and $35,546 Toll Free: 1-800-667-0749 respectively) [email protected]

Source: Statistics Canada. 2017. Ottawa - Gatineau [Census metropolitan area], Ontario/Quebec and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released October 25, 2017.