b'NATIONAL CENSUSTHE TAKEAWAYThe most important lesson learned from this recent release has been the incredible sustained explosion in the youth population among Indigenous peoples. As of 2021, there were 459,215 Indigenous children under 15, which accounts for 25.4 per cent of the Indigenous population, compared to 16 per cent under 15 in the non-Indigenous population. Not only are Indigenous peoples overall younger, but proportionally those under 15 make up a significantly larger share of the general population. There are serious implications for Urban and Rural: There continuesrate of +27.2 per cent. This willthe delivery of future educational to be a significant gap betweenhave serious implications on theservices to this growing cohort the overall makeup and growth ofdelivery of service to Non-Statusas they age into post-secondary urban and non-urban IndigenousFirst Nations peoples, as significanteducation in the very near future. communities. As of 2021, thereportions of government funding forFollowing the upcoming Educational were 801,045 Indigenous peopleFirst Nations peoples are based onProfile releases from Statistics living in urban areas in Canada.this distinction. Canada in November 2022, we will This is an increase of 12.5 per centbe able to better delve into the over 2016. 4Forty per cent of FirstTrends show that these divides willnumbers to see how the Indigenous Nations, 55.4 per cent of Mtis,continue to deepen, as reflectedpopulation is impacting the wider and 15.3 per cent of Inuit livedby Statistics Canada projectionseducational system in Canada.in a large urban area. Indigenousup to 2041. As such, governments people were more likely to liveand institutions should prepareStay tuned for the next issue of in a large urban setting in 2021for more diverse delivery ofIndspiration for the 2 ndpart of this than 2016, growing the urbanservices across a growingly largerin-depth lookMaking Sense of the Indigenous population to 44.3geographic and legal divide.Census Part II: Education. per cent overall. The Indigenous population grew the most in cities like Edmonton at +15 per cent, Montreal at +32.4 per cent and Winnipeg at +9.4 per cent. Look to these key cities for the largest urban Indigenous growth in the country in the future.Status and Non-Status First Nations Peoples: The pace of growth has decreased for all Indigenous identity groups in Canada except for one: Non-Status First Nations peoples. If we separate the two growth rates, we get Status rate of +4.1 per cent and Non-Status 4 Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021, and Guide to the Census of Population, 2021. [Retrieved: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2022059-eng.htm]46indspiration2022'