2. Realities within Aboriginal Communities
"1991 Aboriginal Peoples Survey -
Schooling, Work and Related Activities, Income, Expenses and Mobility".
The first figures are national, and the bolded figures in brackets afterwards are for Ontario. There
are two categories: those who identify with an Aboriginal group, and as North American Indian,
on- and off-reserve.
Of the 388,900 respondents who identified with an Aboriginal group for the whole of Canada,
74,410 resided in Ontario.
EDUCATION
Identify with an Aboriginal Group
Aged 15 to 49 - 325,460 (61,865)
- 17% reported no formal schooling or less than Grade 9 as their highest level of education
- 6% for the total Canadian population (9.7% );
- Of the 322,490 individuals who attended elementary school, 11% lived in residential
schools for all or part of their elementary schooling (6.4%);
- Of the 267,765 individuals who attended secondary school, 10% lived in residential
schools for all or part of their secondary schooling (5% )
Aged 50 - 64 - 44,320 (8,930)
- 53% reported no formal schooling or less than Grade 9 as their highest level of education
- 26% for the total Canadian population (41.5%)
- Approximately 34% reported that they lived in residential schools for all or part of their
elementary and secondary schooling (29.6% )