First Nations people living on reserves are economically disadvantaged with non-Indigenous Canadians

First Nations on reserve

First Nations off reserve

Non-Indigenous

Employment rate

age 25-64, 2021

80%

60

40

20

0

On reserve

Off reserve

Non-Indigenous

% living in a low-income situation

2020

40%

30

20

10

0

On reserve

Off reserve

Non-Indigenous

First Nations on reserve

First Nations off reserve

Non-Indigenous

Employment rate

age 25-64, 2021

% living in a low-income situation

2020

80%

40%

60

30

40

20

20

10

0

0

On reserve

Off reserve

Non-Indigenous

On reserve

Off reserve

Non-Indigenous

Guardian graphic. Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021. Note: low-income status is based on LIM-AT, a low-income measure, after tax