List of Indian reserves in Canada by population
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This is a list of indian reserve
s in Canada
which have over 500 people, listed in order of population.
Note, this list is incomplete in that many Indian Reserves are "Incompletely enumerated", meaning that "enumeration was not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed."
There are 13 Indian reserves which have not been enumerated in the last 3 censuses.
Some of these are quite large. The largest reserve in Canada, Six Nations 40, Ontario
for example is one of these 13 reserves. It has around 20,000 people.
Indian reserve
In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." The Act also specifies that land reserved for the use and benefit of a band which is not...
s in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
which have over 500 people, listed in order of population.
Note, this list is incomplete in that many Indian Reserves are "Incompletely enumerated", meaning that "enumeration was not permitted or was interrupted before it could be completed."
There are 13 Indian reserves which have not been enumerated in the last 3 censuses.
Some of these are quite large. The largest reserve in Canada, Six Nations 40, Ontario
Six Nations 40, Ontario
Six Nations is the largest First Nation in Canada with a total of 23,902 band members. 11,865 are reported living in the territory. It is the only territory in North America that has the six Iroquois nations living together. These nations are the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca and...
for example is one of these 13 reserves. It has around 20,000 people.
- Tsinstikeptum 9, British Columbia: 5,170 (4,465 non-Aboriginal identity, 705 Aboriginal identity) — Westbank First NationWestbank First NationThe Westbank First Nation is a First Nations government in the Okanagan region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located with the District of West Kelowna. They are a member of the Okanagan Nation Alliance...
, Okanagan peopleOkanagan peopleThe Okanagan people, also spelled Okanogan, are a First Nations and Native American people whose traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington state and British Columbia...
, West Kelowna) (According to the Westbank First Nation themselves, approximately 6,000 non-band members and 500 First Nation Westbank band members live on the two Tsinstikeptum reserves.) - Blood 148, AlbertaBlood 148, AlbertaBlood 148 is an indian reserve in Alberta, Canada. It is inhabited by the Blood first nation and was established under the provisions of the Treaty 7...
: 4,177 - Norway House 17, Manitoba: 4,071
- Samson 137, AlbertaSamson 137, AlbertaSamson 137 is an Indian reserve in Alberta, Canada.It is inhabited by the Samson Cree First Nations and was established under the provisions of Treaty 6.The reserve is located in Central Alberta, near Hobbema and south of Wetaskiwin.-Demographics:...
: 3,295 - Eskasoni 3, Nova ScotiaEskasoni 3, Nova ScotiaEskasoni 3 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia.It is administratively part of the Eskasoni First Nation....
: 2,952 - Siksika 146, Alberta: 2,767
- St. Theresa Point, ManitobaSt. Theresa Point, ManitobaSt. Theresa Point is a remote Indian reserve of 2,632 people in northern Manitoba, Canada. The community is located on the southern shore of Island Lake, the sixth largest lake in the province. More than 5,400 people live in the area within radius...
: 2,632 - Stoney 142, 143, 144, AlbertaStoney 142, 143, 144, AlbertaStoney 142, 143, 144 make up an Indian reserve in southwest Alberta, Canada in Division No. 15. It is home to the Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley first nations of the Nakoda....
: 2,529 - Sandy Bay 5, Manitoba: 2,518
- Peguis 1B, ManitobaPeguis First NationPeguis First Nation is the largest First Nations community in Manitoba, Canada,with a population of approximately 7,338 people. It is located approximately 145 kilometres north of Winnipeg. The citizens of Peguis are of Ojibway and Cree descent.-History:...
: 2,513 - Capilano 5, British Columbia: 2,495 (1,635 non-Aboriginal identity, 850 Aboriginal identity) — X̱wemelch'stn/Squamish Nation, Skwxwu7mesh people, North Vancouver/West Vancouver
- Listuguj, Quebec: 2400 (around)
- Wikwemikong Unceded, Ontario: 2,387
- Betsiamites, QuebecBetsiamites, QuebecBetsiamites, also known as Pessamit , is a First Nations reserve and Innu community in the Canadian province of Quebec, located about southwest from Baie-Comeau along the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Betsiamites River...
: 2,357 - Okanagan 1, British Columbia (part): 2,192 — Okanagan Indian BandOkanagan Indian BandThe Okanagan Indian Band is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the city of Vernon in the northern Okanagan Valley...
, Okanagan peopleOkanagan peopleThe Okanagan people, also spelled Okanogan, are a First Nations and Native American people whose traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington state and British Columbia...
, VernonVernon, British ColumbiaVernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while... - Opaskwayak Cree Nation 21E, Manitoba: 2,187
- Fort Alexander 3, Manitoba: 2,121
- Pikangikum 14, Ontario: 2,100
- Nelson House 170, Manitoba: 2,096
- Oxford House 24, Manitoba: 1,947
- Duck Lake 7, British Columbia: 1,925 (1,850 non-Aboriginal identity, 75 Aboriginal identity), — Okanagan Indian BandOkanagan Indian BandThe Okanagan Indian Band is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the city of Vernon in the northern Okanagan Valley...
, Okanagan peopleOkanagan peopleThe Okanagan people, also spelled Okanogan, are a First Nations and Native American people whose traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington state and British Columbia...
, Lake CountryLake Country, British ColumbiaLake Country is a District Municipality with a population of approximately 10,000 in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. The city of Kelowna lies to the south, while the city of Vernon lies to the north. As its name suggests, there are a number of lakes in the vicinity of Lake Country,... - Garden Hill First Nation, Manitoba: 1,898
- Richibucto 15, New Brunswick: 1,897
- Walpole Island 46, OntarioWalpole IslandWalpole Island is an island and Indian reserve in southwestern Ontario, Canada, on the border between Ontario and Michigan in the United States. It is located in the mouth of the St. Clair River on Lake St. Clair, approximately thirty miles northeast of Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario.In...
: 1,878 - Manawan, QuebecManawan, QuebecManawan is a First Nation reserve on the south-western shores of Lake Métabeskéga in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. It belongs to the Atikamekw de Manawan band of the Atikamekw Nation....
: 1,843 - Sandy Lake 88, Ontario: 1,843
- Split Lake 17, Manitoba (part): 1,819
- Fort Albany 67, Ontario (part): 1,805
- Kamloops 1, British Columbia: 1,785 (990 non-Aboriginal identity, 795 Aboriginal identity) — Kamloops Indian BandKamloops Indian BandThe Kamloops Indian Band, also known as the Tk’umlups Indian Band, is one of the largest of the 17 groups into which the Secwepemc nation was divided when the Colony of British Columbia established an Indian reserve system in the 1860s...
, SecwepemcSecwepemcThe Secwepemc , known in English as the Shuswap people, are a First Nations people residing in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Their traditional territory ranges from the eastern Chilcotin Plateau and the Cariboo Plateau southeast through the Thompson Country to Kamloops and the Shuswap...
people, Kamloops - Obedjiwan, QuebecObedjiwan, QuebecObedjiwan is a First Nation reserve and village on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. It belongs to the Atikamekw d'Opitciwan band of the Atikamekw Nation....
: 1,782 - Cowichan 1, British ColumbiaCowichan 1, British ColumbiaCowichan Indian Reserve No. 1 is an Indian Reserve in British Columbia, located south of the City of Duncan.-See also:*Cowichan Tribes...
: 1,805 (50 non-Aboriginal identity, 1750 Aboriginal identity) — Cowichan TribesCowichan TribesThe Cowichan Tribes First Nations government, located in and around the Cowichan Valley and Duncan, British Columbia, it is the single largest band government in British Columbia....
, Coast SalishCoast SalishCoast Salish languages are a subgroup of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the territory that is now the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington state around Puget Sound...
, DuncanDuncan, British ColumbiaDuncan is a city on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The community is named after William Chalmers Duncan . He arrived in Victoria in May 1862, then in August of that year he was one of the party of a hundred settlers which Governor Douglas took to Cowichan Bay... - Fox Lake 162, Alberta: 1,753
- Seekaskootch 119, Saskatchewan: 1,752
- Mashteuiatsh, QuebecMashteuiatsh, QuebecMashteuiatsh is a First Nations reserve in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, about north from the centre of Roberval. It is located on a headland jutting out on the western shores of Lake Saint-Jean known as Pointe-Bleue, in the geographic township of Ouiatchouan, and belongs...
: 1,749 - Cross Lake 19A, Manitoba: 1,663
- New Songhees 1A, British Columbia: 1,643 — Songhees First NationSonghees First NationThe Songhees First Nation is a First Nations government on located around Victoria, British Columbia on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.-External links:*...
, Coast SalishCoast SalishCoast Salish languages are a subgroup of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the territory that is now the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington state around Puget Sound...
, EsquimaltEsquimalt, British ColumbiaThe Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and Royal Roads, to the northwest by the... - East Saanich 2, British Columbia: 1,637
- Cross Lake 19, Manitoba: 1,586
- Lac la Ronge 156, Saskatchewan: 1,534
- Pukatawagan 198, Manitoba: 1,478
- Penticton 1, British Columbia: 1,470 (995 non-Aboriginal identity, 475 Aboriginal identity) — Penticton Indian BandPenticton Indian BandThe Penticton Indian Band is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located next to the city of Penticton in the Okanagan Valley. They are a member of the Okanagan Nation Alliance.-Indian Reserves:...
, OkanaganOkanaganThe Okanagan , also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. As of 2009, the region's population is approximately 350,927. The...
people, Penticton - Stanley 157, Saskatchewan: 1,467
- Ermineskin 138, Alberta: 1,464
- Big River 118, Saskatchewan: 1,437
- Stony Plain 135, Alberta: 1,418
- Nipissing 10, OntarioNipissing 10, OntarioNipissing 10 is a First Nations reserve in northeastern Ontario, Canada located on the north shores of Lake Nipissing in Nipissing District, serving as the land base for the Nipissing First Nation. The reserve is located west of North Bay and east of West Nipissing.The reserve comprises the...
: 1,413 - Burrard Inlet 3, British Columbia: 1,405 (Tsleil-Waututh First NationTsleil-Waututh First NationThe Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, also known as the Burrard Indian Band or Burrard Band, is a First Nations government in the Canadian Province of British Columbia...
, Coast SalishCoast SalishCoast Salish languages are a subgroup of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the territory that is now the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington state around Puget Sound...
, District of North Vancouver - Musqueam 2, British Columbia: 1,370 (760 non-Aboriginal identity, 605 Aboriginal identity) Musqueam Nation, Coast SalishCoast SalishCoast Salish languages are a subgroup of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the territory that is now the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington state around Puget Sound...
VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... - Pelican Narrows 184B, Saskatchewan: 1,342
- Piikani 147, Alberta: 1,300
- White Fish Lake 128, Alberta: 1,237
- Uashat, Quebec: 1,190
- Ebb and Flow 52, Manitoba: 1,189
- Tzeachten 13, British Columbia: 1,165 (895 non-Aboriginal identity, 275 Aboriginal identity) — Sto:lo NationStó:lo NationThe Sto:lo Nation is a First Nations Tribal Council in the Fraser Valley region of the Canadian province of British Columbia that is the tribal council for First Nations band governments in the area of Chilliwack, Abbotsford and at NIcomen Island. This tribal council should not be confused with...
, Sto:loStó:loThe Sto:lo , alternately written as Stó:lō, Stó:lô or Stó:lõ and historically as Staulo or Stahlo, and historically known and commonly referred to in ethnographic literature as the Fraser River Indians or Lower Fraser Salish, are a group of First Nations peoples inhabiting the Fraser Valley of...
people, SardisSardis, British ColumbiaSardis is a small community located within Chilliwack five kilometres south of Downtown Chilliwack in the Fraser River Valley located to the south of British Columbia Highway 1. Sardis includes many of Chilliwack's shopping malls and big box stores.-Climate:...
(ChilliwackChilliwack, British ColumbiaChilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 80,000 people. Chilliwack is the second largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District after Abbotsford. The city is surrounded by mountains and...
) - Louis Bull 138B, Quebec: 1,180
- Lac-Simon, QuebecLac-Simon, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, QuebecLac-Simon is an Indian reserve in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec. Basically at N45.54 to N46 and W75.03 to W75.06There are also a number of residential cottages and summer houses around the lake. It is about 15 miles long and 2 miles wide with a large island containing a smaller pond itself...
: 1,165 - Kitigan Zibi, QuebecKitigan Zibi, QuebecKitigan Zibi is a First Nations Reserve of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, an Algonquin band. It is situated at the confluence of the Désert and Gatineau Rivers, and borders south-west on the Town of Maniwaki in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada...
: 1,165 - Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96, Saskatchewan: 1,161
- Wasagamack, Manitoba: 1,160
- Fort Hope 64, Ontario: 1,144
- Fisher River 44, Ontario: 1,129
- Waywayseecappo First Nation, Manitoba: 1,127
- Maliotenam, Quebec: 1,123
- Burnt Church 14, New BrunswickBurnt Church 14, New BrunswickBurnt Church 14 is a Mi'kmaq Indian reserve in Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada.It belongs to the Burnt Church First Nation, of whom about two-thirds of the population live on reserve...
: 1,120 - Sturgeon Lake 101, Saskatchewan: 1,116
- Chicken 224, Saskatchewan: 1,109
- God's Lake 23, Manitoba: 1,105
- Ahtahkakoop 104, SaskatchewanAhtahkakoop 104, SaskatchewanAhtahkakoop 104 is an Indian Reserve in Census Division No. 15, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is one of the few settlements in Saskatchewan that is growing in terms of population. Between 2001 and 2006, according to the census, the reserve grew by 0.2%, or 2 people. The current rank of all the...
: 1,101 - Wabamun 133A, AlbertaWabamun 133A, AlbertaWabamun 133A is an Indian reserve in central Alberta, Canada in Division No. 11. It is located within Parkland County on the east shore of Lake Wabamun and is home to the Paul First Nation...
: 1,088 - Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Manitoba: 1,079
- Wemotaci, QuebecWemotaci, QuebecWemotaci is a First Nation reserve on the north shore of the Saint-Maurice River at the mouth of the Manouane River in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada...
: 1,073 - Bella Bella 1, British Columbia: 1,066 — Heiltsuk NationHeiltsuk NationThe Heiltsuk Nation is a First Nations government in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella, British Columbia...
, Heiltsuk people, Bella BellaBella Bella, British ColumbiaBella Bella, also known as Waglisla, is an unincorporated community and Indian Reserve community located within Bella Bella Indian Reserve No. 1 on the east coast of Campbell Island in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. Bella Bella is located north of Port Hardy, on Vancouver... - Curve Lake First Nation 35, OntarioCurve Lake First Nation 35, OntarioCurve Lake is the name of two Ojibwe Indian reserves 14 km north of Peterborough, Ontario. They serve as the landbase for the Curve Lake First Nation...
: 1,060 - Sturgeon Lake 154, Alberta: 1,051
- Tsinstikeptum 10, British Columbia: 1,040 (945 non-Aboriginal identity, 105 Aboriginal identity) — Westbank First NationWestbank First NationThe Westbank First Nation is a First Nations government in the Okanagan region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located with the District of West Kelowna. They are a member of the Okanagan Nation Alliance...
, Okanagan peopleOkanagan peopleThe Okanagan people, also spelled Okanogan, are a First Nations and Native American people whose traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington state and British Columbia...
, West Kelowna)(According to the Westbank First Nation, approximately 6,000 non-band members and 500 First Nation Westbank band members live on the two Tsinstikeptum reserves.) - John D'Or Prairie 215, Alberta: 1,025
- Kettle Point 44, OntarioKettle Point 44, OntarioKettle Point 44 is an Indian reserve northeast of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, on the southern shore of Lake Huron. The reserve serves as the land base for the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation...
: 1,020 - Indian Brook 14, Nova ScotiaIndian Brook 14, Nova ScotiaIndian Brook 14 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Hants County, Nova Scotia.It is administratively part of the Shubenacadie First Nation....
: 1,014 - Kehewin 123, Alberta: 1,007
- Garden River 14, Ontario: 985
- Chemawawin 2, Manitoba: 983
- Mistawasis 103, Saskatchewan: 968
- Alexander 134, AlbertaAlexander 134, AlbertaAlexander 134 is an Indian reserve located in Sturgeon County, Alberta. Northwest of the city of Edmonton. It is one of the four reserves of the Alexander First Nation, a Cree, Treaty 6 nation....
: 962 - Lac La Hache 220, Saskatchewan: 953
- Hay Lake 209, Alberta: 951
- La Romaine, QuebecLa Romaine, QuebecLa Romaine, also known as Unamenshipit in Innu-aimun, is an Innu First Nations reserve in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, at the mouth of the Olomane River on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It belongs to the Innu band of Unamen Shipu...
: 926 - Shamattawa 1, Manitoba: 920
- Kitchenuhmaykoosib Aaki 84, Ontario: 916
- Southend 200, Saskatchewan: 910
- Fort William 52, Ontario: 909
- Fairford 50, Manitoba (part): 904
- Sagamok, Ontario: 884
- Montreal Lake 106, Saskatchewan: 880
- Tobique 20, New Brunswick: 878
- Gordon 86, SaskatchewanGordon 86, SaskatchewanGordon 86 is an Indian reserve in Saskatchewan, located northwest of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is one of three territories of the Gordon First Nation, as arranged by the signing of Treaty 4. The reserve has an area of...
: 866 - Wabasca 166D, Alberta: 863
- Mnjikaning First Nation 32, Ontario: 846
- Red Sucker Lake 1976, Manitoba: 845
- Canoe Lake 165, Saskatchewan: 822
- Lac Seul 28, Ontario: 821
- Kimosom Pwatinahk 203, Saskatchewan: 821
- Thunderchild First Nation 115B, Saskatchewan: 819
- Chitek Lake 191, Saskatchewan: 818
- Natashquan, Quebec: 810
- Fond du Lac 227, Saskatchewan: 801
- Makwa Lake 129B, Saskatchewan: 800
- Mount Currie 6, British Columbia: 799Mount Currie Indian Band, St'at'imcSt'at'imcThe St'át'imc are an Interior Salish people located in the southern Coast Mountains and Fraser Canyon region of the Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia.St'át'imc culture displayed many features typical of Northwest Coast peoples: the...
/Lilwat people, Mount CurrieMount Currie, British ColumbiaMount Currie is a small community in British Columbia, 164 kilometres north-west of Vancouver and 40 kilometres north-west of Whistler along Highway 99.... - Little Grand Rapids 14, Manitoba: 796
- White Bear 70, Saskatchewan: 796
- Bella Coola 1, British Columbia: 788 — Nuxalk NationNuxálk NationThe Nuxalk Nation , also referred to as the Bella Coola or Bellacoola, are an Indigenous First Nation in Canada, living in the area in and around Bella Coola, British Columbia...
, Nuxalk people, Bella CoolaBella Coola, British ColumbiaBella Coola is a community of approximately 600 at the western extremity of the Bella Coola Valley. Bella Coola usually refers to the entire valley, encompassing the settlements of Bella Coola proper , Lower Bella Coola, Hagensborg, Saloompt, Nusatsum, Firvale and Stuie... - Wabaseemoong, Ontario: 786
- Utikoomak Lake 155, Alberta: 786
- Skidegate 1, British Columbia: 781 — Skidegate First Nation/Council of the Haida NationCouncil of the Haida NationThe Council of the Haida Nation is the Aboriginal Sovereign Authority and Government of the Haida Nation. The Haida Nation is engaged in a Title dispute of their territories, Haida Gwaii, with the government of Canada. The Haida Nation also includes portions of Alaska...
, Haida people, Skidegate - Devon 30, New Brunswick: 767
- M'Chigeeng 22, Ontario: 766
- Saugeen 29, Ontario: 758
- Long Plain 6, Manitoba (part): 752
- Unipouheos 121, Alberta: 749
- Chippewas of the Thames First Nation 42, OntarioChippewas of the Thames First Nation 42, OntarioChippewa of the Thames First Nation No. 42 is an Indian reserve on the Thames River, west of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. It belongs to the Chippewa of the Thames First Nation....
: 747 - Buffalo River Dene Nation 193, Ontario: 741
- Berens River 13, Manitoba: 739
- Alexis 133, Alberta: 734
- Waterhen 130, Saskatchewan: 727
- Membertou 28B, Nova ScotiaMembertou 28B, Nova ScotiaMembertou 28B is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia.It is administratively part of the Membertou First Nation....
: 726 - Gitanmaax 1, British Columbia: 723 — Gitxsan NationGitxsan NationGitxsan Nation is one of Canada's First Nations and is a name used when referring to the Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Gitxsan, which is the formal governing body of the Gitxsan people. Their territories are located in the Skeena Watershed of British Columbia, Canada, covering 30,000...
, Old Hazelton - Gitsegukla 1, British Columbia: 721 — Gitxsan NationGitxsan NationGitxsan Nation is one of Canada's First Nations and is a name used when referring to the Office of the Hereditary Chiefs of the Gitxsan, which is the formal governing body of the Gitxsan people. Their territories are located in the Skeena Watershed of British Columbia, Canada, covering 30,000...
, Gitseguecla - Drift Pile River 150, Alberta: 720
- James Smith 100, Saskatchewan: 708
- Natuashish 2, Newfoundland and Labrador: 706
- Sarnia 45, Ontario: 706
- Millbrook 27, Nova ScotiaMillbrook 27, Nova ScotiaMillbrook 27 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.It is administratively part of the Millbrook First Nation....
: 703 - Constance Lake 92, Ontario: 702
- Weagamow Lake 87, Ontario: 700
- Moose Lake 31A, Manitoba: 698
- Masset 1, British Columbia: 694
- Couchiching 16A, Ontario: 691
- Poorman 88, Saskatchewan: 688
- Chemainus 13, British Columbia: 684
- Sliammon 1, British Columbia: 682
- Kasabonika Lake, Ontario: 681
- Deer Lake, Ontario: 681
- Lax Kw'alaams 1, British Columbia: 679 — TsimshianTsimshianThe Tsimshian are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Tsimshian translates to Inside the Skeena River. Their communities are in British Columbia and Alaska, around Terrace and Prince Rupert and the southernmost corner of Alaska on Annette Island. There are approximately 10,000...
, Port Simpson - Tsawwassen Indian ReserveTsawwassen Indian ReserveThe Tsawwaseen Indian Reserve is the sole Indian reserve of the Tsawwassen First Nation, and is located in Delta, British Columbia, Canada, adjacent to the causeway of the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, bounded on the south by the Canada-United States border and on the north by Canoe Pass, an arm of...
, British Columbia: 675 (475 non-Aboriginal identity, 200 Aboriginal identity) — Tsawaassen First Nation, Coast SalishCoast SalishCoast Salish languages are a subgroup of the Salishan language family. These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the territory that is now the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington state around Puget Sound...
people, TsawwassenTsawwassen, British ColumbiaTsawwassen is a suburban, mostly residential community located on a peninsula in the southwestern corner of the Corporation of Delta, British Columbia, Canada. Tsawwassen provides the only road access to the community of Point Roberts, Washington via 56th Street...
(DeltaDelta, British ColumbiaDelta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey to the east...
) - Assiniboine 76, Saskatchewan: 671
- Kitsakie 156B, Saskatchewan: 671
- Marktosis 15, British Columbia: 661 — Tla-o-qui-aht First NationsTla-o-qui-aht First NationsThe Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations , are a Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation in Canada. They live on ten reserves along the Pacific Rim National Park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. They are part of the Nootka Confederacy and governed by the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. There were 618 people...
, Nuu-chah-nulth people, MarktosisMarktosis, British ColumbiaMarktosis, also spelled Maaqtusiis in the Nuu-chah-nulth language, is one of the principal settlements of the Ahousaht First Nation, located off the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, just southeast of the Hesquiat Peninsula on Flores Island...
(in Clayoquot SoundClayoquot SoundClayoquot Sound is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is bordered by the Esowista Peninsula to the south, and the Hesquiaht Peninsula to the North. It is a body of water with many inlets and islands. Major inlets include Sydney Inlet,...
, NW of Tofino) - Clearwater River Dene 222, Saskatchewan: 658
- Red Pheasant 108, Saskatchewan: 656
- Priest's Valley 6, British Columbia: 655 (555 non-Aboriginal identity, 105 Aboriginal identity)Census Canada 2006 Community Profiile, Priest's Valley 6 — Okanagan Indian BandOkanagan Indian BandThe Okanagan Indian Band is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the city of Vernon in the northern Okanagan Valley...
, Okanagan peopleOkanagan peopleThe Okanagan people, also spelled Okanogan, are a First Nations and Native American people whose traditional territory spans the U.S.-Canada boundary in Washington state and British Columbia...
, VernonVernon, British ColumbiaVernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. Named after Forbes George Vernon, a former MLA of British Columbia who helped found the famed Coldstream Ranch, the City of Vernon was incorporated on December 30, 1892. The City of Vernon has a population of 35,944 , while... - Grand Rapids 33, Manitoba: 651
- Wabasca 166A, Alberta: 648
- Poplar River 16, Manitoba: 643
- Montana 139, Alberta: 635
- English River 21, Ontario: 633
- Whycocomagh 2, Nova ScotiaWhycocomagh 2, Nova ScotiaWhycocomagh 2 is a Mi'kmaq reserve located in Inverness County, Nova Scotia.It is administratively part of the Waycobah First Nation....
: 623 - Whitefish Bay 32A , Ontario: 622
- Hole or Hollow Water 10, Ontario: 619
- Flying Dust First Nation 105, Saskatchewan: 619
- Dog Creek 46, Ontario: 617
- Kispiox 1, British Columbia: 617
- Webequie, Ontario: 614
- Pine Creek 66A, Manitoba: 614
- Woyenne 27, British Columbia: 614 — Burns Lake Indian Band, DakelhDakelhThe Dakelh or Carrier are the indigenous people of a large portion of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.Most Carrier call themselves Dakelh, meaning "people who go around by boat"...
people, burns LakeBurns Lake, British Columbiathumb|309px|right|Burns Lake's welcome signBurns Lake is a rural village in the North-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, incorporated in 1923... - Cote 64, Saskatchewan: 607
- Cross Lake 19E, Manitoba: 605
- Lac Brochet 197A, Manitoba: 604
- Shoal River Indian Reserve 65A, Manitoba: 603
- Osoyoos 1, British Columbia: 600 (255 non-Aboriginal identity, 345 Aboriginal identity) — Osoyoos Indian BandOsoyoos Indian BandThe Osoyoos Indian Band is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the town of Osoyoos in the Okanagan valley, about four kilometres north of the International Border. They are a member of the Okanagan Nation Alliance...
, OkanaganOkanaganThe Okanagan , also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. As of 2009, the region's population is approximately 350,927. The...
people, Osoyoos - Cumberland House Cree Nation 20, Saskatchewan: 595
- Sucker Creek 150A, Alberta: 594
- Neyaashiinigmiing 27, Ontario: 591
- Carrot River 29A, Saskatchewan: 590
- Christian Island 30, Ontario: 584
- Little Pine 116, Saskatchewan: 577
- Bloodvein 12, Manitoba: 576
- South Saanich 1, British Columbia: 571
- Mission 1, British Columbia: 569 — Esla7an/Squamish Nation, Skwxwu7mesh people, North Vancouver
- Roseau River 2, Manitoba: 568
- Rankin Location 15D, OntarioRankin Location 15D, OntarioRankin Location 15D is a First Nations reserve in Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the north, west and south by the city of Sault Ste. Marie, and on the east by Garden River First Nations reserve. It is one of the reserve locations for the Batchawana First...
: 566 - Chehalis 5, British Columbia: 560 — Chehalis First NationChehalis First NationThe Chehalis First Nation or Chehalis Indian Band is the band government of the Sts'Ailes people, whose territories lie between Deroche and Agassiz, British Columbia...
, Sto:loStó:loThe Sto:lo , alternately written as Stó:lō, Stó:lô or Stó:lõ and historically as Staulo or Stahlo, and historically known and commonly referred to in ethnographic literature as the Fraser River Indians or Lower Fraser Salish, are a group of First Nations peoples inhabiting the Fraser Valley of...
people, ChehalisChehalis, British ColumbiaChehalis, British Columbia is a small forestry, agricultural and First Nations community in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia located on Highway 7 on the west bank of the Harrison River between the town of Mission and the resort community of Harrison Hot Springs.Chehalis is the site of... - God's River 86A, Manitoba: 556
- Muskoday First Nation, Saskatchewan: 553
- Seabird Island, British Columbia: 548 — Seabird First Nation, Sto:loStó:loThe Sto:lo , alternately written as Stó:lō, Stó:lô or Stó:lõ and historically as Staulo or Stahlo, and historically known and commonly referred to in ethnographic literature as the Fraser River Indians or Lower Fraser Salish, are a group of First Nations peoples inhabiting the Fraser Valley of...
people, Sea Bird IslandSea Bird IslandSea Bird Island:* Alternate name for Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay* Sea Bird Island , home of the Seabird Island First Nation...
(near AgassizAgassiz, British ColumbiaAgassiz is a small community located in British Columbia's Fraser Valley. The only town within the jurisdiction of the District Municipality of Kent, it contains the majority of Kent's population.-References:...
) - Shoal Lake 28A, Saskatchewan: 545
- Ministikwan 161, Saskatchewan: 533
- Matimekosh, QuebecMatimekosh, QuebecMatimekosh is a First Nations reserve on Lake Pearce in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. Together with the Lac-John Reserve, it belongs to the Innu Nation of Matimekush-Lac John...
: 528 - Wapachewunak 192D, Saskatchewan: 526
- Anahim's Flat 1, British Columbia: 526
- Kitamaat 2, British Columbia: 514 — Haisla NationHaisla NationThe Haisla Nation is a First Nations government in the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, centred on the reserve community of Kitamaat Village, which is near the similarly named town of Kitimat....
, Haisla people, Kitimat - Cowessess 73, Saskatchewan: 513
- Alderville First Nation, Ontario: 506
- Kahkewistahaw 72, Saskatchewan: 506
- Timiskaming, QuebecTimiskaming, QuebecTimiskaming is a First Nations reserve in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada, just north of the head of Lake Timiskaming. It belongs to the Timiskaming First Nation, an Algonquin band...
: 505 - The Narrows 49, Manitoba: 505
- Eel Ground 2, New Brunswick: 503
- Keeseekoose 66, Saskatchewan: 500
2001 Census
- Tsuu T'ina Nation 145, AlbertaTsuu T'ina Nation 145, AlbertaTsuu T'ina Nation 145 is the name of an Indian reserve in southern Alberta, Canada. It is the home of the Tsuu T'ina Nation. The reserve was created by Treaty 7. Reserve lands are between Southwest Calgary, Alberta in the east and Bragg Creek, Alberta in the west. The north boundary is just...
: 1,982 - Wendake, QuebecWendake, QuebecWendake is the current name for the Huron-Wendat reserve, an enclave within Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. One of the Seven Nations of Canada, this was formerly known as Village-des-Hurons , and also as -Lorette....
: 1,555 - Factory Island 1, Ontario: 1,430
- Attawapiskat 91A, Ontario: 1,293
See also
- List of Indian reserves in Canada
- List of First Nations peoples
- List of First Nations governments
- List of place names in Canada of Aboriginal origin
- Classification of indigenous peoples of the AmericasClassification of indigenous peoples of the AmericasClassification of indigenous peoples of the Americas is based upon cultural regions, geography, and linguistics. Anthropologists have named various cultural regions, with fluid boundaries, that are generally agreed upon with some variation...