Enrolment under an Inuit land claims agreement of person

Status: This standard was approved as a departmental standard on May 12, 2026.

Definition

Enrolment under an Inuit land claims agreement refers to whether or not a person is enrolled under, or a beneficiary of, an Inuit land claims agreement. Inuit have negotiated comprehensive land claims with the federal government. These agreements cover a wide range of issues, such as land title, fishing and trapping rights, and financial compensation.

Person refers to an individual and is the unit of analysis for most social statistics programs.

Usage

Only one response category can be reported.

Derivation

Enrolment under an Inuit land claims agreement is derived from responses to the enrolment under an Inuit land claims agreement question and the Indigenous group question. Non-Indigenous persons are classified in the category 'Not enrolled under, or a beneficiary of, an Inuit land claims agreement'.

Conformity to relevant internationally recognized standards

There are no relevant internationally recognized standards.

Classifications

Relation to previous version

  • Enrolment under an Inuit land claims agreement of person May 12, 2026 to current

    The term "enrollment" was changed to "enrolment" in both the concept name and the classification name in English.

  • Enrollment under an Inuit land claims agreement of person June 22, 2021 to May 11, 2026

    This was the departmental standard from June 22, 2021 to May 11, 2026.

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