Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 2: Child Welfare (1-5)

Average Maintenance Costs per Child: 2010-2019

January 1, 1970
YearIndigenous Children In CareAverage Maintenance Costs
Per Child
Total Expenditures
2010-20119,241$36,799.88$579.1
2011-20129,423$38,532.95$618.6
2012-20139,482$35,980.41$627.4
2013-20148,675$38,558.60$637.8
2014-20158,428$40,142.79$647.5
2015-20168,488$42,262,78$676.8
2016-20179,078$41,353.10$762.6
2017-20189,247$43,592.52$837.6
2018-20199,312$46.048.11$1,243.6

Table 3: Proportion of Aboriginal and non‑Aboriginal children (0-4) in foster care, Canada, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Proportion of Aboriginal and non‑Aboriginal children among all children and among children in foster care. The information is grouped by Aboriginal identity (appearing as row headers), As a percentage of all children aged 0 to 4 and As a percentage of foster children aged 0 to 4, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Aboriginal IdentityAs a percentage of all children aged 0 to 4As a percentage of foster children aged 0 to 4
Aboriginal Identity7.751.2
First Nations4.941.4
Métis2.26.7
Inuit.42.0
Non-Aboriginal Identity92.348.8

Note: The Aboriginal identity population includes people who are First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who are Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada) and/or those who have membership in a First Nation or Indian band.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016.

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