Membership or citizenship in a Métis government, organization or Settlement of person

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

Definition

Membership or citizenship in a Métis government, organization or Settlement refers to whether or not a person is a registered member or citizen of a Métis government, organization or Settlement. This includes national, provincial and local entities with various requirements for membership. It also includes the eight Metis Settlements established by the Alberta Metis Settlements Act in 1990 (Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement, East Prairie Metis Settlement, Elizabeth Metis Settlement, Fishing Lake Metis Settlement, Gift Lake Metis Settlement, Kikino Metis Settlement, Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement, Peavine Metis Settlement).

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

Usage

Respondents can also provide a write-in response of a Métis government, organization or Settlement other than those listed within the question.

Only one response category can be reported for this variable.

Derivation

"Membership or citizenship in a Métis government, organization or Settlement" is derived from responses to the membership or citizenship in a Métis government, organization or Settlement question and the Indigenous group question. Non-Indigenous persons are classified in the category "Not a member or citizen of a Métis government, organization or Settlement".

Conformity to relevant internationally recognized standards

There are no relevant internationally recognized standards.

Classifications

Relation to previous version

  • Membership or citizenship in a Métis government, organization or Settlement of person May 12, 2026 to current

    The name of the concept and the classification have been modified, but the meaning is unchanged.

  • Membership in a Métis organization or Settlement of person June 22, 2021 to May 11, 2026

    This standard was replaced by the 'Membership or citizenship in a Métis government, organization or Settlement of person' as of May 12, 2026.

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