Métis Population Demographics - Indigenous Learning - Métis in Canada

Census Profile - 2016

According to the 2016 Canadian census 587,545 Canadians self-identified as Métis. The breakdown was as follows:

Total	Male	Female
587,545	289,435	298,115

Note: NHS stands for National Household Survey

Map Credit: Ministerial Transition Book: November 2015 (Bottom of page #9. Métis Customs, Culture and Traditions)

For additional 2011 statistics see: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census Profile (Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: First Nations People, Métis and Inuit)

Métis Settlement Locations - Alberta
There are eight Metis Settlements in Alberta.
Ontario - Historic Métis communities
Ontario and the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) are pleased to announce that collaborative work has resulted in the identification of historic Métis communities located throughout Ontario.
As a result of this collaboration, six new historic Métis communities have been identified:
Community Maps - Gabriel Dumont Institute
Maps and descriptions of Métis communities across Canada.

Métis Scrip Records
Library and Archives Canada records.
Métis Nation genealogy
"Métis of the North West formed a group identity as “distinctive peoples who, in addition to their mixed ancestry, developed their own customs, way of life, and recognizable group identity separate from their Indian or Inuit and European forebears."
"Most of our records relate to the Red River Métis, in Manitoba, as well as Métis in Alberta and Saskatchewan"