2021 Census Fact Sheets

Snapshot of the Indigenous Population in Surrey

The Indigenous Population in Surrey is young and diverse. While there are improvements in education, income and housing, progress still needs to be made to achieve SUILC's vision.

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Welcome to the Indigenous Population Fact Sheets for Surrey. This collection of fact sheets provides a snapshot of the Indigenous population living in Surrey based on data from the 2021 Census of the Population (Census). The fact sheets summarize and visualize key findings on salient topics, including: demographics, children and youth, education, income, and housing.

To contextualize the findings, it’s important to note that the 2021 Census was conducted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although data quality for the region remained strong, the COVID-19 pandemic likely influenced the value of certain variables temporarily, like income, employment, and cost of living. Still, the Census presents a valuable snapshot of the Indigenous population in Surrey at a unique point in history.

For a full, more detailed report summarizing data from the 2021 Census of Population published by the Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee (SUILC), please visit: https://surreyindigenousleadership.ca/our-work/facts-and-reports.

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All Our Relations: Honouring the Host Nations

Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee's work takes place on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the Katize, Kwantlen, and Semiahmoo First Nations. We recognize their connection to this land and acknowledge that we are newcomers to Surrey like everyone else. Our group, the Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee does not represent these land-based First Nations and we are careful not to speak on their behalf. Instead, we represent urban Indigenous people that have moved here from all over BC and Canada to make Surrey their home. Our focus is making Surrey a great place for Indigenous people living in the city — regardless of where they come from, their legal status, or their particular culture heritage. As we do this, we endeavour to live in a good way with the land-based First Nations that have called this land their home since time immemorial.