translate English to French: About 60% identified themselves as First Nations, 33% as Métis, 4% as Inuit and 3% as Other or a combination of Aboriginal identities in the last Census.129 In the nine-year period between 1997 and 2005 there were approximately 3 million births and 2 million deaths in Canada.130, 131 During the same period, more than 2 million new immigrants arrived.132 Most Canadians live in urban settings with over 80% of the population residing in towns and cities.133 It is a growing trend.
Au cours des neuf années écoulées entre 1997 et 2005, quelque trois millions de naissances et deux millions de décès ont été enregistrés au Canada130, 131. Pendant la même période, plus de deux millions de personnes ont immigré dans notre pays132.