Demographic Overview of BC
British Columbia is home to the second largest Aboriginal population in the country, after Ontario. The 2006 Census enumerated 196,075 Aboriginal people in BC, accounting for 5% of the total population in the province. BC First Nations are also a very young population, with a median age of 28 years, compared to other British Columbians who maintain a median age of 41 years.
The Aboriginal population in BC grew by 15% between 2001 and 2006, more than three times the rate of the non-Aboriginal population, and by 39% between 1996 and 2006, more than four times as fast as the non-Aboriginal population during this period.
The Health Council
The role of the BC First Nations Health Council is to support and assist BC’s 203 diverse First Nations communities to realize their health aspirations and priorities. The First Nations Health Council (FNHC) was created in 2007 as a coordinating body mandated to implement the 10-year Tripartite First Nations Health Plan. The purpose of the First Nations Health Plan is to improve the health & well being of First Nations and to close the health gap between First Nations and other British Columbians.
FNHC TIMELINE | image |
FNHC Organizational Chart | pdf download |
Our Vision
Healthy, self-determining and vibrant
BC First Nations children, families and communities
Our Mission
To implement the Tripartite First Nations Health Plan and
support First Nations to determine and achieve
their own health outcomes