First Nations / Band 18 · Nova Scotia

Acadia

2,099 registered members · 6 reserves · Confederacy Of Mainland Mi'kmaq · ATLANTIC

Latest filing: 2024-2025Download everything for this Nation

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What we have here

Every dataset we track for this Nation, including the ones that hold nothing and the ones we have not loaded.

23 of 35 datasets hold records for this Nation. The rest are listed with the reason they are empty.

Dataset	What it is	Years here	Flags	Source	Retrieved
Financial statements	Audited consolidated financial statements, as filed under the FNFTA.	2013-2014 to 2024-2025	None	First Nations Financial Transparency Act filing	Jul 27, 2026
Chief and council pay	Schedules of remuneration and expenses for chief and council, as filed.	2013-2014 to 2024-2025	Some rows come from a single read, arithmetic checked.	First Nations Financial Transparency Act filing	Jun 17, 2026
Census Profile, 2016 Census of Population (comprehensive, Canada/PT/CD/CSD)	The same census profile for 2016, so change over time is on the record.	2016	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population (comprehensive download, Canada/PT/CD/CSD)	Population, age, households, language, education and housing, 2021 census.	2021	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Chief, council and election system	Who holds office, how they are elected, and who decides membership.	9 records	None	Indigenous Services Canada	Jun 17, 2026
Incompletely enumerated reserves and settlements, 2021 Census	How reliable the census figures are here: response rates and enumeration.	2016 to 2021	39% of long forms unanswered 50% of long forms unanswered	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty Indian status: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	Indigenous identity by Registered or Treaty status.	2021	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Indigenous identity population by gender and age: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	Indigenous population by gender and age.	2021	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Population Registered under the Indian Act by Gender and Residence (annual)	Registered population by year, on and off reserve.	2022 to 2024	None	Indigenous Services Canada	Jul 9, 2026
Registered population	Registered members, on reserve and off, with the gender and residence breakdown.	1 records	None	Indigenous Services Canada	Jun 17, 2026
Tribal council membership	The tribal council this Nation belongs to, and the other Nations in it.	1 records	None	Indigenous Services Canada	Jun 18, 2026
Gender, diversity and inclusion statistics catalogue	A pointer to the Gender, Diversity and Inclusion catalogue, not a dataset we hold.	Not loaded (available at source)	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Commuting flow from geography of residence to geography of work by gender: Census subdivisions	Where residents commute to work.	2021	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Commuting Flow from Geography of Residence to Geography of Work: Census Subdivisions, Sex (3), 2016 Census	Where residents commuted to work in 2016.	2016	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 9, 2026
Income statistics for detailed income sources and taxes: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	Income sources and taxes, in detail.	2021	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Membership in a First Nation or Indian band by labour force status: Canada, provinces and territories	Labour force for band members, living on reserve and off.	2021	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 9, 2026
Place of work status by industry sectors, occupation broad category and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	Where people work, by industry and occupation.	2021	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Major field of study (STEM and BHASE, detailed) by highest level of education: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	Detailed field of study. We chose not to load it; it is available at Statistics Canada.	Not loaded (available at source)	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
New motor vehicle registrations, quarterly, by geographic level, annual sum	New vehicle registrations.	2017 to 2026	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Businesses by Census Subdivision (June 2021 location counts by CSD, NAICS-6, employment-size range)	Businesses in the community, by industry and size.	Not in this source	None	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (from Statistics Canada Business Register)	Jul 8, 2026
Housing and transportation cost index	What housing and transportation cost here, against the national average.	Not in this source	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Rural Canada Housing Profiles, residential building permits, numbers and values, by type of residential building and type of work	Residential building permits. No reserve communities appear in this table.	Not in this source	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Rural Canada Housing Profiles, residential property characteristics, Canada, provinces and territories and census subdivisions	Residential property counts and assessed values. No reserve communities appear in this table.	Not in this source	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Rural Canada Housing Profiles, values of investments in residential building construction	Money invested in residential building construction.	Not in this source	This source covers very few reserve communities.	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Rural Canada non-profits, estimates of active non-profit organization counts, revenues and employment by geography	Active non-profits, their revenues and employment.	Not in this source	None	Statistics Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Community Well-Being (CWB) Index	Community Well-Being score and its four parts, 1981 to 2021.	1981 to 2021	None	Indigenous Services Canada	Jul 9, 2026
Indigenous Community Infrastructure (ISC-funded projects)	Infrastructure projects funded by Indigenous Services Canada.	66 records	None	Indigenous Services Canada	Jul 9, 2026
Drinking water advisories	Drinking water advisories in effect on public systems on reserve.	Not in this source	None	Indigenous Services Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Health Inequalities Data Tool	A pointer to a national health tool. It does not publish community figures.	Not loaded (available at source)	None	Public Health Agency of Canada / Pan-Canadian Public Health Network	Jul 8, 2026
Statistics and data at Indigenous Services Canada	A pointer to the Indigenous Services Canada statistics portal, not a dataset we hold.	Not loaded (available at source)	None	Indigenous Services Canada	Jul 8, 2026
Band office location	The administrative office point, from the federal First Nations Location dataset.	1 records	None	Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada	Jun 18, 2026
Land claims	Specific and comprehensive claims, their status and any settlement.	9 records	None	Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada	Jun 19, 2026
Reserve locations	A map point for each reserve, from the federal legislative boundaries.	6 records	None	Natural Resources Canada	Jun 19, 2026
Reserves	Reserve lands held for this Nation, with area in hectares.	6 records	None	Indigenous Services Canada	Jun 17, 2026
Modern treaties and self-government	Modern treaties and self-government agreements this Nation has signed.	Not in this source	None	Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada	Not recorded

Money

Latest filing: 2024–25. The year page is the citation URL and has not changed.

The newest filing is posted but its figures are not captured yet.

Filing years

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Chief and council pay

Years covered: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25.

People paid, 2024–25: 1
Total remuneration and expenses: $159,141
Verified rows: 1

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People and governance

Registered members: 2,099
Living on reserve: 297
Registered, 2024: 2,016
Chief: DEBORAH ROBINSON

Census population, by community area

The census counts places, not membership. This Nation has 5 matched census areas, so the figures are shown per area rather than added together.

Community area	2021	2016	Median age	Reliability
Yarmouth 33, Indian reserve (IRI)	181	157	35.2	17.4% of long forms went unanswered.
Gold River 21, Indian reserve (IRI)	81	95	34.8	Low census response: 39.4% of long forms unanswered
Wildcat 12, Indian reserve (IRI)	49	29	33.2	6.7% of long forms went unanswered.
Medway River 11, Indian reserve (IRI)	15	5	Withheld	Response rate not published
Ponhook Lake 10, Indian reserve (IRI)	15	15	Withheld	Response rate not published

How reliable is this census, and how did we match it

Yarmouth 33, Indian reserve (IRI): 17.4% of long forms went unanswered.
Gold River 21, Indian reserve (IRI): 39.4% of long forms went unanswered.
Wildcat 12, Indian reserve (IRI): 6.7% of long forms went unanswered.
Medway River 11, Indian reserve (IRI): Statistics Canada published no long-form response rate for this community.
Ponhook Lake 10, Indian reserve (IRI): Statistics Canada published no long-form response rate for this community.

Matched to 5 census areas by name and location, each an exact name match. The match is ours, not the publisher's, so we show you how it was made.

Who lives here, and the languages spoken

Shown as Statistics Canada published them. Counts on reserve are rounded to the nearest five, so parts do not always add to their total.

Yarmouth 33, Indian reserve (IRI)

Total population, 2021: 181
Total population, 2016: 157
Population change, 2016 to 2021: 15.3%
Median age: 35.2
Aged under 15: 22.2%
Aged 15 to 64: 63.9%
Aged 65 and over: 11.1%
Private households: 70
Average household size: 2.6
Indigenous identity population: 155
Registered or Treaty Indian population: 140
Knows an Indigenous language: 5.6%
Speaks an Indigenous language most often at home: 0

Gold River 21, Indian reserve (IRI)

Total population, 2021: 81
Total population, 2016: 95
Population change, 2016 to 2021: -14.7%
Median age: 34.8
Aged under 15: 18.8%
Aged 15 to 64: 81.3%
Aged 65 and over: 6.3%
Private households: 35
Average household size: 2.5
Indigenous identity population: 60
Registered or Treaty Indian population: 55
Knows an Indigenous language: 0%
Speaks an Indigenous language most often at home: 0

Wildcat 12, Indian reserve (IRI)

Total population, 2021: 49
Total population, 2016: 29
Population change, 2016 to 2021: 69%
Median age: 33.2
Aged under 15: 20%
Aged 15 to 64: 80%
Aged 65 and over: 10%
Private households: 15
Average household size: 3.4
Indigenous identity population: 45
Registered or Treaty Indian population: 30
Knows an Indigenous language: 20%
Speaks an Indigenous language most often at home: 0

Medway River 11, Indian reserve (IRI)

Total population, 2021: 15
Total population, 2016: 5
Population change, 2016 to 2021: 200%
Median age: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Aged under 15: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Aged 15 to 64: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Aged 65 and over: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Private households: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Average household size: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Indigenous identity population: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Registered or Treaty Indian population: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Knows an Indigenous language: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Speaks an Indigenous language most often at home: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy

Ponhook Lake 10, Indian reserve (IRI)

Total population, 2021: 15
Total population, 2016: 15
Population change, 2016 to 2021: 0%
Median age: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Aged under 15: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Aged 15 to 64: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Aged 65 and over: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Private households: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Average household size: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Indigenous identity population: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Registered or Treaty Indian population: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Knows an Indigenous language: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Speaks an Indigenous language most often at home: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy

Governance

Council: 8 councillors
Election system: Custom Electoral System
Membership decided by: Section 11 Band

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NATTEAL BATTISTE-DOWNEY Councillor
RACHEL FALLS Councillor
ANDREW FRANCIS Councillor
CRYSTAL JERMEY Councillor
AVIS JOHNSON Councillor
MICHAEL (MIKE) PAUL Councillor
JEFF PURDY Councillor
CHARMAINE STEVENS Councillor

Tribal council

Confederacy Of Mainland Mi'kmaq

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Annapolis Valley
Bear River
Glooscap First Nation
Millbrook
Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation
Pictou Landing
Sipekne'katik

Registered population, by year

2024: 2,016 · 238 on reserve
2023: 1,983 · 242 on reserve
2022: 1,896 · 242 on reserve

Registry source

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Work and income

Labour force of band members, on reserve and off

The only source keyed to band membership rather than to a place, so it counts members living away.

Employment rate Total - Residence on or off reserve49.6
Total - Labour force status Total - Residence on or off reserve1,300
In the labour force Total - Residence on or off reserve770
Employed Total - Residence on or off reserve645
Unemployed Total - Residence on or off reserve125
Not in the labour force Total - Residence on or off reserve530
Participation rate Total - Residence on or off reserve59.2
Unemployment rate Total - Residence on or off reserve16.2
Total - Labour force status On reserve220

Median household income after tax, 2020

Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy. See it at the source.

Work, income and schooling, from the census

The census publishes these rates for everyone aged 15 and over living in the community, whether or not they are band members.

Yarmouth 33, Indian reserve (IRI)

Employment rate, 15 and over: 32.1%
Unemployment rate, 15 and over: 23.1%
Labour force participation rate: 46.4%
Median household total income, 2020: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Median individual total income, 2020: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
In low income (LIM-AT): Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Government transfers, share of income: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
High school diploma or more, 25 to 64: 57.9%
Postsecondary credential, 25 to 64: 38.9%

Gold River 21, Indian reserve (IRI)

Employment rate, 15 and over: 28.6%
Unemployment rate, 15 and over: 50%
Labour force participation rate: 57.1%
Median household total income, 2020: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Median individual total income, 2020: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
In low income (LIM-AT): Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Government transfers, share of income: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
High school diploma or more, 25 to 64: 55.6%
Postsecondary credential, 25 to 64: 50%

Wildcat 12, Indian reserve (IRI)

Employment rate, 15 and over: 42.9%
Unemployment rate, 15 and over: 0%
Labour force participation rate: 57.1%
Median household total income, 2020: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Median individual total income, 2020: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
In low income (LIM-AT): Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Government transfers, share of income: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
High school diploma or more, 25 to 64: 80%
Postsecondary credential, 25 to 64: 50%

Medway River 11, Indian reserve (IRI)

Employment rate, 15 and over: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Unemployment rate, 15 and over: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Labour force participation rate: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Median household total income, 2020: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Median individual total income, 2020: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
In low income (LIM-AT): Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Government transfers, share of income: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
High school diploma or more, 25 to 64: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Postsecondary credential, 25 to 64: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy

Ponhook Lake 10, Indian reserve (IRI)

Employment rate, 15 and over: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Unemployment rate, 15 and over: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Labour force participation rate: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Median household total income, 2020: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Median individual total income, 2020: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
In low income (LIM-AT): Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Government transfers, share of income: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
High school diploma or more, 25 to 64: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Postsecondary credential, 25 to 64: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy

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Economy

Businesses in the community, June 2021: Not recorded

The rest of the economy layer

New motor vehicle registrations, quarterly, by geographic level, annual sum2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Businesses by Census Subdivision (June 2021 location counts by CSD, NAICS-6, employment-size range)Not in this source
Housing and transportation cost indexNot in this source
Rural Canada Housing Profiles, residential building permits, numbers and values, by type of residential building and type of workNot in this source
Rural Canada Housing Profiles, residential property characteristics, Canada, provinces and territories and census subdivisionsNot in this source
Rural Canada Housing Profiles, values of investments in residential building constructionNot in this source
Rural Canada non-profits, estimates of active non-profit organization counts, revenues and employment by geographyNot in this source

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Well-being and services

Community Well-Being score

Yarmouth 33, Indian reserve (IRI): 66 of 100
Gold River 21, Indian reserve (IRI): 61 of 100
Medway River 11, Indian reserve (IRI): 67 of 100

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1981 · YARMOUTH 33: Suppressed
1981 · QUEENS, SUBD. A: 63
1981 · WILDCAT 12: Suppressed
1991 · Yarmouth 33: 55
1991 · Queens, Subd. A: 66
1991 · Wildcat 12: Suppressed
1991 · Gold River 21: Suppressed
1996 · Yarmouth 33: 49
1996 · Wildcat 12: Suppressed
1996 · Gold River 21: Suppressed
1996 · Queens, Subd. A: 67
2001 · Yarmouth 33: 59
2001 · Wildcat 12: Suppressed
2001 · Gold River 21: Suppressed
2006 · Yarmouth 33: 62
2006 · Ponhook Lake 10: Suppressed
2006 · Wildcat 12: Suppressed
2006 · Gold River 21: 56
2011 · Yarmouth 33: Suppressed
2011 · Ponhook Lake 10: Suppressed
2011 · Wildcat 12: Suppressed
2011 · Gold River 21: Suppressed
2016 · Yarmouth 33: 60
2016 · Ponhook Lake 10: Suppressed
2016 · Wildcat 12: Suppressed
2016 · Gold River 21: 57
2021 · Yarmouth 33: 66
2021 · Medway River 11: Suppressed
2021 · Ponhook Lake 10: Suppressed
2021 · Wildcat 12: Suppressed
2021 · Gold River 21: 61

Drinking water advisories

No advisory in effect on a public system on reserve at the last check.

The advisory list is a point in time, not a history.

Infrastructure projects

66 projects funded by Indigenous Services Canada. $34.3M invested.

Investment is published for completed projects only, so the total is a floor.

Mikmawey Debert Cultural Centre · Culture and recreation · Completed
Renovation - Housing Units 2025–2026 · Housing · Ongoing
Capacity Enhancement - Atlantic Indigenous Development Project · Housing · Ongoing
Emergency Generators for Acadia Community Centres · Fire protection on reserves · Completed
Capacity Enhancement - Housing Inspector Program · Housing · Ongoing

Housing conditions

On reserve most households neither own nor rent: the band provides the dwelling. All three are shown so the split is complete.

Yarmouth 33, Indian reserve (IRI)

Households that own: 0%
Households that rent: 0%
Households in housing provided by the band: 100%
Dwellings needing major repairs: 0%
Households in unsuitable (crowded) housing: 0%

Gold River 21, Indian reserve (IRI)

Households that own: 0%
Households that rent: 0%
Households in housing provided by the band: 116.7%
Dwellings needing major repairs: 0%
Households in unsuitable (crowded) housing: 0%

Wildcat 12, Indian reserve (IRI)

Households that own: 0%
Households that rent: 0%
Households in housing provided by the band: 100%
Dwellings needing major repairs: 0%
Households in unsuitable (crowded) housing: 0%

Medway River 11, Indian reserve (IRI)

Households that own: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Households that rent: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Households in housing provided by the band: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Dwellings needing major repairs: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Households in unsuitable (crowded) housing: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy

Ponhook Lake 10, Indian reserve (IRI)

Households that own: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Households that rent: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Households in housing provided by the band: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Dwellings needing major repairs: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy
Households in unsuitable (crowded) housing: Withheld by Statistics Canada to protect privacy

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Land

Reserves: 6
Reserve land: 875 ha
Land claims: 8
Band office: 43.833, -66.084

Reserves

GOLD RIVER 21 · 270 ha · 60.8 KM W OF/DE HALIFAX
MEDWAY RIVER 11 · 5 ha · 108.8 KM SW OF HALIFAX
PONHOOK LAKE 10 · 102 ha · 115.2 KM SW OF/DE HALIFAX
WILDCAT 12 · 465 ha · 111 KM SW/SO OF/DE HALIFAX
YARMOUTH 33 · 28 ha · 3.2 KM E OF/DE YARMOUTH
HAMMONDS PLAINS · 5 ha · 32 KM N OF HALIFAX

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Where each reserve is

GOLD RIVER 21 · 44.5589, -64.3462
HAMMONDS PLAINS · 44.7318, -63.7641
MEDWAY RIVER 11 · 44.2681, -64.8424
PONHOOK LAKE 10 · 44.1678, -64.9965
WILDCAT 12 · 44.3538, -64.9205
YARMOUTH 33 · 43.8361, -66.0820

Modern treaties and self-government

Not in this source.

Land claims

Claim	Type	Status	Settlement
Clyde River	Not published	Concluded	None recorded
Eleven Surrenders	Not published	Concluded	None recorded
Kejimkujik Land	Not published	Other	None recorded
Kejimkujik Timber	Not published	Other	None recorded
Mismanagement of Kejimkujik IR	Not published	Invited to Negotiate	None recorded
New Germany IR	Not published	Concluded	None recorded
Ponhook I.R. #10	Not published	Settled	$2,156,450
Roseway	Not published	Concluded	None recorded

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Registry facts from the ISC First Nation profiles; land and coordinates from federal open data; census and community figures from Statistics Canada and Indigenous Services Canada. Values are shown as published. Where this comes from.