Between 2012-2013 and 2016-2017, the Indigenous population increased by 10.9 percent to 23.1 percent of the total federal offender population.

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According to the Office of the Correctional Investigator in Canada, the Indigenous population within federal corrections increased significantly, from representing 21.4% of the federal offender population in 2012-2013 to 27.7% in 2016-2017, which indicates a substantial increase, reflecting broader systemic issues and the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian criminal justice system.

Between 2012-2013 and 2016-2017, the Indigenous Population Increased by 10