More and more Canadians are identifying themselves as aboriginal.
A report released by the Fraser Institute shows that the number of people claiming aboriginal, Metis or Inuit heritage has gone from 374,000 to 1.4-million in just 25 years.
Tom Flanagan is the author of the report and says very little of that growth is due to an increase in the birth rate.
Flanagan says the number of people who are now eligible for status has been increasing rapidly.
He notes the increase in the aboriginal population has an impact on governments through supplemental health care coverage, education costs, and even taxes.
