Mi’kmaq First Nations (Native Americans or Indians) continue to inhabit Prince Edward Island. About 1,700 of them lived on the island at the beginning of the 21st century—more than one-tenth on the reserves of Lennox Island, Scotchfort, Morell, and Rocky Point, with the remainder “off reserve” in their traditional ancestral homelands.

The number of Indian immigrants to P.E.I. has ballooned dramatically in the past few years: from just 16 arriving in 2014-15 to 401 in 2018-19. That compares to a total of 117 from China in 2018-19. Nominees from India made up 42 per cent of all nominees accepted to P.E.I. in the most recent year.