E/CN.4/2005/88/Add.3 page 10 agreements in the same manner as other Aboriginal peoples. These would specify the powers of their governments, the extent of their land base, the compensation owing to them for past injustices, their Aboriginal rights, and the nature of their fiscal arrangements with other governments. B. Living conditions, the poverty gap and basic social services for Aboriginal peoples Living conditions of Aboriginal peoples in Canada Aboriginal people’s living standards have improved in the past 50 years, but they do not come close to those of non-Aboriginal people. The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples reports that: − Life expectancy is lower and illness is more common; − Human problems, from family violence to alcohol abuse, are more common; − Fewer children graduate from high school, far fewer go on to colleges and universities; − The homes of Aboriginal people are more often flimsy, leaky and overcrowded; − Water and sanitation systems in Aboriginal communities are more often inadequate; − Fewer Aboriginal people have jobs; many more spend time in jails and prisons. Source: www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ch/rcap/. 33. Among the 174 countries included in the United Nations Development Programme Human Development Report 2003, Canada ranked eighth, with a score of 0.937 (it had ranked first in 1999). When the Human Development Index (HDI) is calculated for Registered Indians, however, it reveals a substantially lower score for this population, which would be ranked about forty-eighth among the countries in the report, according to the information received by the Special Rapporteur from the Aboriginal organizations in Canada. Canada recognizes that key indicators of socio-economic conditions for Aboriginal people are unacceptably lower than for non-Aboriginal Canadians. 34. Poverty, according to the Canadian Council on Social Development, is one of the most pressing problems facing Aboriginal peoples, particularly in cities, where 60 per cent of Aboriginal children live below the poverty line. In Winnipeg, 80 per cent of inner city Aboriginal households reported incomes under the poverty line, a much higher percentage than other poor families.