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The Territory of Nunavut is big, small, old and young all at the same time:

Nunavut landscape from a plane window

• Covering about 2,000,000 sq. kilometres, the size of Nunavut can be quite hard to comprehend – especially when you consider that there are no roads connecting the territory with the rest of Canada
• All building materials are shipped into communities by freighter and then barged in, due to the lack of deep sea ports.

• With only 26 settlements and an entire population of just over 30,000, Nunavut is the smallest Territory by number.

• The City of Iqaluit, with a population of more than 6,184, is the largest community and the capital city of Nunavut.

• The population of Nunavut is very young – in fact most of the population is under the age of 15.

• The territory became self-governing on April 1, 1999, as the

Stone carving in Iqaluit

result of a major land claim agreement, making Nunavut the youngest province/territory in Canada – that being said, the Inuit have lived here for thousands of years, long before the first European settlers arrived.

• Inuktitut is the dominant language.

• The population of Nunavut is very young – in fact most of the population is under the age of 15.

• Inuit represent approximately 85% of the population – tenancy in Public Housing units is 99% Inuit.

Photos courtesy of HFH Northumberland and HFH Greater Kingston and Frontenac.
For more Iqaluit build photos please visit www.habitatkingston.com, by clicking this link.