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Nunavut · Regional profile

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Geography reference: Effective date not supplied. System: administrative. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Relationship recorded by the source: administrative subdivision with Canada. Effective from: Not supplied; effective to: Not supplied. Source accessed: 2026-11-05; the relationship is recorded as observed in that source, and its historical effective date is not established.

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Nunavut is a Canadian territory in the North; its capital is Iqaluit. The 2021 Census counted 36,858 residents and 9,926 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. Its unofficial census land area for calculating density was 1,836,993.78 square kilometres. Among residents aged 25 to 64 in private households, 37.7% reported a postsecondary credential as their highest qualification in the 2021 census sample. (Mixed source periods; see each observation)^[2]^[3]^[4]¶

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Reference period: Mixed source periods; see each observation.

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Provinces and territories
Publisher: Government of Canada
Reference period: As stated with each observation.
Source release: Not supplied. Accessed: 2026-11-05.
Lists 10 provinces and three territories.
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Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Reference period: As stated with each observation.
Source release: 2022-02-09. Accessed: 2026-11-05.
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Discover Canada: Canada’s Regions
Publisher: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Reference period: As stated with each observation.
Source release: Not supplied. Accessed: 2026-11-05.
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Highest level of education by geography: Canada, provinces and territories
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Reference period: As stated with each observation.
Source release: 2022-11-30. Accessed: 2026-11-05.
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Life expectancy, at birth and at age 65, by sex, three-year average, Canada, provinces, territories, health regions and peer groups (2023 boundaries and names)
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Reference period: As stated with each observation.
Source release: 2026-10-30. Accessed: 2026-11-05.
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Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, provincial and territorial, annual
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Reference period: As stated with each observation.
Source release: 2026-11-05. Accessed: 2026-11-05.
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Population estimates, quarterly
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Reference period: As stated with each observation.
Source release: 2026-09-23. Accessed: 2026-11-05.
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Mother tongue by knowledge of official languages: Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Reference period: As stated with each observation.
Source release: 2022-08-17. Accessed: 2026-11-05.
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First official language spoken by language spoken most often at home: Canada, provinces and territories and economic regions
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Reference period: As stated with each observation.
Source release: 2022-08-17. Accessed: 2026-11-05.
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Knowledge of languages by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts
Publisher: Statistics Canada
Reference period: As stated with each observation.
Source release: 2022-08-17. Accessed: 2026-11-05.
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