On April 1st, 1999, the map of Canada changed
for the first time in 50 years with the creation of Nunavut Territory.
The Northwest Territories was split and approximately 2 million square
kilometers of the central and eastern arctic became 'Nunavut'.
Government:
Nunavut is comprised of 19 electoral districts, each
electing an MLA to represent their interests. It is not a party system
as we have in most of Canada, but a “consensus” type of government,
where everyone works to agree on issues. The Legislative Assembly,
Cabinet and a territorial court are the primary institutions of the
government.
The working government of Nunavut will be decentralized throughout
the territory, and will gradually assume duties from the Government of
the NWT over a 16 year period from 1993 to 2009. The official working
language of Nunavut is Inuktitut and the official capital is
Iqaluit (pop. 5,800) located on Baffin Island.
Nunavut is comprised of 19 electoral districts, each
electing an MLA to represent their interests. It is not a party system
as we have in most of Canada, but a “consensus” type of government,
where everyone works to agree on issues. The Legislative Assembly,
Cabinet and a territorial court are the primary institutions of the
government.