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Nunavut [a] is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada.It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act [12] and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, [13] which provided this territory to the Inuit for self-government.
Pages in category "Nunavut government departments and agencies" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Nunavut is also larger than any of Canada's ten provinces. [1] Nunavut's 25 municipalities cover only 0.2% of the territory's land mass, but are home to 99.95% of its population. The remaining 99.8% of Nunavut's land mass comprises three small unincorporated settlements (0.015%) and three vast unorganized areas (99.796%). [2]
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The first legislative assembly of Nunavut was formed in 1999, after the 1999 Nunavut general election. [1] The Nunavut territorial legislature uses a consensus government system without political parties , and the premier is chosen by and from the members of the assembly.
The Canadian territory of Nunavut was formed on April 1, 1999 through the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act. Nunavut, since its formation, has had a consensus government. In a consensus government, the premier is elected by the non-partisan members of the Legislative Assembly.
Equal representation of Inuit with the government on a new set of wildlife management, resource management and environmental boards; [3] In addition to creating management and advisory groups, and making various financial considerations, the NLCA gave the Inuit of Nunavut title to approximately 350,000 km 2 (140,000 sq mi) of land, of which, 35,257 km 2 (13,613 sq mi) include mineral rights; [3]
The commissioner of Nunavut (Inuktitut: ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ, romanized: Kamisin Nunavumut; Inuinnaqtun: Kamisinauyuq Nunavunmut; French: Commissaire du Nunavut) is the Government of Canada's representative in the territory of Nunavut. The current commissioner since January 14, 2021 is Eva Aariak who served as Premier from 2008 to 2013.