Administrative change
Creation of Nunavut, 1999
Nunavut was formally established as a new Canadian territory through the division of the Northwest Territories.
What happened
On 1 April 1999, Nunavut was created through the division of the Northwest Territories.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: Nunavut was formally created on 1 April 1999 through the division of the Northwest Territories, establishing a new Canadian territory of approximately two million square kilometres with its own public (not ethnically exclusive) legislative assembly and government, intended as a homeland for Canada's Inuit.
- Nunavut's Unfulfilled Promise (Canada's History) link, 1 April 1999 creation section. Source record