Demographics of Nunavut Demographics of Nunavut Nunavut is a territory of Canada. It has a land area of . In the 2016 census the population was 35,944, up 12.7% from the 2011 census figure of 31,906. In 2006, the latest year for which figures are available, 24,630 people identified themselves as Inuit (84.1% of the total population), 100 as North American Indian (0.3%), 130 Métis (0.4%) and 4,410 as non-aboriginal (15.1%). Nunavut's small and sparse population makes it unlikely the territory will be granted provincial status in the foreseeable future, although this may change if the Yukon, which is marginally less populous, becomes
Liberalism in Canada the Yukon territory has its own Liberal Party. However those in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec are no longer affiliated with the federal party. The British Columbia Liberal Party and Saskatchewan Liberal Party however are not in fact a small "l" liberal parties, but are officially a centre-right provincial conservative parties (though many describe the party's voting base as a "coalition of federal Conservatives and Liberals"). Under their system of consensus government, political parties are not recognized in the territories of Nunavut and Northwest Territories. However, there are plans to reestablish a Northwest Territories Liberal Party in