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
Results of the 2006 Canadian federal election been held by scandal-ridden Conservative Gurmant Grewal. Svend Robinson, the controversial former NDP MP who had left politics after admitting to stealing a ring in 2004, failed in his bid to return to Parliament. Liberal incumbent Hedy Fry defeated him in Vancouver Centre. The four British Columbian ministers in Paul Martin's Cabinet (Raymond Chan, Ujjal Dosanjh, David Emerson and Stephen Owen) all retained their Lower Mainland seats. Liberal candidates won re-election in Nunavut and Yukon. However, in Western Arctic (the Northwest Territories), NDP candidate Dennis Bevington defeated Liberal incumbent Ethel Blondin-Andrew. Results of the 2006 Canadian federal election The 39th