Yukon Legislative Assembly the Territorial Council was replaced by the current Legislative Assembly, which was elected for the first time in the 1978 election. "Italicized text" indicates a member of cabinet. Bold text indicates a party leader. Both indicates the Premier of Yukon Yukon Legislative Assembly The Yukon Legislative Assembly () is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. The Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only legislature in Canada's three federal territories which is organized along political party lines. In Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, the legislative assemblies are instead elected on a non-partisan consensus government model. From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative
Geography of Nunavut of rare berries, lichens, Arctic Willows, moss, tough grass, and small willow shrubs. , Nunavut has a population of approximately 34,000. In 2006 around 84% of the population were native peoples, primarily Inuit. 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 only marginally more populous, becomes a province. Geography of Nunavut The Canadian territory of Nunavut covers about 1.9 million square kilometres ( 733,594 sq. miles) of land and water including part of the mainland, most of the Arctic Islands,