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Nunavut in the Canadian Censuses

Population Schedules - Online Records

Nunavut was officially separated from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999. The area covering Nunavut was first enumerated as part of the Northwest Territories on the 1881 Canada census.

• Links to all Canada Census
• Library and Archives of Canada - more census information

1881	1891	1901
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1911	1921	1931
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For more information about these censuses, visit Library and Archives of Canada.

Local, Territory, and Province Censuses

1906 Northwest Provinces
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For more information about these censuses, visit Library and Archives of Canada.

Non-population Schedules

1871 Mortality Schedule
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Additional Resources

• Abbreviations and Acronyms in Canadian censuses at Statistics Canada
• In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. French Genealogical Word List

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