Northwest Territories - Our Riding and Home

The Northwest Territories is a large and diverse land mass, that once included much of western Canada. It still remains a sizeable and diversity territory.

Demographics:

In 2011, the population of Northwest Territories was 41,462. The land area of Northwest Territories is 1,143,793.47 square kilometres.

There are 11 official languages in the Northwest Territories recognizing our unique diversity  Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwich’in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey and Tlicho.

There are 39,705 Canadian Citizens, this includes Aboriginal people (First Nation, Metis and Inuit), people born from immigrants from around the world and Canadians who have been in Canada for many generations. We have rich and diverse cultural mosaic.

For an interesting article on the Northwest Territories, the Canadian Encyclopedia offers a good read.

Click here for a larger details map of the NWT.

Source:

https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/as-sa/fogs-spg/Facts-pr-eng.cfm?Lang=eng&GK=PR&GC=61 (July 2011)

http://www.nwtlanguagescommissioner.ca/nwt-official-languages (July 2011)

http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=61001&Data=Count&SearchText=northwest%20territories&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=61&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 (July 2001)