So I went into a Canada chat room today in Yahoo Chat. I have a few relatives in Canada, and sometimes I like going into the Canada chat rooms to talk with Canadians.
So I get into a conversation with these two Canadians on voice, about Nunavut. I have no clue how Nunavut came up but it did. Anyways, these two Canadians from Toronto corrected me by telling me that Nunavut is a province. At first I thought they where joking but then they argued with each other of WHEN it became a province and they where adamant that it is a province not a territory . One of them said it went from territory to province 5 years ago. So I tried to explain that I was sure it was a territory and they called me a dumb American!!
I couldn't believe it, so changed my name and went back in, and they where still debating with each other when it became a province.
Did I miss some major Canadian event when Nunavut changed to a province? I’m so sure it’s a territory and not a province.
2006-11-14 11:17:14 · 7 answers · asked by Jessica - AKA - Carolina Girl 2 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Other - Canada
It's also a little ironic, because I've seen a few Canadians on here say that Americans don't know much about Canadian geography!
2006-11-14 11:17:59 · update #1
According to their official website, it is a Territory. Check it out here: http://www.gov.nu.ca/Nunavut/English/about/ourland.pdf
2006-11-14 11:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by Pundit Bandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nunavut is a territory. It became a territory April 1, 1999 and has not changed into a province. The difference is that the provincial government holds less power than it would if it were province in lieu of a territory.
I think the people from Toronto were confusing it with its change from being part of the Northwest Territories to it's own territory. The government has never changed a province into a territory or vice versa. The reason is it is all entrenched into the constitution. If a change like this would occur then all federal and provincial government powers for that area would have to be reworked.
And just to let you know, the only major change since the creation of Nunavut has been that Newfoundland is now officially called Newfoundland and Labrador. This happened in 2001. So now you are caught up in major Canadian Constitutional ammendments!
2006-11-14 11:55:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nunavut is definitely a territory----perhaps the people you heard arguing were confused because it's a relatively *new* territory, but it was never "promoted" to a province. Prior to 1999, Yukon and The Northwest Territory were the only 2 territories that were part of Canada. A chunk of land was ceded from the NWT (the Eastern bit of it) and that's now Nunavet. Thus, there are now 3 territories and still 10 provinces.
2006-11-14 11:59:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a territory since 1999. Before that it was part of the Northwest Territories.
2006-11-14 11:24:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Territory, along with the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.The rest are provinces
2006-11-14 11:25:27 · answer #5 · answered by Bob D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm. I realize most likely not anything approximately Canada to be sincere. So I feel I could select both British Columbia or Québec. Québec for the reason that I like the way in which Alex Trebek says it on Jeopardy!. British Columbia for the reason that it is within the equal time zone I'm in now, so I would not must alter such a lot.
2016-09-01 12:37:02 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a territory
2006-11-14 13:55:57 · answer #7 · answered by nadia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋