Nunavut (NU) - Facts, Flags and Symbols
Capital:
Iqaluit
Population (2010 estimate): [i]
32,558
Motto on Licence Plate:
Explore Canada’s Arctic
Flag: [ii]
Granted by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc, April 1, 1999
Arms: [iii]
Granted by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc, April 1, 1999
Date Entered Confederation: [iv]
The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, and the Nunavut Act, which created the new territory, were both passed on June 10, 1993. After ratification of the two Acts in 1993, attention turned toward implementation; a deadline of April 1, 1999, was fixed for the completion of all arrangements. The actual birth of Nunavut in 1999 became an international news story.
Flower:
Purple Saxifrage
The purple saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) was unanimously adopted by the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut on May 1, 2000, as the official flower of Nunavut. This wildflower is one of the three wildflowers depicted on Nunavut’s coat of arms.
Bird:
Rock Ptarmigan
Nunavut has adopted the rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) as its official bird. It is found throughout the territory and is known for being white in the winter and brown and white in the summer.
Tree:
No official tree has been named.
Footnotes
- [i] Statistics Canada - Quarterly demographic estimates, 2010
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/100325/t100325a2-eng.htm
[back to note i] - [ii] Canadian Heritage - Canadian Anthems and Symbols
http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1266258105305/1266214672512
[back to note ii] - [iii] Canadian Heritage - Canadian Anthems and Symbols
http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1266258105305/1266214672512
[back to note iii] - [iv] Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Confederation
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/index-e.html
[back to note iv]
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