Territorial evolution of Canada's North: Yukon, Northwest Territories changes, and creation of Nunavut (1898–1999)

1. Yukon District created within the Northwest Territories

   Jan 1, 1895Labels: Yukon District, Northwest Territories

   • Canada HistBound
   • CanEncy NWT

2. Keewatin enlarged as northern provincial boundaries shift

   Jan 1, 1898Labels: District of, Quebec

   • Canada HistBound
   • Canada NWT

3. Yukon becomes a separate Canadian territory

   Jun 13, 1898Labels: Yukon Territory, Klondike Gold

   • Yukon ca
   • Canada HistBound

4. Keewatin returned to the Northwest Territories

   Jan 1, 1905Labels: District of, Northwest Territories

   • Canada HistBound
   • Keewatin

5. Alberta and Saskatchewan Acts receive Royal Assent

   Jul 20, 1905Labels: Alberta Act, Saskatchewan Act

   • Justice Alberta
   • CanEncy NWT

6. Alberta and Saskatchewan created; NWT greatly reduced

   Sep 1, 1905Labels: Alberta, Saskatchewan

   • Canada HistBound
   • CanEncy NWT

7. Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec expand northward

   Jan 1, 1912Labels: Manitoba, Ontario

   • Canada HistBound
   • Canada NWT

8. Nunavut creation referendum approves territorial division

   Nov 5, 1992Labels: Nunavut referendum, Inuit

   • Nunavut Ref
   • Hist Nunavut

9. Nunavut Implementation Commission established for transition

   Jan 1, 1993Labels: Nunavut Implementation, Nunavut

   • Justice Canada
   • Nunavut Act

10. Nunavut Land Claims Agreement signed in Iqaluit

    May 25, 1993Labels: Nunavut Land, Iqaluit

    • Canada NLCA
    • NLCA

11. Nunavut Act passed with April 1999 start date

    Jun 10, 1993Labels: Nunavut Act, Parliament of

    • Nunavut Act
    • Hist Nunavut

12. Nunavut created; Northwest Territories divided

    Apr 1, 1999Labels: Nunavut, Northwest Territories

    • Nunavut Act
    • Canada HistBound
    • Canada NLCA