Territories
There are three territories in Canada. Unlike the provinces, the territories of Canada have no inherent jurisdiction and have only those powers delegated to them by the federal government. They include all of mainland Canada north of latitude 60° north and west of Hudson Bay, as well as all islands north of the Canadian mainland (from those in James Bay to the Canadian Arctic islands). The following table lists the territories in order of precedence (each province has precedence over all the territories, regardless of the date each territory was created).
| Flag | Arms | Territory | Postal abbreviation |
Capital and largest city | Entered Confederation | Population (May 2011) |
Area: land (km2) | Area: water (km2) | Area: total (km2) | Official language(s) | Federal Parliament: Commons seats | Federal Parliament: Senate seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories | NT | Yellowknife | 01870-07-15July 15, 1870 | 41,462 | 1,183,085 | 163,021 | 1,346,106 | Chipewyan, Cree, English, French, Gwich’in, Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, North Slavey, South Slavey, Tłįchǫ | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yukon | YT | Whitehorse | 01898-06-13June 13, 1898 | 33,897 | 474,391 | 8,052 | 482,443 | English French |
1 | 1 | ||
| Nunavut | NU | Iqaluit | 01999-04-01April 1, 1999 | 31,906 | 1,936,113 | 157,077 | 2,093,190 | Inuinnaqtun, Inuktitut, English, French |
1 | 1 |
Note: Nunavut and Yukon were both formed from former portions of the Northwest Territories.
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