Passage of the Nunavut Act

Date: July 9, 1993 • Location: Ottawa, Canada

The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite.

The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada. The Crown, along with two chambers, form the bicameral legislature.