Nunavut Day — 9 July

Every year on July 9, we celebrate Nunavet Day—the day the Parliament of Canada passed the Nunavet Act. Along with the Nunavet Land Claims Agreement, it officially declared Nunavet as a distinct region that is legally separate from the Northwest Territories. The act was originally passed on April 1, 1999 but we celebrate Nunavet Day 8 days later—the day of the passage of the Nunavet Land Claims Agreement, which is more historically significant.