Kivalliq Region Explained

Kivalliq
Official Name:	Kivalliq Region
Image Map1:	File:Kivalliq Region, Nunavut.svg
Map Caption1:	Location in Nunavut
Seat Type:	Regional centre
Seat:	Rankin Inlet
Settlement Type:	Region
Area Footnotes:	(2021)
Area Total Km2:	434,331.16
Population Total:	11,045
Population Density Km2:	auto
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Canada
Subdivision Type1:	Territory
Subdivision Name1:	Nunavut

The Kivalliq Region (; Inuktitut syllabics: ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ) is an administrative region of Nunavut, Canada. It consists of the portion of the mainland to the west of Hudson Bay together with Southampton Island and Coats Island. The regional centre is Rankin Inlet. The population was 11,045 in the 2021 Canadian census, an increase of 6.1% from the 2016 Census.^[1]

Before 1999, the Kivalliq Region existed under slightly different boundaries as Keewatin Region, Northwest Territories. Although the Kivalliq name became official in 1999, Statistics Canada continued to refer to the area as the Keewatin Region in publications such as the Census until 2021.^[2] Most references to the area as "Keewatin" have generally been phased out by Nunavut-based bodies, as that name was originally rooted in a region of northwestern Ontario derived from a Cree dialect, and only saw application onto Inuit-inhabited lands because of the boundaries of the now-defunct District of Keewatin.

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, the Kivalliq Region had a population of 11,045 living in 2,719 of its 3,193 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 10,413. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.^[1]

Communities

• Hamlets and population
  • Arviat (2,864^[3])
  • Baker Lake (2,061^[4])
  • Chesterfield Inlet (397^[5])
  • Coral Harbour (1,035^[6])
  • Naujaat (1,225^[7])
  • Rankin Inlet (2,975^[8])
  • Whale Cove (470^[9])
• Former
  • Cape Fullerton
  • Ennadai
  • Maguse River
  • Padlei
  • Tavani
  • Wager Bay

The remainder of the region is referred to as Kivalliq, Unorganized by Statistics Canada.

People

• Caribou Inuit
  • Ahiarmiut
  • Asiagmiut
  • Harvaqtuurmiut
  • Utkuhiksalik

Geology

The Kivalliq Region is experiencing the world's highest rate of post-glacial rebound (as much as per year).

Climate

The Kivalliq Region has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc) and a tundra climate (ET). However, it is almost entirely above the tree line. Temperatures stay below freezing from late September to early June, and peak at around 10C in July. Days are much longer in summer than in winter.

Protected areas

• Arvia'juaq and Qikiqtaarjuk National Historic Site
• East Bay Migratory Bird Sanctuary
• Fall Caribou Crossing National Historic Site
• Harry Gibbons Migratory Bird Sanctuary
• Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park
• Inuujarvik Territorial Park
• McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary
• Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary

Further reading

• Aldene Meis Mason, Leo Paul Dana, and Robert Brent Anderson, "Entrepreneurship in Coral Harbour, Nunavut" International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation 9 (2), June 2008, pp. 1–10.
• Aldene Meis Mason, Leo Paul Dana, and Robert Brent Anderson, "A Study of Enterprise in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut: Where Subsistence Self-employment Meets Formal Entrepreneurship," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 7 (1), January 2009, pp. 1–23.
• Aldene Meis Mason, Leo Paul Dana, Robert Brent Anderson, "The Inuit Commercial Caribou Harvest and Related Agri-Food Industries in Nunavut," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business 4 (6) 2007, pp. 785–806.
• Brown, Marc Allen. Towards Contextually Appropriate Planning Practice Evaluating the Role of Planning in the Kivalliq Community Planning Project. Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada = Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, 2005.
• Dredge, L. A., and I. McMartin. Postglacial marine deposits and marine limit determinations, inner Wager Bay area, Kivalliq region, Nunavut. [Ottawa]: Geological Survey of Canada, 2005.
• Loughery S, A Macaulay, M Fricke, A Durcan, and J Cooper. 2004. "Speech Language Pathology Services in Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada". International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 63: 120–3.
• McMartin, I., and L. A. Dredge. History of ice flow in the Schultz Lake and Wager Bay areas, Kivalliq region, Nunavut. Ottawa, Ont: Geological Survey of Canada, 2005.
• Upstairs Gallery (Winnipeg). Nunavut Celebrated Sculptures from Nunavut with Emphasis on Older Works from the Kivalliq (Keewatin) Region. Winnipeg: Upstairs Gallery, 1999.

External links

• Kivalliq Region information at Explore Nunavut
• kivalliq.com - photos, information, links from Rankin Inlet Nunavut

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, Profile table - Kivalliq, Region (REG) Nunavut [Census division]]. 1 February 2023. Statistics Canada . 13 April 2023.
2. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census Keewatin, Region. February 8, 2017. Statistics Canada . 2017-03-05.
3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut . . February 9, 2022 . February 19, 2022.
4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut . . February 9, 2022 . February 19, 2022.
5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut . . 9 February 2022 . 9 February 2022.
6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut . . 9 February 2022 . 19 February 2022.
7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut . . 9 February 2022 . 19 February 2022.
8. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut . Statistics Canada . 9 February 2022 . 19 February 2022.
9. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut . Statistics Canada . 9 February 2022 . 19 February 2022.