page_title: History of Canada (1992–present)
section_title: Creation of Nunavut
hierarchical_section_title: History of Canada (1992–present) / The Chrétien government / Creation of Nunavut
context_page_description: The history of Canada (1992–present) refers to the period immediately following the end of the Cold War, until present.
context_section_description: In April 1982, a majority of Northwest Territories residents voted in favour of a division of the area, and the federal government gave a conditional agreement seven months later. After a long series of land claim negotiations between the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada and the federal government (begun earlier in 1976), an agreement was reached in September 1992. In June 1993, the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act and the Nunavut Act were passed by the Canadian Parliament, and the transition to the new territory of Nunavut was completed on April 1, 1999.
caption: Nunavut on the map of Canada