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The clearest outlier in this year's report card. Combined with the highest logistics costs in the country, this is the jurisdiction where "check before you assume" matters most.
Dernière vérification 2026-08-22 · Couverture partielle · Information seulement
Capitale
Iqaluit
Principales villes
Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Cambridge Bay
Population
42 215
Population active
17,8 milliers (three-month moving average, seasonally adjusted, juillet 2026)
Croissance du PIB réel
+6.9% en 2024
Principales langues
Inuktut, English and French are official languages
Salaire minimum
19.75 $/heure
Régime de taxe de vente
GST 5%
Impôt provincial des sociétés
General: 12%
Small business: 3%
Provincial component only · 2026
Official tax source ↗Principales industries
- •Mining
- •Fisheries
- •Arts & crafts
Industries émergentes
- •Critical minerals
- •Fisheries
- •Remote digital services
Infrastructure commerciale
- •Community airports
- •Seasonal sealift
- •No intercommunity road network
Port access: Seasonal sealift and project-specific marine access
U.S. market access: Indirect by air and marine routes
Principales exportations
- •Gold
- •Iron ore
- •Seafood
Energy profile: Predominantly isolated diesel systems with renewable pilots
Possibilités d’investissement
- •Responsible mining
- •Inuit partnerships
- •Fisheries
EECHO analysis based on the cited sources.
Incitatifs et financement
- •Review Nunavut economic-development and federal northern-program directories
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Facteurs à évaluer avant d’investir
- •Very high logistics costs
- •Limited infrastructure and housing
- •Inuit rights, agreements and partnerships
EECHO analysis based on the cited sources.
Nunavut SWOT
strengths
- •Mineral resources and Arctic expertise
weaknesses
- •Severe infrastructure constraints
opportunities
- •Responsible mining and fisheries
threats
- •Climate, cost and execution risk
EECHO analysis based on the cited sources. This is a screening framework, not an official government conclusion.
Liste d’établissement
- 1Confirm the legal entity, ownership structure and whether Investment Canada Act review may apply.
- 2Validate federal, provincial, territorial and municipal registrations, licences and tax accounts.
- 3Compare suitable sites, utilities, transport capacity, workforce and total operating cost.
- 4Assess language, employment, privacy, environmental and Indigenous consultation obligations.
- 5Confirm incentives directly with the responsible authority before relying on them.
- 6Obtain legal, tax, customs and sector-specific professional advice before committing capital.
Sources officielles
- Statistics Canada population estimate ↗
- Statistics Canada labour-force table ↗
- Statistics Canada GDP table ↗
- Official corporate-tax source ↗
- Government of Nunavut — Economic Development and Transportation ↗
Limites importantes
Coverage is partial and time-sensitive. Provincial labour-force estimates are monthly and seasonally adjusted; territorial estimates use a three-month moving average and are not directly comparable. Tax eligibility, incentives, project approvals and market access depend on facts not captured here. Verify every decision with the responsible authority and qualified advisers.
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