About the Bureau of Statistics

The Nunavut Bureau of Statistics is a division of the Department of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs, Government of Nunavut. The Bureau is located in Pangnirtung. Its principal responsibilities include:

  • Being a reliable, trustworthy and credible provider of information;
  • Making readily available timely demographic, economic and social statistical information;
  • Assisting the Government of Nunavut, other levels of government, the private sector, the media and the general population in locating, understanding and using statistical information;
  • Publishing reports on Nunavut-specific information in areas of public interest such as the economy, health and population; and
  • Maintaining an up-to-date website as a Statistics Canada focal point providing access to national, provincial and territorial statistical information.