Demographics of the Northwest Territories

Source: Statistics Canada,[2][3][4][5] with Social Science Federation of Canada for 1871–1901[6] French was made an official language in 1877 by the appointed government, after lengthy and bitter debate resulting from a speech from the throne in 1888 by Lt.

After some conflict with Ottawa and a decisive vote on January 19, 1892, the issue was put to rest as an English-only territory.

The executive council appointed a special committee of MLAs to study the matter.

)[9] The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 4,145 persons or 10.3 percent of the total population of the Northwest Territories.

[13] The 2021 Canadian census counted a total of 810 people who immigrated to the Northwest Territories between 2016 and 2021.