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- ↑ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (September 13, 2011). "Economic Regions - Variant of SGC 2011 - 6208098 - Kitikmeot, Unorganized". www23.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Nunavut". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Variant of Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2021 for Economic Regions". February 8, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2023.