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- ↑ "Economic Regions - Variant of SGC 2016 - 6205033 - Keewatin, Unorganized". 8 November 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, Profile table - Kivalliq, Unorganized, Unorganized (NO) Nunavut [Census subdivision]". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, Profile table - Qikiqtaaluk, Unorganized, Unorganized (NO) Nunavut [Census subdivision]". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ↑ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population, Profile table - Kitikmeot, Unorganized, Unorganized (NO) Nunavut [Census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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