But these issues share at least one thing in common: they are largely exclusive to Nunavut's Inuit population. According to 2016 census data, 55 per cent of Inuit in Nunavut live in overcrowded homes compared to just under 10 per cent of the non-Inuit population. Thirty-four per cent of Inuit in Nunavut live in homes in need of major repair, compared to just 13 per cent of non-Inuit. Right now the public service [in Baker Lake] is filled 54 per cent Inuit, the same as it was eight years ago." The goal from the beginning was that the Inuit language would be the working language of government by 2020.

Source: CBC News October 28, 2017 10:52 UTC