Northern Canada

Northern Canada, known colloquially as the North or the Territories, comprises the three Canadian territories of Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, forming the vast northernmost region of Canada, variously defined by geography and by politics. The territories occupy about 48 percent of Canada's total land area but hold less than half a percent of its national population, with only about 118,160 people inhabiting the region's 3,535,263 square kilometers as of 2021. The region is often divided into a near north of boreal forest and subarctic zones and a far north of Arctic tundra and barren grounds beyond the tree line, distinctions that produce markedly different vegetation, economies, and settlement histories across the territory. Indigenous peoples, including Inuit, First Nations, and Métis, make up about 53.3 percent of the territories' population, with the Inuit the largest Indigenous group overall and Nunavut showing particularly high Indigenous representation at 85.9 percent. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/