Statistics Canada has released data and an infographic on the use of Inuktut among Inuit living in Nunavut. The data is drawn from the 2021 Census and the Indigenous Peoples Survey (IPS), which was conducted in 2017 and 2022. Both surveys showed that the majority of the territory’s Inuit population knew and used Inuktut, but that usage and ability to speak Inuktut “very well” was less common among younger Inuit. The Census noted that 70% of all people in Nunavut—81% of Inuit and 9% of non-Inuit—have knowledge of Inuktut, with 48% of people reporting that it was the language spoken most at home. The IPS found that most Inuit children were exposed to Inuktut on a daily basis at home; 90% of Inuit children aged 6 to 14 said that they had been taught Inuktut at school.
