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When did Nunavut split from the NW Territories to become its own Canadian territory?

  1. 1873

  2. 1905

  3. 1949

  4. 1999

The correct answer is: 1999

This option correctly states that Nunavut became its own Canadian territory in 1999. A Incorrect. This year marked the end of the British North America Act and the beginning of the Constitution Act of 1867, which established the Dominion of Canada, rather than the splitting of Nunavut from the NW Territories. B: Incorrect. This year marked the joining of the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, rather than the creation of Nunavut as its own territory. C: Incorrect. This year saw the unification of the territories of Canada, resulting in the formation of the Northwest Territories, rather than the splitting of Nunavut from the NW Territories.