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Iqaluit is the capital and administrative center of Canada’s newest territory, Nunavut. Its coordinates are
63.7500° North and 68.5500° West
Iqaluit has the distinction of being the smallest Canadian capital in terms of population and the only capital that is not connected to other settlements by a highway. Located on an island remote from the Canadian highway system, Iqaluit is generally only accessible by aircraft and, subject to ice conditions, by boat. As of the 2011 census the population was 6,699, an increase of 8.3 percent from the 2006 census; it has the lowest population of any capital city in Canada. Inhabitants of Iqaluit are called Iqalummiut (singular: Iqalummiuq).
In the middle of summer, a few ships transport bulk and heavy goods to the city. Cargo is off-loaded onto barges as the harbour is not deep enough. Experienced locals also cross the Hudson Strait from the Canadian mainland when it freezes over, either on foot or by dog sled or snowmobile, a distance of over 100 km (62 mi).
Iqaluit has a local road system only stretching from the nearby community of Apex to the Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park Reserve, 1 km (0.62 mi) west of town. Iqaluit currently has no public transportation, although there is city-wide taxi service. Motor cars are increasing in number, to the extent of causing occasional traffic jams known locally as "the rush minute." Iqaluit is the only Canadian capital city not to have traffic signals.
Taxi companies in Iqaluit include Pai-pa Taxi (979-5222) and Nunavut Caribou Cabs (979-4444). Taxis cost a flat rate of $6.00 per person, per trip. The taxi will also carry other passengers, so don't be surprised if you don't go directly to your destination. Group transportation to the build site will be in a van owned by Habitat.
