INUVIK – CANADA
Peter Clarkson is the mayor of Inuvik,NWT, Canada.
Inuvik is the only town in the Inuvik Region, and the third largest community in the Northwest Territories. Located in the Beaufort Delta Region, it serves as the region’s administrative and service centre. Inuvik is home to federal, territorial, and Indigenous government offices, along with a regional hospital and airport.
Inuvik is the traditional land of the Inuvialuit, Gwich’in and Metis people, and has welcomed a variety of non-Indigenous people who have made Inuvik home.
The town is located 200km North of the Arctic Circle, on the East Cannel of the Mackenzie Delta. This makes Inuvik act as the gateway to the Western Arctic as the Mackenzie River, Dempster Highway and Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway connect smaller communities in summer and winter.
The community thrives on the land, nature and culture. Residents still earn their living by hunting, trapping and fishing on the land but most are employed in Government and Indigenous Offices dedicated to enhancing the Arctic in transportation, construction, energy and tourism.
Quick facts
Population
- English name: Inuvik
- Name local languages: Inuvik is Inuvialuktun and means “Place of People”
- Population Municipality: 3,337
- Largest city/town: Inuvik
- Population Inuvik: 3,337
Language and culture
- Languages spoken: English, Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun), and Gwichʼin
Work and education
- Mayor industries: Tourism, transportation, construction, petroleum exploration and public administration
- Higher education: Aurora College provides opportunities for academic upgrading, certificate, diploma and degree options, technical training, apprenticeships and continuing education
Arctic Mayors’ Forum
- Joined: 2025
