July 9 is the day Nunavut turns out to celebrate its birthday. Nunavut Day was first celebrated on April 1, 2000 in honour of the territory officially becoming the 13th jurisdiction in Canada one year before following division from the NWT, but the day was changed to July 9 because the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement was considered more significant to Nunavummiut. The Nunavut Act was passed by Parliament on July 9, 1993. It is a statutory holiday …