What did the Nunavut Act of 1993 establish?

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The Nunavut Act of 1993 was a landmark piece of legislation passed by the Canadian Parliament that officially established the territory of Nunavut by separating the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories from the rest of the region.1

This act was one of two major agreements reached between the Inuit and the federal government following a 1992 plebiscite. While the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act addressed land rights and financial compensation, the Nunavut Act provided the legal framework for the creation of the new territory, which formally came into existence on April 1, 1999, after a transitional period.1