 Nunavut Tourism did not , as of 2002 , produce detailed statistics about tourism numbers , trends and characteristics . However , by 2010 , this appeared to have changed , with Nunavut Tourism providing media outlets with general figures on trends in tourism in Nunavut . Tourism brings approximately CAD $ 30 million to Nunavut 's economy each year according to Nunavut Tourism , with one in five of its tourists arriving on cruise ships . Between June and October 2008 , 33 @,@ 378 people visited Nunavut by air and sea , according to the territory 's Department of Economic Development and Transportation . This is an almost 16 percent increase on the number of people who visited Nunavut by air and sea during the same period in 2006 , which was 28 @,@ 802 people . The average age of people arriving in Nunavut was 46 during the period in 2008 that the Department of Economic Development and Transportation conducted its survey , and the majority of visitors were in the territory for business purposes . 96 percent of all business travellers entering the territory were domestic travellers ( Canadian residents ) . However , among the leisure traveller sub @-@ group , the proportion of domestic travellers declines - Canadians make up only 72 percent of the leisure traveller arrival numbers , with travellers from the United States ( 20 percent ) and other countries ( 8 percent ) making up the difference . September and July account for 46 percent of arrivals , making them the busiest arrival months . 
