▁to ▁pet role um ▁expl oration , ▁and ▁low ▁international ▁oil ▁prices . ▁ ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁economy ▁has ▁been ▁based ▁on ▁some ▁minor ▁tour ism ▁and ▁subs id y ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Ind igen ous ▁and ▁Northern ▁Affairs ▁Canada ▁( IN AC ), ▁Health ▁Canada ▁( for ▁the ▁regional ▁hospital ) ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Census ▁was ▁ 3 , 2 4 3 , ▁a ▁decrease ▁of ▁ 6 . 4 % ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Census ▁and ▁a ▁decrease ▁of ▁ 7 . 0 % ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Census . ▁The ▁two ▁previous ▁census ▁counts ▁show ▁wide ▁fl uct u ations ▁due ▁to ▁economic ▁conditions : ▁ 2 , 8 9 4 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 3 , 2 9 6 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Census ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 , 0 8 0 ▁people ▁who ▁identified ▁as ▁Ind igen ous . ▁ 6 3 . 2 % ▁were ▁In uv ial uit ▁( In uit , ▁pre domin antly ▁U um mar mi ut ), ▁ 3 1 . 0 % ▁First ▁Nations ▁and ▁▁ 5 . 3 %; ▁M ét is . ▁The ▁non - native ▁population ▁of ▁In uv ik ▁was ▁ 3 6 . 7 %. ▁The ▁main ▁language ▁spoken ▁in ▁In uv ik ▁is