Nunavut is Canada's newest territory, having been split off from the Northwest Territories in April, 1999. Nunavut consists of the Northern and Eastern-most section of the old Northwest Territories, closest to the Arctic Circle. There are few roads in the territory, so few vehicle registrations exist (approximately 2,000 passenger plates have been issued in the first three years of the territory's existance.) The territory also is home to the majority of the polar bears in the region, which resulted in a minor "turf battle" of sorts between Nunavut and Northwest Territories over which would keep the distinctive polar bear-shaped plates after the split. The compromise can be seen as follows:

Nunavut 2000 passenger issue. Upon its split from the Northwest Territories in 1999, Nunavut began issuing plates identical to the Northwest Territories polar bear plate, with the jurisdiction name changed at the bottom of the plate. The serial format used on regular passenger registrations is 12345N, with plates starting at number 10000N. This example is one of the first 100 plates issued in the territory, which would be more impressive if there were more than a couple thousand vehicles registered there total.

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