Northern Canada Travel Guide

Region

The vast, thinly populated north. Yukon has Whitehorse and the gold-rush town of Dawson City, the Northwest Territories have Yellowknife, one of the best places for the Northern Lights, and Nahanni's canyons, and Nunavut has Inuit culture and Arctic wildlife. Summer has the midnight sun; winter is for aurora.

Northern Canada Nahanni National Park ReserveEllesmere IslandVictoria IslandArctic ArchipelagoGrand lac des EsclavesGreat Bear LakeBanks IslandDevon IslandMelville Island (Northwest Territories and Nunavut)Axel Heiberg IslandSouthampton IslandPrince of Wales Island (Nunavut)Queen Elizabeth IslandsKing William IslandPrince Patrick IslandSomerset Island (Nunavut)Hans IslandBathurst Island (Nunavut)Bylot IslandEllef Ringnes IslandKluane National Park and ReservePrince Charles IslandCornwallis Island (Nunavut)Nettilling LakeAmund Ringnes IslandCoast MountainsAkimiski IslandBorden IslandQuttinirpaaq National ParkCoats IslandWhitehorseDawson CityYellowknifeInuvikIqaluitMount LoganBaffin IslandHay River, Northwest TerritoriesCoral Harbour

Northern Canada essentials

Country: Canada
Driest months: Jan-Mar
Pay in: Dollar ($)
Language: French, English

Where to Go in Northern Canada

City Yellowknife YellowknifeCapital of Northwest Territories, Canada City Whitehorse WhitehorseCity in Yukon with natural landscapes City Iqaluit IqaluitCapital of Nunavut, Canada in Arctic region Island Baffin Island Baffin IslandArctic Canadian island with fjords and Inuit communities Island Ellesmere Island Ellesmere IslandCanada's northernmost large island with polar wilderness Island Victoria Island Victoria IslandLarge Arctic island in Canada's north, sparse population Island Banks Island Banks IslandArctic Canadian island with tundra and polar bears History Bluefish Caves Bluefish CavesArchaeological site with Pleistocene-era human remains Nature Nahanni National Park Reserve Nahanni National Park ReserveRemote Canadian park with dramatic canyons and waterfalls Nature Grand lac des Esclaves Grand lac des EsclavesLarge subarctic lake in Northwest Territories, Canada Nature Mount Logan Mount LoganCanada's highest peak in Yukon, heavily glaciated Nature Great Bear Lake Great Bear LakeLarge subarctic lake; Canada's largest wholly inland lake
Regions & Cities

Northern Canada at a Glance

Local Time
6:01 PM
GMT-6
Population
118,160

Best Things to Do in Northern Canada