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Read the comment above yours .>> ^JesseoftheNorth:

Very well put, sir. But um.. who's Hank?

>> ^JesseoftheNorth:

OK, so having grown up in Nunavut, I feel I should weigh in on this and dispell some of the misconceptions that have come up in the comments. These prices are from two of the larger communities in Nunavut which means that the prices are even higher in the more isolated communities. The prices are so high partly because everything has to be flown in or shipped during the few months of ice-free summer. Also, there is basically a duopoly when it comes to grocery stores in Nunavut meaning they can charge pretty much whatever they want.
I don't know where citystats.ca got their data from on the median incomes, but it's actually much lower according to Statistics Canada. The median income reported by Nunavut tax filers in 2008 was only $26,460 a year and $57,330 for Iqaluit that same year. In Sanikiluaq, which is one of the poorer communities, the median income was a measly $9,730. In Arctic Bay, where I grew up, the median income for the year fell to $11,810 from $12,500 in 2006.
There is a serious income disparity problem in Nunavut and it is the local Inuit that suffer as a result. The largest employer in the Territory by far is the Territorial and Federal Government. Those of us who are lucky enough to have a job in the public center enjoy high salaries and benefits and are able to afford the exorbitant cost of living here, but everyone else is pretty much shit outta luck. Unfortunately, it is mainly southerners that enjoy the high wages. There are of course southerners that live here because they genuinely love the land and the people (such as my Quebecois mother) but the vast majority of southern workers are here only for the purposes of lining their pockets and don't contribute much to the communities.
As for those who don't understand why people live up here, I'm not even going to bother to explain it, because you probably won't get it anyways. I'm proud to be from Nunavut despite all the problems there are up here.



dude, if you gotta pay near 50 bucks for a pack of toilet paper, forget pride man. emigrate.

Based on this video, I decided high prices are caused by two different factors -- weight and volume.

Detergent is heavy. TP has big volume. And then there is the whole perishable aspect of produce, of course.

We should ask @JesseoftheNorth if very non-perishable very small and light things have prices more in line with the south.

>> ^rychan:

That is a really freaking extreme climate. Arctic climate, north of the tree line. I'm impressed that they can get fresh fruit at all. Although the prices do look a bit unreasonable when non-perishable items (detergent) seem to have a higher mark up than fresh fruits.

Well put @JesseoftheNorth.

@Mcboinkens and others, asking why people live there is like asking why people live in "tornado alley" or Siberia or Afghanistan or any number of places. Most of the people have no real choice about it (not being able to afford anything but just carrying on with their lives), some just love the area and would never leave, and the remaining few are making a better living there than they would elsewhere.

The prices definitely suck from the perspective of someone who doesn't live there, but thanks to lack of competition and the income disparity, the prices suck even worse for many living in these communities.

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Dude.. dude... that's the pot.
>> ^JesseoftheNorth:

My mind = blown

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