Nunavut is extremely remote, with no roads connecting its 25 communities to each other or to southern Canada. All travel between communities requires aircraft or seasonal boat service. This isolation dramatically affects cost of living, service delivery, and governance. Goods arrive by sealift during ice-free months or expensive air freight year-round. Healthcare requires medical travel to southern facilities for specialized care. Government services cost far more to deliver than in accessible regions. Infrastructure construction is extraordinarily expensive without road access for materials. Nunavut's remoteness shapes every aspect of territorial and municipal governance, requiring creative approaches and significant federal support.