83.5% of households in Baker Lake rent their home, a larger share than across Nunavut (80.8%). Web design in Baker Lake works best when the site answers the questions local customers actually ask. For CA$119 a month, we set up a professional website with your brand, email on your domain and hosting, with no setup fee.

No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.

Baker Lake at a glance

Of the 29 businesses with employees in Baker Lake (June 2026), 27.6% had fewer than five people. Small firms are the norm here, and the ones that are easy to find online get the call.

Baker Lake by the numbers

2,061Population (2021 Census)2021 Census
−0.4%Population changeNunavut: +2.5%
$105,000Typical household incomeNunavut: $118,000
25.6Median age of residentsNunavut: 25.6
29Employer businesses (June 2026)June 2026

Half of the residents of Baker Lake are older than 25.6; across Nunavut, that line is 25.6. Spread over 180 square kilometres, Baker Lake has a density of 11.5 residents per square kilometre. The census counted 577 households in Baker Lake, and 17.4% of them own their home. The median household income in Baker Lake was $105,000 in 2020, below the Nunavut median of $118,000, so clear prices matter.

More 2021 Census figures for Baker Lake

  • Residents who immigrated to Canada: 1.7%
  • Adults 25 to 64 with a college diploma: 7.2%
  • Workers travelling 60+ minutes each way: 3.8%
  • Households of couples with children: 33.0%
  • Share of residents under 5: 10.9%

Side by side with Nunavut

Employed residents working at home in May 2021: 5.4% in Baker Lake, against 7.3% across Nunavut. The share of households that own their home is 17.4% in Baker Lake and 19.2% in Nunavut.

Baker Lake held steady between the censuses, at 2,061 residents in 2021. For comparison, Nunavut as a whole grew 2.5% from 2016 to 2021.

Industries that stand out in Baker Lake

Baker Lake had 29 employer businesses in June 2026. Among the most common:

  • Wholesalers and distributors (4): a contact form for trade enquiries and how trade accounts work.
  • Child care and social services (3): how enrolment works and fees and hours.

The jobs residents hold are mostly in public administration (18.8%), educational services (15.2%) and retail trade (13.4%).

Know your Baker Lake audience

31.1% of commuters walk or cycle to work. Show where you are relative to the main streets saves people a search.

84.9% of commuters get to work in under 15 minutes. Customers are mostly local, so the streets and places you name matter.

Registration and privacy basics for Baker Lake

Before launch, it helps to have the basics in order. These apply to many small businesses in Nunavut:

  • Consent is at the heart of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL): express consent means someone has agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive a commercial electronic message from you, and senders should be ready to provide proof of that consent. Canada’s anti-spam legislation
  • Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau

Details vary by business, so treat this as general information, not legal advice, and check the official pages linked above.

How the CA$119 plan works

Aria has been building business websites and online shops since 2008, and every project runs online. From Baker Lake, the price is the same: CA$119 a month, and email is how we talk.

  1. Start with the online sign-up (about 5 minutes) and tell us what the business does.
  2. Our team builds the pages on a proven professional template and send a temporary link within 3 business days.
  3. Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.

Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates stay with us, and content changes you email in are included.

PlanCA$119/monthNo setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract.
  • A business website or an online store, for the same monthly fee
  • Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you pick one
  • Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
  • Hosting, an SSL certificate and a daily backup
  • Text, photo and price updates whenever you email us
  • Ready within 3 business days on a temporary link
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Questions about a website for your Baker Lake business

Will the website work on phones?

Yes, it is built to work on phones first, with buttons that are easy to tap and pages that open fast.

What do I need to send?

Send what you have; we put it into a proven template with your colours and logo, and you review all the text before launch.

Can I update prices after the site is live?

Our team does it for you: email what needs changing and we take care of it, along with hosting, SSL and backups.

Can customers order from my website?

Yes. Tick the online store option when you sign up and you get catalogue, cart and online payment at the same monthly fee.

Does the plan include business email?

Email on your own domain comes with the plan, such as info@yourbusiness: unlimited accounts, 5 GB of storage in total, webmail and spam filtering.

Do I pay anything to get started?

No. No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.

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Sources for the numbers on this page
  • Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (population and dwelling counts, age, income, housing, language, immigration, commuting, place of work and education tables) for Baker Lake. Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
  • Business counts for Baker Lake: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
  • Figures are the latest official releases when this page was written; distances are straight-line.