Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR) is pleased to announce that the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, has become the northernmost facility in Canada to gain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver-level certification. Attaining LEED Silver in a large and complex group of buildings in the Arctic is a ground-breaking achievement.
Polar Knowledge Canada is now the official custodian of the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. The state-of-the-art research facility, previously held by Crown-Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, is now managed and operated in the North.
Savoir polaire Canada a octroyé un financement total de 920 000 $ à 340 étudiants de 36 universités de partout au pays pour la saison de recherche 2023-2024.
Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR) and the Canadian Museum of Nature have signed a Letter of Agreement to continue collaborating on research and monitoring in the North and Arctic to further understand rapidly changing northern ecosystems.
Polar Knowledge Canada was proud to present the 2022 Northern Science Award to Lucassie Arragutainaq, of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, at the ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting.
WHITEHORSE, YT - Polar Knowledge Canada is opening a call for proposals that will support Yukon-based projects. Successful projects will advance knowledge on the call’s strategic theme: climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in the Yukon.
The Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, led the Canadian delegation to the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial held in Tokyo, Japan—and virtually—on May 8-9, 2021.
Today, we are announcing that a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in support of the United Kingdom-Canada Inuit Nunangat and Arctic Region Research Programme was signed by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, United Kingdom Research and Innovation, POLAR Knowledge Canada, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Parks Canada Agency, and Fonds de recherche du Québec.
