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Capacity building
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Core funding for Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) |
ACUNS promotes the advancement of northern studies through scholarships, conferences and collaboration. |
Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies |
George Hobson Memorial Award, Malcolm Ramsay Memorial Award, Robert McGhee Award, Éric Dewailly Memorial Award |
Awards to outstanding Northern Scientific Training Program recipients. These awards are named for distinguished arctic researchers in the natural and social sciences. | Polar Knowledge Canada |
Polar Knowledge Canada Scholarship |
Awarded to an outstanding doctoral student. |
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Science camps in the North |
Science Camps run by ACTUA engaged youth from the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) |
ACTUA |
Polar Inspiration Grants |
This Students on Ice project supports initiatives led by their alumni that benefit a community, area or region in the Canadian Arctic. |
Students on Ice |
Nunavut Arctic College Environmental Technology Program |
Support for the Nunavut Arctic College Environmental Technology Program in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut |
Nunavut Arctic College |
Knowledge Management
| Project | Details | Contact |
University of Waterloo, Polar Data Catalogue |
Data management services for POLAR’s Science and Technology program. |
Polar Knowledge Canada |
| Arctic Inspiration Prize | Participation in Arctic Inspiration Prize, which honours substantial contributions to Arctic research and the transformation from knowledge to action. | Arctic Inspiration Prize |
| Guidebook for Research with Nunavut Communities, Cambridge Bay Edition | Development of a guide that provides Inuit and northern cultural context for researchers working in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. |
Kitikmeot Heritage Society |
Northern Science Award 2015 |
The Northern Science Award honours a meritorious contribution to northern science, in the spirit of knowledge to action. |
Polar Knowledge Canada |
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) |
Polar Knowledge Canada support to SDTC Call for Proposals for Clean Technology. |
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Pembina Institute |
Polar Knowledge Canada and Pembina Renewable Microgrids Conference. |
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Canadian Network of Northern Research Operators (CNNRO) |
Development of a strategic plan for CNNRO. |
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The Polar Blog |
In partnership with Canadian Geographic Magazine, series of short articles highlighting Canadian polar research. |
National Workshops
| Workshop | Details | Contact |
| Ocean Science in the Arctic Workshop (January 21, 2016, Ottawa, Ontario) | Workshop held in partnership with the University of Victoria and Ocean Networks Canada to identify key areas to advance the study of the ocean/climate nexus and enhance collaboration. |
Polar Knowledge Canada |
Collaborative Action on Northern Housing Infrastructure (February 25, 2016, Ottawa, Ontario) |
Workshop held in partnership with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, National Research Council, and Natural Resources Canada to address northern housing challenges. |
Polar Knowledge Canada |
Canadian Antarctic Research Workshop (October 3-4, Ottawa, Ontario) |
Workshop to explore opportunities to strengthen Canadian Antarctic research activities and provide a better understanding of the Antarctic, global systems, and polar linkages. |
Polar Knowledge Canada |
Science and Technology
Strategic Priority: Baseline information to prepare for northern sustainability| Project | Details | Contact |
| Monitoring of small mammals and their predators in the Canadian Arctic | Using small mammals and their predators to track vital ecosystem components and evaluate the effects of factors like changing snow conditions or local resource development. | Gilles Gauthier, Departement de biologie et Centre d’études Nordiques, Universite Laval |
| Baker Lake Aquatic Cumulative Effects Monitoring Program - Phase 1 Methods Development | Establishing the methods for long-term watershed monitoring in Baker Lake, Nunavut, to gauge the cumulative effects of further mining activities combined with potential effects of climate change. | Luis Manzo, Kivalliq Inuit Association |
| Health of Fisheries Resources (Arctic Char) in the Lower Coppermine River | Collecting life history data from Arctic char, collecting biological samples for analyses of heavy-metal contaminants collecting water quality samples from the Lower Coppermine River. | Cam Stevens and Barb Adjun, Golder Associates Ltd. and Angonatit Niovikuia Ltd. (Kugluktuk) |
| Enabling Community Well-Being, Self- Monitoring for Yukon First Nations | Using social determinants of health to assess the impact of a potential mining project in the Dawson Range (Yukon) on Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation and nearby communities. | Ben Bradshaw, Department of Geography, University of Guelph |
| Shrub Monitoring in Canada’s Arctic | Improving methods for monitoring and analysing changes in shrub cover in the Mackenzie Delta, and in the area affected by the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway. | Joe Acorn, Environmental Management – Stantec |
| Monitoring Land Surface and Permafrost Conditions along the Inuvik- Tuktoyaktuk Highway Corridor | Developing baseline maps of the corridor and monitoring the changes of land cover and drainage conditions using satellite images, aerial photos, and field observations. | Yu Zhang, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada, |
| Geoscience Tools for Supporting Environmental Risk Assessment of Metal Mining | Assessing the cumulative effects of natural and human-driven changes, on the transport and fate of metals and health of regional ecosystems in areas of high resource potential in the Canadian North. | Jennifer Galloway, Geological Survey of Canada |
| Bathurst Caribou Range Plan | Using traditional, local and scientific knowledge to develop a Bathurst Caribou Range Plan, working collaboratively with Territorial Governments, Aboriginal Governments and Organizations, the industrial sector and public organizations. | Karin Clark, Wildlife Division, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Community-based monitoring for aquatic invasive species in the Canadian Arctic—prepar- ing for increased shipping | Developing community-based monitoring that will allow for early detection of aquatic invasive species (AIS) and characterization of baseline coastal marine biodiversity. | Kimberley Howland, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, Central & Arctic |
| Resource development, marine shipping and Arctic wildlife: a model of public-private partnership to address potential environmental impacts | To inventory and predict seabird and fish use of marine sites relevant to proposed shipping routes in Hudson Strait and north Baffin Island. | Grant Gilchrist, Research Scientist, National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment and Climate Change Canada. |
| Biological indicators to monitor aquatic ecosystem health in NWT communities | Using biofilms and zooplankton to assess the impacts of resource development, municipal wastewater, and climate change on freshwater environments near NWT communities. | Erin Kelly, Environment and Natural Resources Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Fire in the Arctic: The interactive effects of landscape, hydrology, and permafrost change on aquatic ecosystem health | Tracking the effects of fire, a natural process increasing in the north, on aquatic ecosystems. The work is work will be based from two established NWT monitoring sites. | Suzanne Tank, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta |
Cryosphere, vegetation, and freshwater monitoring in the western Canadian Arctic |
Documenting the state of the cryosphere, vegetation, and freshwater using field observations from long term research and remote sensing. | Philip Marsh, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfred Laurier University |
| Community-Based Monitoring Projects to Contribute to Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring Assessments | Using community-based monitoring and traditional knowledge to produce baseline information for evaluating and tracking impacts of climate change on human and ecological systems. | Eva Kruemmel, Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada |
| Community-Led Environment & Health Surveillance for Adaptation | Developing a community-based environment-health surveillance and response system in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut; and a systematic and standardized survey on environment health outcomes. | Sherilee Harper, Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph |
| Tłı̨chǫ Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program | Conducting community-based contaminants-related research, including the collection of fish, water, and sediment samples, and observations using both Tłı̨chǫ and scientific knowledge to address the question: “Are the fish safe to eat and is the water safe to drink?” | Jody Pellissey, Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board |
| Consolidating the State of Knowledge on Caribou Health to Enable Tracking of Trends in a World Under Change | Baseline research on pathogen prevalence and stress levels in order to track changes overtime and evaluate impacts of environmental change on caribou health. | Susan Kutz, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary |
| Nearshore Ecological Survey (NES) | Documenting different nearshore ecosystems, habitats and marine life around Cambridge Bay, and generating | Jeremy Heywood, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre |
| Kitikmeot Region Marine Science Study | Multi-disciplinary, integrated oceanographic exploration of Coronation Gulf, Queen Maud Gulf and Chantrey Inlet area to provide a baseline description of its geochemistry, biology and physical oceanography. |
Adrian Schimnowski, Arctic Research Foundation |
| Churchill Marine Observatory | Collection of ecological data at a variety of near-shore locations and shipping lanes in the Churchill River estuary, Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait. |
David Barber, Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources, University of Manitoba |
Strategic Priority: Predicting the impacts of changing ice, permafrost, and snow on shipping, infrastructure and communities
| Project | Details | Contact |
| Environmental Monitoring Through Science Outreach | Training northern students to monitor water quality and sea ice break-up. | Rick Armstrong, Nunavut Research Institute |
| Safe Passage: Sea-Ice Research for Arctic Resource Development and Northern Communities | Improving understanding of coastal sea-ice processes critical to Arctic transportation using existing coastal observation and modelling programs. The data and model improvements will be linked to the Canadian Ice Service for broad access. | Richard Dewey, Ocean Networks Canada |
| SmartICE Pond Inlet: a sea ice information service to support local decision-making | Improving sea-ice information and improved forecasting services for Pond Inlet. It builds on a prototype monitoring system developed for coastal Labrador communities. The project deploys in-situ and mobile sea-ice thickness sensors in areas where Inuit travel and the ice is known to be dangerous. | Trevor Bell, Department of Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Hydrological and water quality monitoring, research and training in the Apex River watershed, Iqaluit, Nunavut | Understanding and predicting of the freshwater supply in the Apex River, under consideration as a supplementary source of drinking water for Iqaluit. | Murray Richardson, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University |
Strategic Priority: Alternative and renewable energy for the North
| Project | Details | Contact |
| Whati Biomass District Heating System | Biomass District Heating System, which will provide wood pellet heat to four community buildings, reducing the community’s heating oil consumption and carbon footprint. | Lisa Nitsiza, Community Government of Whati |
| Sanikiluaq Wind Energy Project | Wind monitoring tower to assess the local wind resource prior to future wind farm development on the site. | Sheldon Nimchuk, Qikitaaluk Business Development Corporation and Sanikiluaq Development Corporation |
| Inuvialuit Regional Corporate Centre Renewable Energy Project | Wind monitoring tower to assess the local wind resource prior to future wind farm development on the site. | Jiri Raska, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation |
| Inuvialuit Community Economic Development Organization Renewable Energy Project | Solar demonstration project on the community freezer that includes a training program to enable Inuvialuit to learn about solar installation for off-grid camps. | Jiri Raska, Inuvialuit Community Economic Development Organization |