Research Projects 2019 - 2024
ArcticNet’s multidisciplinary research efforts focus on addressing the challenges and opportunities of the rapidly changing Canadian Arctic. ArcticNet funds projects across the Canadian North and South, including northern Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and the four Inuit land claim regions of Canada: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut.
Marine Systems
With one ocean, a 35000-island archipelago, Baffin Bay, and Hudson Bay, the sea plays a pivotal role in the subsistence, economy and culture of the Canadian Arctic. Corresponding projects aim to better understand the response of marine systems and ecosystems to the pressures of climate change and modernization.
Terrestrial Systems
The tundra, rivers and lakes of the continental Arctic underpin the lifestyle of Inuit and Northerners, providing food and drinking water. Projects focus on understanding how changing terrestrial ecosystems impact industry, socio-economic development and climate change.
Inuit Health, Education and Adaptation
From providing better housing and education opportunities, to supporting health and wellness, projects under this theme aim to address the social development of the Canadian Arctic and support Inuit self-determination.
Northern Policy and Development
From providing better housing and education opportunities, to supporting health and wellness, these projects address the social development of the Canadian Arctic and support Inuit self-determination.
Knowledge Transfer
ArcticNet’s trademark is the mobilization of science results and northern expertise to inform policy. These projects focus on the application of knowledge to emerging northern issues not yet covered by ArcticNet.
North-by-North
Research by the North, for the North, in the North
In Arctic Canada, research must be led by northerners, based on northern knowledge and needs. ArcticNet’s North-by-North Program addresses significant gaps in northern and Inuit participation in the research and innovation ecosystem through two programs:
ArcticKT Portal
A hub for Arctic research knowledge transfer
The ArcticKT Portal is an accessible web-based tool that puts scientific and northern expertise in the hands of decision-makers in the Canadian Arctic. All Integrated Regional Impact Studies (IRIS) are available on the ArcticKT Portal.