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Directory of Polar and Cold Regions Organisations

There are 148 entries in the Directory for Canada:

Centre for Frontier Engineering (C-FER)
	Established to undertake research related to the safe and economical development of Canada's frontier petroleum resources on both the geographical frontiers of the Arctic and offshore and the technological frontiers of Canada's conventional, heavy oil and oil sands operations.
Phone:	+1-403-432-3300
Fax:	+1-403-450-3700
Address:	University of Alberta,C-FER Bldg., Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E2.
Year of foundation:	1983
Department of Canadian Heritage
	Responsible for federal cultural grants in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and operation of Ivvavik National Park, Aulavik National Park, Tuktut Nogait National Park, Pingos Canadian Landmark and National Historic Sites in the Western Arctic.
Phone:	+1-867-979-3248
Fax:	+1-867-979-3248
E-mail:	(name)@pch.gc.ca
Address:	Western Arctic District,Canadian Parks Service, PO Box 1840, Inuvik, Northwest Territories X0E 0T0
Year of foundation:	1992
Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (ANAC)
	Promotes activities leading to better health among Canada's aboriginal peoples and seeks to encourage greater involvement by aboriginals in health care both on a community basis and as individual professionals.
Website:	www.anac.on.ca
Phone:	+1-613-241-1864
Fax:	+1-613-241-1542
E-mail:	earl.nowgesic@afn.ca
Address:	55 Murray St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5M3
Year of foundation:	1975 [formerly Indian and Inuit Nurses of Canada]
Publications:	Aboriginal Nurse (1986-, 2pa)
Antarctic Institute of Canada
	A society established to further the knowledge of Antarctic in Canada by producing research and publications.
Website:	www.antarcticinstituteofcanada.ca
Phone:	+1-780-378-0063
E-mail:	aamardon@yahoo.ca
Address:	Post Office Box 1223, Main Post Office, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5J 2M4
Year of foundation:	1985
Publications:	Occasional papers series and publication of books.
Archaeological Survey of Canada, Canadian Museum of Civilization
	Extensive programme of research in northern Canada, especially since the 1980s.
Website:	www.civilization.ca/cmc/archeo/ehome.htm
Phone:	+1-819-776-8182
Fax:	+1-819-7760-8300
E-mail:	membrs@civilization.ca
Address:	100 Laurier St., PO Box 3100, Station B, Hull, Quebec J8X 4H2
Year of foundation:	1910 [until 1971, Archaeological Division]
Publications:	Mercury Series Paper (1972-)
Arctic Alpine Seed Company
	Develops Licensed Northern Cultures for use as reclamation, turf, forage, and grasses for northern and alpine sites.
Phone:	+1-867-667-2756
Fax:	+1-867-667-4595
Address:	105 Granite Rd., Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2V8.
Arctic Biological Consultants
	Carries out baseline, environmental impact and other studies for government, industry and native organizations relating primarily to northern aquatic ecosystems.
Fax:	+1-204-269-0102
Address:	95 Turnbull Dr., PO Box 68, St. Norbert Postal St., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3V 1L5.
Year of foundation:	1983
Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)
	Has mandate to encourage Arctic research, publish research results and collect and disseminate information. Has approximately 40 Research Associates. Runs field stations at Devon Island (75.47'N; 84.33'W) and Kluane Lake (61.05'N; 138.40'W). Offers two major information services: the AINA Library, and the Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS). Also maintains the POLLIB-L (Polar Libraries Colloquy) listserver. Teaches undergraduate students through the Theme School in Northern Planning and Development Studies. Offers scholarships and a Grant-in-Aid program.
Website:	www.ucalgary.ca/aina
Phone:	+1-403-220-7515
Fax:	+1-403-282-4609
Address:	University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Year of foundation:	Founded in 1945 in Montreal. Relocated to Calgary in 1976.
Publications:	Anthropology for the North: Translations from the Russian (1961-74); Arctic (1948-, 4pa) [continues Bulletin]; ASTIS Bibliography (1979-, annual); ASTIS Current Awareness Bulletin (1978-, 6pa); ASTIS Occasional Publications (1979-); Catalogue of the library of the Arctic Institute of North America, Montreal (1968); Information North (1968-, 4pa); Komatik monograph series (1989-); Research Papers (1959-73); Special Publications; Technical Papers (1956-85)
Arctic Research Establishment (ARE)
	Provides workshops and laboratories, equipment, native technicians, storage, and carries out scientific programmes, especially in physical oceanography and environmental monitoring. Operates three field camps: Adams Island (73.44'N; 81.30'W), Borden Station (73.43'N; 81.31'W), and Nunguvik Arctic Centennial Station (72.02'N; 80.35'W).
Phone:	+1-867-899-8823
Address:	Pond Inlet, Northwest Territories X0A 0S0
Year of foundation:	1972
Arctic Sciences Ltd.
Fax:	+1-604-656-216
Address:	1986 Mills Rd., RR #2, Sidney, British Columbia V8L 3S1.
Arctic Society of Canada (ASC)
	Set up by the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada to foster understanding of the current concerns of Inuit in Canada, and to provide funding to the parent organization for Inuit identity and self-reliance.
Phone:	+1-613-238-8181
Fax:	+1-613-234-1991
Address:	510-170 Laurier West, Ottawa K1P 5V5
Year of foundation:	1983
Arctic Working Group
Phone:	+1-416-978-3534
Address:	Environmental Study Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Association Inuksiutiit Katimajiit
	Carries out ethnographic and linguistic research in Inuit communities of the Canadian Eastern Arctic. Organizes the biennial Inuit Studies Conference (1978-).
Phone:	+1-418-656-7596
Fax:	+1-418-656-3023
Address:	Pavillon Jean-Durand, Universite Laval, Quebec G1K 7P4
Year of foundation:	1974
Publications:	Etudes / Inuit / Studies (1977-, 2pa); Inuit Studies Occasional Papers / Cahiers d'Etudes inuit (1986-); Inuksiutuit allasiagait (1977-); Inuktitut dialect grammars and vocabularies.
Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS)
	ACUNS is a federally incorporated charitable organization representing 36 Canadian universities and colleges active in northern studies, research and training. The purpose of ACUNS is to advance northern scholarship through education, professional and scientific training and research. Organizes the National Student Conference on Northern Studies (1986-) and Regional Northern Studies Student Workshops. The Canadian Northern Studies Trust awards scholarships and the Polar Studies Undergraduate Medal for Canada.
Website:	www.cyberus.ca/~acuns
Phone:	+1-613-562-0515
Fax:	+1-613-562-0533
E-mail:	acuns@cyberus.ca
Address:	17 York St., Ottawa, Ontario
Year of foundation:	1977
Publications:	newsletter Northline (1981-, 3pa); Ethical principles for the conduct of research in the North (1982); Licences and permits for scientific research in the northern regions of the Provinces (1990); Occasional Publications (1978-)
Atmospheric Environment Service (AES)
	Responsible for the management of a wide network of automatic and manned weather stations throughout northern Canada. The Arctic Division carries out research on all aspects of Arctic meteorology and monitors atmospheric pollution contributing to Arctic haze.
Website:	www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca
E-mail:	enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca
Address:	Environment Canada, 4905 Dufferin St., Downsview, Ontario M3H 5TA
Aurora College
	operates 3 campuses - Aurora (Inuvik), Thebacha (Fort Smith) and Yellowknife - and 22 community learning centres.
Website:	www.auroracollege.com
Phone:	+1-867-872-4731
Fax:	+1-403-867-4730
E-mail:	mevans@auroracollege.com formerly Arctic College West
Address:	Head Office, PO Box 1290, 199 McDougal Rd., Fort Smith, Northwest Territories X0E 0P0
Aurora Research Institute (ARI)
	Mandate is to improve the quality of life for NWT residents by applying scientific, technological and indigenous knowledge to solve northern problems and advance social and economic goals. In addition to providing technical and logistical support, Science Advisory Services (ARI) licenses and co-ordinates research in accordance with the NWT Scientists Act. No scientific, including anthropological, research may be carried out in the NWT without a Scientific Research Licence. ARI also maintains research centres in Inuvik and Fort Smith and a field station at Pearce Point (69.49'N; 122.41'W).
Website:	www.aurresint.nt.ca
Phone:	+1-867-979-3298
Fax:	+1-867-979-4264
E-mail:	valw@inuvik.net
Address:	191 Mackenzie Rd., PO Box 1450, Inuvik, Northwest Territories X0E 0T0
Year of foundation:	[Previously Science Institute of the Northwest Territories - West]
Publications:	Compendium of research in the Northwest Territories (biennial); Doing research in the NWT: a guide for researchers working in Canada's Northwest Territories; A guide to developing cross-cultural science camps in the Northwest Territories; NWT survey of research activities conducted in 1993
Auyuittuq / Ellesmere Island National Park Reserves
	Protects and promotes the language and culture of the Nunavik Inuit. Carries out archaeological research.
Website:	www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nu/auyuittuq/index_e.asp
Phone:	+1-867-254-8918
Fax:	+1-867-254-8148
E-mail:	national-parks_webmaster@pch.gc.ca Avataq Cultural Institute Inc., Inukjuak, Quebec J0M 1M0.
Address:	Parks Canada, PO Box 353, Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories X0A 0R0
Publications:	Gazetteer of Inuit place names in Nunavik (Quebec, Canada); Tumivut (1990-, 2pa)
Baffin Region Inuit Association
	The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is a community non-profit organization formed in 1996. Its predecessor, Baffin Region Inuit Association (BRIA), was formed in 1975 and registered as a society in 1977. BRIA now QIA was formed to promote Inuit benefits and to establish Inuit rights. A land claim for the Inuit of the Nunavut Region was signed on July 9, 1993. This year is the 25th anniversary since BRIA was formed
Website:	www.nunanet.com/~lands
Phone:	+1-867-979-5391
Fax:	+1-867-979-4325
Address:	PO Box 219, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories X0A 0H0
Bayfield Institute
	Develops ice radar technology and other instrumentation and techniques for conducting hydrographic surveys in ice-covered waters.
Website:	www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/regions/central/pub/bayfield/index_e.htm
Address:	Canada Centre for Inland Waters, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 867 Lakeshore Rd., PO Box 5050, Burlington, Ontario L75 4A6
Year of foundation:	1981 [formerly Bayfield Laboratory for Marine Science and Surveys]
Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO)
	Federal research institute concerned with all aspects of marine science, focusing particularly on the Canadian Atlantic and eastern Arctic.
Website:	www.bio.gc.ca
Phone:	+1-902-426-4093
Fax:	+1-902-426-2256
E-mail:	LanteigneA@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Address:	Fisheries and Oceans Canada, PO Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4A2
Year of foundation:	1962
Publications:	Data Series (1968-); Report Series (1972-81); Science Review (1968-, annual)
Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET)
	Carries out research on mining technologies, power systems, alternative energy, and construction and housing methods applicable to northern environments.
Fax:	+1-613-995-3192
E-mail:	swhite@nrcan.gc.ca
Address:	Natural Resources Canada, 555 Booth St., Ottawa, Ontario K1A OG1.
Publications:	CANMET Reports (1974-)
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
Website:	www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca
E-mail:	info@ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca
Address:	588 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA, K1A 0Y
Canada Map Office
	Distribution centre for maps published by federal agencies.
Website:	www.maps.nrcan.gc.ca
Phone:	+1-613-952-7000
Fax:	+1-613-957-8861
E-mail:	topo.maps@NRCan.gc.ca
Address:	130 Bentley Av., Nepean, Ontario K1A 0E9
Canadian Antarctic Research Program (CARP)
Website:	www.delm.tas.gov.au/comnap/members.html#Canada/
E-mail:	oloken@sympatico.ca
Address:	c/o Canadian Polar Commission, Suite 1710 Constitution Sq., 360 Albert St., Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X
Publications:	newsletter CARP/PRAC (1994-)
Canadian Arctic Resources Committee (CARC)
	Citizens' organization founded to bring an independent perspective to environmental, economic, constitutional and other issues in the Canadian North. CARC aims to bridge the gaps between North and South and between aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities, building a consensus around issues to facilitate change.
Website:	www.carc.org
Phone:	+1-613-241-7379
Fax:	+1-613-241-2244
E-mail:	info@carc.org
Address:	1 Nicholas St., Suite 1100, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7
Year of foundation:	1971
Publications:	Members' Update (1991-, 4pa); Northern Perspectives (1973-, 4pa)
Notes:	Yellowknife office: #3-4807 49th St., Northern Frontier Visitors' Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 3T5; telephone: +1-403-873-4715; fax: +1-403-873-3654; e-mail: xcarc@ssimicro.com
Canadian Avalanche Association
	Non-profit society dedicated to bringing together avalanche professionals. Its goals are to develop knowledge and understanding of avalanches, to encourage communication and promote industry standards, and to improve high quality avalanche education. Parent organization of the Canadian Avalanche Centre.
Website:	www.avalanche.ca
Phone:	+1-604-837-2435
Fax:	+1-604-837-4624
E-mail:	canav@avalanche.ca
Address:	Canadian Avalanche Centre, PO Box 2759, Revelstoke, British Columbia V0E 2S0
Year of foundation:	1983
Publications:	Avalanche News (3pa); Public Avalanche Information Bulletin (2 issues per week, December to April).
Canadian Avalanche Centre
	Supplies public safety avalanche bulletins (PSS), runs technical training schools for avalanche personnel (CAATS), and operates an information exchange between industry subscribers (INFOEX). See also Canadian Avalanche Association.
Website:	www.avalanche.ca
Phone:	+1-604- 837-2435
Fax:	+1-604-837-4624
E-mail:	canav@avalanche.ca
Address:	PO Box 2759, Revelstoke, British Columbia V0E 2S0
Year of foundation:	1991
Publications:	Avalanche News (3pa); Public Avalanche Information Bulletin (2 issues per week, December to April)
Canadian Coast Guard: Central and Arctic Region
Website:	www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/cen-arc/index_e.htm
E-mail:	GlowaickiD@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Address:	Regional Director, Canadian Coast Guard, 201 North Front Street, Suite 703, Sarnia, ON, N7T 8B
Canadian Coast Guard: Icebreaking Program
	Operates icebreakers and escorts other ships in ice infested waters of Arctic Canada.
Website:	www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/ice-gla
Fax:	(613) 990-5541 or 1-800-920-776
E-mail:	oconnellb@ccg-gcc.gc.ca
Address:	Manager, Icebreaking Program, Canadian Coast Guard, 200 Kent St., 6th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario, KIA OE
Canadian Ethnology Service
	Carries out ethnographic research in northern areas. Includes section for Contemporary Inuit Art which arranges exhibitions and publishes accompanying catalogues.
Website:	www.civilization.ca/cmc/at/atetheng.html
Phone:	+1-819-776-8429
Fax:	+1-819-776-8300
E-mail:	membrs@civilization.ca
Address:	Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier St., PO Box 3100, Station B Hull, Quebec J8X 4H2
Year of foundation:	1955
Publications:	Mercury Series Paper (1972-)
Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS)
	Seeks to advance interest and co-ordinate activities in cold regions geotechnology among engineers, earth scientists and associated professionals in Canada. Encourages communication between those working in the fields of snow, ice, frozen ground and related disciplines by sponsoring meetings and conferences. Organizes sessions on cold regions engineering within the annual meeting of the Canadian Geotechnical Society.
Website:	www.cgs.ca
E-mail:	cgs@cgs.ca
Address:	Cold Regions Division, c/o Engineering Institute of Canada, 280 Albert St., Suite 202, Ottawa, Ontario K1P SG
Year of foundation:	1988
Canadian Hydraulics Centre
	Cold regions hydraulics research and engineering. Facilities include environmental chamber. Library has large holdings of technical reports on the Beaufort Sea and offshore structures.
Website:	www.chc.nrc.ca
Fax:	(613) 952-767
E-mail:	Info.CHC@nrc.ca date of foundation 1995 [from 1945, Hydraulics Laboratory]
Address:	National Research Council Canada, Bldg M-32, Montreal Road, Ottawa, Canada K1A-0R6 Phone: (613) 993-2417
Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS)
	Responsible for conducting hydrographic, tidal and current surveys of Canadian waters and for producing nautical charts for Canada's 243.792 km of coastline and over 6,550,000 km of continental margin.
Website:	www.chs-shc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Phone:	+1-613-995-4413
Fax:	+1-613-996-9053
E-mail:	AchesonS@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Address:	Fisheries and Oceans Canada, PO Box 8080, 1675 Russell Rd., Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3H6
Year of foundation:	1883
Publications:	Canadian Tide and Current Tables (annual); Notices to Mariners (26pa); Sailing directions: Arctic Canada (1985-94); Sailing directions: Great Slave Lake and Mackenzie River (1989); Sailing directions: Labrador and Hudson Bay (1988). Maps and charts: nautical charts, Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC), Raster charts. Bathymetric maps: Natural Resource Maps (1:250,000); National Earth Science Series (1:1 m); and non-series bathymetric maps (1:2 m) including partial coverage of Canadian Arctic waters).
Canadian Ice Service
Website:	www.cis.ec.gc.ca
Phone:	+1-613-996-1550. Fax +1-613-947-9160
E-mail:	Cis.Client@ec.gc.ca
Address:	373 Sussex Drive, E-3, Ottawa, Ont K1A 0H3
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)
	National non-profit organization devoted to protecting Canada's wilderness, endangered species and their habitats. Helps shape federal, provincial and territorial legislation on policies affecting parks' management.
Website:	www.cpaws.org
Phone:	+1-416-979-2720
Fax:	+1-416-979-3155
E-mail:	info@cpaws.org
Address:	Suite 380, 401 Richmond St. West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3A8
Year of foundation:	1963
Publications:	Borealis (1988-94); Wilderness Activist (1995-, 4pa).
Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN)
	Federal/provincial/territorial committee coordinating geographical naming activities within Canada. Maintains the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) with input of names decisions from provincial and territorial governments. (A version of CGNDB can be consulted on Internet as <a href="http://GeoNames.NRCan.gc.ca/geonames.html">GeoNames</a>). Represents Canada internationally in geographical names standardization.
Website:	www.geonames.nrcan.gc.ca
Phone:	+1-613-992-3405/3892
Fax:	+1-613-943- 8282
E-mail:	geonames@NRCan.gc.ca
Address:	Natural Resources Canada, 615 Booth St., Rm. 650, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E9
Year of foundation:	1897
Publications:	Canoma (1975-, 2pa); Gazetteers of Canada (1952-) [Northwest Territories (1980), Yukon Territory (1988)]; Guide to the field collection of native geographical names (1992); Native Canadian geographical names: an annotated bibliography (1995); Principles and procedures for geographical naming (1990).
Canadian Polar Commission
	Monitors and reports on the state of knowledge in the polar regions; promotes the development of this knowledge to help set priorities for research; encourages Canadian organizations to support the development and dissemination of knowledge of polar regions; advises the Minister on polar matters; provides information to others on polar regions research; and encourages international cooperation regarding polar knowledge. Polar International Affairs Committee (PIAC).
Website:	www.polarcom.gc.ca
Phone:	+1-613-943-8605
Fax:	+1-613-943-8607.
E-mail:	mail@polarcom.gc.ca
Address:	Suite 1710, 360 Albert St., Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X7
Year of foundation:	1991
Publications:	Meridian (1995?-)
Notes:	Yellowknife Office: #10-4807 49th St., Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 3T5; telephone: +1- 403-920-7401; fax: +1-403-873-3654. Kuujjuaq Office, PO Box 1031, Kuujjuaq, Quebec J0M 1C0; telephone: +1-819-964-6344; fax: +1-819-964-2462
Canadian Quaternary Association (CANQUA)
	Promotes Quaternary research and knowledge. Holds biennial meeting and special Quaternary sessions at other venues.
Website:	www.mun.ca/canqua
Phone:	+1-506-453-7947
Fax:	+1-506-444-4176
E-mail:	canqua@mun.ca
Address:	c/o Toon Pronk, SecretaryTreasurer, Geological Survey Branch, Department of Natural Resources and Energy, PO Box 6000, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5H1
Year of foundation:	1982
Publications:	Geographie Physique et Quaternaire; Newsletter (2-3pa)
Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health (CSCH)
	Non-governmental organization established to improve and maintain the health of the circumpolar people of Canada and to promote and support the efforts of all circumpolar peoples in the attainment of better health.
Website:	www.iuch.org/members.html
Phone:	+1-204-789-3644
Fax:	+1-204-772-8748
E-mail:	iuch@alaska.net
Address:	c/o Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 750 Bannatyne Av., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W3
Year of foundation:	1984
Publications:	newsletter
Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS)
	Federal agency carrying out research on the management and protection of wildlife in northern Canada.
Website:	www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca
Fax:	+1- 403-495-2615
E-mail:	cws-scf@ec.gc.ca Western and Northern Region, 4999 - 98 Av. 2nd Floor, Edmonton, Alberta T6B 2X3.
Address:	Environment Canada Prairie and Northern Resource Centre, 115 Perimeter Rd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0X4
Canadians for Responsible Northern Development (CRND)
	Non-profit society set up in order to influence federal, provincial territorial governments "to modify the pace of northern development in the interest of resource conservation and well-being of northern peoples".
Phone:	+1-403-436-4913
Address:	11911 University Av., Edmonton, Alber ta T6G 1Z6.
Publications:	newsletter (1973-) largely consisting of reproduced newspaper articles, official news releases and letters written by government officials in response to society members.
Canarctic Shipping Co. Ltd.
Fax:	+1-613-234-9747
Address:	Arctic Operations, PO Box 39, 150 Metcalfe, 19th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1P1
Carleton University, Centre for Aboriginal, Education, Research & Culture (CAERC)
Website:	www.carleton.ca/equity/CAERC/caerc.html
Fax:	520-2512
Address:	The Centre for Aboriginal Education, Research and Culture, 2207 Dunton Tower Telephone: 520-2600 ex. 4500
Notes:	Director: Armand Garnet Ruff
Carleton University, Geotechnical Science Laboratories
	Research unit investigating properties and behaviour of the natural materials of the earth's surface which relate to human activity. Permafrost is a major focus of interest.
Website:	www.freezingground.org/GSLNetwork
Phone:	+1-613-788-2561
Fax:	+1-613-788-4301
E-mail:	GSL@carleton.ca
Address:	Colonel by Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6
Centre for Traditional Knowledge
Website:	www.kivu.com
E-mail:	info@kivu.com
Address:	KIVU Nature Inc. 47 Okanagan Dr.Nepean, Ontario, Canada
Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC)
	Non-profit research and educational centre sited at the intersection of four biomes: boreal forest, taiga, tundra and marine ecosystems. In cooperation with universities and Arctic experts runs credit courses in ornithology, Arctic ecology, botany, geology and climatology, and non-credit courses on Arctic wildflowers, lichens, cross-cultural relations, birds of the Churchill area, ecology, winter survival, and northern astronomy. Laboratory facilities, herbarium and library. Conference centre, including the running series 'Circumpolar Ecosystems in Winter' (CEW).
Website:	www.churchillmb.net/~cnsc
Phone:	+1-204-675-2307
Fax:	+1-204-675-2139
E-mail:	cnsc@cancom.net
Address:	PO Box 610, Churchill, Manitoba R0B 0E0
Year of foundation:	1976
Publications:	Churchill Northern Studies Centre Newsletter (1987-)
Circumpolar Liaison Directorate
Fax:	819-953-054
E-mail:	finklerh@inac.gc.ca
Address:	Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere, Ottawa K1A 0H4 Mr. Harald W. Finkler. Director, Circumpolar Liaison Directorate Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Room 949, Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere, 10 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H4, Canada Tel: 819-997-8318,
Cold Regions Research Centre
Fax:	+1-519-886-9351
Address:	75 University Av., Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5.
Cold Regions' Remote Sensing
Address:	284 Liard St., Stittsville, Ontario K2S 1N6
Council for Yukon Indians (CYI)
	Upholds the rights and interests of Yukon Indians. Active in curriculum development, preservation and promotion of native culture and languages. Yukon Indian Resource Centre houses books and other material for public use.
Phone:	+1-867-667-7631
Fax:	+1-867-668-6577
Address:	22 Nisutlin Dr., Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3S4.
Year of foundation:	1973
Dene Cultural Institute
	Coordinates research and educational activities which protect and promote Dene culture, languages, spirituality, heritage, traditions and customs.
Phone:	+1-867-874-8480
Fax:	+1-867-874-3867
E-mail:	pcizek@internorth.com
Address:	PO Box 570, Hay River, Northwest Territories X0E 0R0
Year of foundation:	1987
Publications:	Dene Cultural Institute Quarterly (1993-) (also available on the Polar Information Sources Gopher); reports.
Dene Nation
	Upholds the rights and interests of the Dene peoples of the Northwest Territories. Seeks to retain sovereignty by strengthening Dene spiritual beliefs and cultural values in Denendeh. Library and archives.
Phone:	+1-867-873-4081
Fax:	+1-867-920-2254
E-mail:	dene-nation@ssimicro.com
Address:	PO Box 2338, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2P7
Year of foundation:	1970
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)
	Also known as Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC). The primary federal agency with powers and responsibilities in northern Canada, specifically the Yukon, Northwest and Nunavut territories. Administers and coordinates the Arctic Environmental Strategy (AES) (1991-97). The Northern Affairs Program (NAP) promotes scientific research and technological development in northern Canada. Programmes and activities within NAP include: the Northern Contaminants Program which aims to reduce and, where possible, eliminate contaminants in northern traditionally harvested (country) foods while providing information to Northerners that assists informed decision-making by individuals and communities in their food use; the Northern Scientific Training Program which encourages advanced students from Canadian universities to acquire northern research experience; an Inuit Art Research and Documentation Centre with a library, photo library and artist files and a capacity to provide artist biography and bibliographic research assistance, as well as general information on Inuit art, to researchers and the general public; a library which focuses on Canada's First Peoples and the Canadian North; and the Northern Information Network (NIN)
Website:	www.ainc-inac.gc.ca
Phone:	+1-819-997-0380
Fax:	+1-819-953-3017
E-mail:	InfoPubs@inac.gc.ca
Address:	which includes an online directory of digital, georeferences databases (+1-819-997-0849) and a bulletin board (NINBBS) (+1-819-994-2557)
Publications:	Basic Departmental Data (annual); Biographies of Inuit artists; Ecology of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: selected references; Information Sheets; Transition (12pa); and many reports, booklets and other material.
Notes:	Nunavut Regional Office: PO Box 2200, Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0; telephone: +1-867-979-1605; fax: +1-867-979-1650. NWT Regional Office: 4919 50th St., PO Box 1500, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2R3; telephone: +1-403-920-8283; fax: +1-403-873-5763. Yukon Regional Office: 300 Main St., Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2B5; telephone: +1-867-667-3100; fax: +1-403-668-4148
Diocese of Churchill-Hudson Bay
	Catholic diocese covering northern Canada. Priests belong to the Order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI). Sponsors the Eskimo Museum.
Website:	www.cccb.ca/CatholicChurch.htm?CD=83&ID=8
Address:	PO Box 10, Churchill, Manitoba R0B 0E
Year of foundation:	1944
Publications:	Eskimo (1946-, 2pa) [continues Link (1945-46)]
Diocese of The Arctic
	Administrative office of Anglican diocese with 32 churches in the NNorthwest Territories. Also operates as a communication and information centre for clergy in the Arctic Diocese.
Website:	www.arctic.anglican.org
E-mail:	cwill@internorth.com
Address:	PO Box 1454 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P1 (867)873-5432 - office (867)873-8474 - fa
Year of foundation:	1933
Publications:	Arctic News (1949-, 2pa) [continues Arctic History (1933-)]
Ecole Polytechnique-Universite de Montreal
Website:	www.cgm.polymtl.ca
E-mail:	mtrepanier@mail.polymtl.ca
Address:	Centre d'Ingenerie Nordique, 2500 Ch. de Polytechnique, Montreal, Quebe
Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve
Website:	www.parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/pn-np/ns/cbreton/
Fax:	(867) 473-861
E-mail:	Nunavut_Info@pch.gc.ca
Address:	PO Box 353, Pangnirtung, Northwest Territories X0A 0R0 Telephone : (867) 473-882
First Air
	Airline company operating scheduled flight network between Canadian Arctic communities.
Website:	www.firstair.ca
Phone:	+1-613-839-3340
Fax:	+1-613-839-5690
E-mail:	reservat@firstair.ca
Address:	3257 Carp Rd., Carp Airport, Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0
Year of foundation:	1952
Publications:	Above & Beyond (1988-, 4pa)
Freshwater Institute
	Federal agency operating Arctic and sub-Arctic research stations at Resolute (74.42'N; 94.50'W), Saqvaqjuac (63.39'N; 90.39'W), and Tuktoyuktuk (69.27'N; 133.02'W). Carries out research into both freshwater and marine fisheries. Library.
Website:	www.freshwaterinstitute.org
Fax:	+1-204-984-2404
Address:	Central and Arctic Division, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, 501 University Crescent, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N6
Frost Centre Committee on Northern and Polar Studies
	Oversees all polar activities at Trent. These include the appointment of an annual Northern Chair, running the undergraduate Emphasis in Northern and Polar Studies, and sponsoring the annual Trent Student Colloquia on Northern and Polar Studies.
Website:	www.trentu.ca
Phone:	+1-705-748-1440
Address:	Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8
Publications:	Trent Polar Paper
GSC Calgary
	Federal agency responsible for geoscientific information and research. GSC Calgary has prime responsibility for northern Canada though the Terrain Sciences Division (Ottawa) is currently also particular active in the Arctic. The Canadian Geoscience Information Centre (CGIC) contains the largest collection of books, serials and maps relating to the geology of Canada as a whole. Services available include quick reference and technical enquiries information services, the GEOSCAN bibliographic database, and CanSDI (selective dissemination of information).
Website:	www.nrcan.gc.ca/gsc/calgary/
Phone:	+1-403-292-7030
Fax:	+1- 403-299-3542
E-mail:	calgary@gsc.nrcan.gc.ca
Address:	Natural Resources Canada, 601 Booth St., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8
Year of foundation:	1842 [GSC Calgary founded in 1967 as the Institute of Sedimentary and Petroleum Geology]
Publications:	Bulletin (1945-); Current Research (1964-, annual); Economic Geology Report (1963-) [continues Economic Geology Series (1926-60); Memoir (1910-); Miscellaneous Report (1960-); Information Circular (12pa); Paper (1935-); Publications (1917-, annual). GSC Catalogue 1988-1994
Notes:	GSC Bookstore: 601 Booth St., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E8; telephone: +1-613-995-4342; fax: +1-613-943-0646; e-mail: gsc_bookstore@gsc.nrcan.gc.ca
Gwich'in Social and Cultural Institute
	Founded by the Gwich'in of Canada's Northwest Territories in response to concerns about the erosion of Gwich'in culture and language. The Institute has a mandate to document, preserve and promote the practice of Gwich'in culture, language, traditional knowledge and values. The research programme revolves around the study of place-names and traditional land-use, ethno-botany, ethno-archaeology, genealogy, language and the replication of traditional material culture (e.g. caribou skin clothing from the late 19th C.). The education programme includes an annual Gwich'in Science Camp, a 10-day on-the-land traditional knowledge and western science camp for senior high-school students. Over the years, the Institute has also become increasingly responsible for carrying out many of the heritage responsibilities that flow out of the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement signed in 1992 with the Government of Canada. GSCI works with the four communities of Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Inuvik, and Tsligehtchic which fall within the Gwich'in Settlement Area (GSA), established by the land claim agreement.
Website:	www.gwichin.nt.ca
Phone:	+1-867-953-3613
Fax:	+1-867-953-382
E-mail:	ingrid_kritsch@learnnet.nt.ca
Address:	Head Office: PO Box 46, Tsligehtchic, NT X0E 0B0
Year of foundation:	1992
Notes:	Research Office: 50 Rycon Drive, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2V6; telephone: +1-867-669-9743; fax: +1-867-669-773
Ice Product Development Centre
Phone:	+1-613-996-0001
Address:	Environment Canada, 365 Laurier Av. W., 3rd Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3.
Ice Service
	Monitors ice conditions in Canadian waters. Issues regular products describing ice conditions to support navigation and other offshore activities in ice. Maintains national archive of sea ice and iceberg information.
Website:	www.cis.ec.gc.ca
Fax:	(613) 947-916
E-mail:	cis.client@ec.gc.ca
Address:	Atmospheric Environment Service, Environment Canada, 373 Sussex Drive Block E, Third Floor, Ottawa,Ontario, K1A 0H3 Phone (613) 996-1550 or toll-free 1-800-767-288
Year of foundation:	1959 [formerly Ice Centre]
Publications:	MANICE: manual of standard procedures for observing and reporting ice conditions; MANIS: manual of ice services
Iceberg Research Inc.
Address:	1115-1117 Franklin St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 1J8
Icefield Instruments Inc.
Website:	www.icefield.yk.ca
Phone:	+1-867-633-4264
Fax:	+1-867-633-4217
E-mail:	info@icefield.yk.ca
Address:	PO Box 5567, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5H4
Igloolik Research Centre
	Facilities available to researchers include a reference library, laboratories, storage space, a workshop,and limited field equipment. Able to accommodate up to 22 people in summer and 10 in winter.
Website:	http://pooka.nunanet.com/~research/igloolik.htm
Phone:	+1-867-934-8836
Fax:	+1-867-934-8792
E-mail:	igloonri@nunanet.com
Address:	Nunavut Research Institute, PO Box 210, Igloolik, Northwest Territories X0A 0L0
Year of foundation:	1975
Institute for Marine Dynamics (IMD)
	Federal research institute carrying out research on sea ice in northern waters, particularly on the interactions between floating ice and ships and structures. Carries out computational studies, field trials and scale-model testing. Supported by the world's longest refrigerated towing tank, with 90 metre useable ice sheet.
Website:	www.iot-ito.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Phone:	+1-709-772-6001
Fax:	+1-709-772-2462
E-mail:	derek.yetman@nrc.ca
Address:	National Research Council Canada, PO Box 12093, Station A, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3T5
Year of foundation:	1985
Publications:	Reports (1985-)
Institute of Arctic Ecophysiology
	Research centre carrying out long term ecological studies on Arctic wildlife.
Phone:	+1-204-675-2131
Address:	University of Manitoba, PO Box 1028, Churchill, Manitoba R0B 0E0
Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
	Carries out hydrographic surveys in the Canadian Western Arctic. The Arctic Data Cataloguing and Appraisal Progam (1979-) aims to locate and describe all oceanographic data collected in the Canadian Arctic during the past 100 years and to assess its reliability.
Website:	www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/Pages/ios.htm
Fax:	+1-604-363-6746
E-mail:	forbesr@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Address:	9860 West Saanich Rd., PO Box 6000, Sidney, British Columbia V8L 4B2
Inuit Art Foundation (IAF)
	Promotes quality in Inuit fine art and seeks to enhance its image and visibility in Canada and abroad. Supports measures enriching the environment in which Inuit artists create.
Website:	www.inuitart.org
Phone:	+1-613-224-8189
E-mail:	iaf@inuitart.org
Address:	2081 Merivale Rd., Nepean, Ontario K2G 1G9
Year of foundation:	1985
Publications:	Adventures of Sanannguaqatiit (1992-, 2-3pa); Inuit Art Quarterly (1986-)
Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Phone:	+1-613-563-2642
Fax:	+1-613-565-3089
E-mail:	ibcicsl@sonetis.com
Address:	251 Laurier Av., No. 504, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G8.
Inuit Cultural Institute
	Established for the preservation and furtherance of Inuit culture.
Phone:	+1-867-645-3010
Fax:	+1-867-645-3020
Address:	Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories X0C 0G0
Year of foundation:	1974
Inuit Development Corporation
Website:	www.nunatsiavut.com/lidc.html
Phone:	+1-613-238-4981
E-mail:	lidc.hvgb@nf.sympatico.ca
Address:	280 Albert St., Suite 902, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G8
Inuit Heritage Trust Incorporated
Website:	www.tunngavik.com
E-mail:	heritage@nunanet.com
Address:	PO Box 2080, Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H
Inuit Tapiriiksat Kanatami
	[Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (ITC)]
	The national organization for Canadian Inuit, concerned with the preservation of Inuit culture and language, and with their representation in all matters affecting Inuit interests. The Inuit Youth Council is also located here. See also Arctic Society of Canada
Website:	www.tapirisat.ca
Phone:	+1-613-238-8181
Fax:	+1-613-234-1991
E-mail:	itc@tapirisat.ca
Address:	170 Laurier Av. West, Suite 510, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V5
Year of foundation:	1971
Publications:	Inuktitut (1959-, 4pa); Uqausiksat (1994-, 6pa) [continues Inuit Uplumi (1983-93) and Inuit Today (1975-82)]
Inuvialuit Corporate Group
	Established under the Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Settlement Act (1984) to represent the beneficiaries of the Final Agreement living in the communities of Aklavik, Holman, Inuvik, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour and Tuktoyaktuk. Exercises overall responsibility for managing the affairs of the Settlement with a mandate "to receive the Inuvialuit lands and financial compensation" for transfer to the various corporate entities. Supervises, manages and administers Inuvialuit lands.
Website:	www.inuvialuit.com
Phone:	+1-867-979-2737
Fax:	+1-867-979-2135
E-mail:	gkozak@ipi.inuvialuit.com
Address:	PO Box 2120, Inuvik, Northwest Territories X0E 0T0
Year of foundation:	1984
Publications:	Inuvialuit (1994-, 4pa)
Inuvik Research Centre
	Logistic support facilities available to researchers including offices, a scientific library, chemical/biological laboratories, computers, storage and freezer space, and equipment for loan including snowmobiles, toboggans, boats, tents, radios, sleeping bags, firearms and camping equipment. Able to accommodate up to 24 people. Carries out consultations concerning land claim settlements in Canadian Western Arctic and assists in the development of community-initiated research projects.
Website:	www.aurresint.nt.ca/serve.htm#inuvik
Phone:	+1-867-979-3838
Fax:	+1-867-979-3570
E-mail:	RESEARCH_ARI@gov.nt.ca
Address:	Aurora Research Institute, PO Box 1430, Inuvik, Northwest Territories X0E 0T0
Year of foundation:	1964
Publications:	Bibliography of research publications, 1964-91
Iqaluit Research Centre
	Facilities available to researchers include four laboratories, computer and reading rooms, cold-storage warehouse, field equipment, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles, field radio support, and assistance with community contacts. Able to accommodate up to 20 people in the summer and 10 in the winter.
Website:	http://pooka.nunanet.com/~research/iqaluit.htm
Phone:	+1-867-979-6734
Fax:	+1-867-979-4681
E-mail:	iqrcnri@nunanet.com
Address:	Nunavut Research Institute, PO Box 1198, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories X0A 0H0
Kitikmeot Inuit Association
	Cultural and political organization founded to preserve Inuit culture and to represent the interests of the communities of Bathurst Inlet, Cambridge Bay, Coppermine, Gjoa Harbour, Holman Island, Pelly Bay and Spence Bay.
Website:	www.polarnet.ca/polarnet/kia.htm
Phone:	+1-867-983-2458
Fax:	+1-867-983-2701
E-mail:	evalik@polarnet.ca
Address:	PO Box 18, Cambridge Bay, Northwest Territories X0E 0C0
Year of foundation:	1975
Kivalliq (Keewatin) Inuit Association
	Cultural and political organization founded to preserve and promote Inuit culture and to represent the interests of the Keewatin Inuit.
Website:	www.tunngavik.com/site-eng/annual97/kival/
Phone:	+1-867-645-2800
Fax:	+1-867-645-2297
E-mail:	marcprez@arctic.ca
Address:	Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories X0C 0G0
Labrador Inuit Association (LIA)
	Cultural and political organization founded to preserve and promote Inuit culture and to represent the interests of the Labrador Inuit.
Website:	www.nunatsiavut.com
Phone:	+1-709-922-2941
Fax:	+1-709-922-2931
E-mail:	winston@nunatsiavut.com
Address:	PO Box 70, Nain, Labrador-Newfoundland A0P 1LO
Year of foundation:	1974
Lakehead University, Aboriginal Programs and Services
Website:	www.lakeheadu.ca/~firstnation
Fax:	(807) 346-775
E-mail:	nova.lawson@lakeheadu.ca
Address:	Nova Lawson, Coordinator. Aboriginal Initiatives, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 Tel: 1-807-343-859
Lakehead University, Lakehead Center for Northern Studies
	Established to promote research, publish, organize conferences and workshops, and provide an information centre for the study of northwestern Ontario and of other regions in the boreal zone of the Canadian provinces. The university offers an Interdisciplinary Minor in Northern Studies.
Website:	www.lakeheadu.ca/~northern
Fax:	1 (807) 346-777
E-mail:	robbie.buffington@lakeheadu.ca
Address:	955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1. Telephone 1 (807) 343-845
Year of foundation:	1989
Publications:	Northern and Regional Studies Series (1990-); Occasional Paper series (1989-); Research Report series (1989-)
Lakehead University, Northern Health Human Resources Research Unit (NHHRRU)
	Conjoint research centre based at Lakehead University and at Laurentian University, Sudbury. Carries out research on human health resource issues from an interdisciplinary perspective with a view to improving health care and access to health service in northern and rural areas, and enhancing understanding of the health care system.
Website:	www.cranhr.laurentian.ca
Phone:	+1-807-343-2135
Fax:	+1-807-343-2104
E-mail:	Anne.Klymenko@lakeheadu.ca
Address:	955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1
Year of foundation:	1991
Publications:	NHHRRU Published Reprints (1992-); NHHRRU Research Bulletin; NHHRRU Working Paper Release (1994-)
Land Resources and Data Systems Branch, Lands Directorate, Environment Canada
	Currently compiling Northern Land Use Information Series (NLUIS) (1:250 000 land use maps covering the Yukon and Northwest Territories)
Address:	Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E7
Language Bureau, Education, Culture and Employment, Government of the Northwest Territories
Phone:	+1-867-920-6353
Fax:	+1-867-873-0185
Address:	PO Box 1320, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9
Publications:	Dene Yati (1985-)
Laurentian University
	The Gardner Northern Collection of the Laurentian University Library consists of material donated by Gerard Gardner in 1980, or subsequently acquired, and is particularly strong in the biological sciences for Arctic and sub-Arctic eastern Canada. There is also a unique collection of 80,000 press clippings (1930-) for which various catalogues have been published. The Department of Biology has operated the Eskimo Point Arctic Research Centre since 1987.
Website:	www.laurentian.ca
Phone:	+1-705- 675-1151
E-mail:	lbelland@nickel.laurentian.ca
Address:	Gardner Northern Research Centre, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6
Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board
	The body responsible for carrying out environmental assessments in the Mackenzie Valley of Canada's Northwest Territories. Website includes a variety of information about developments undergoing environmental assessment. It also posts reports where these are available from the developer of governmental departments in electronic format.
Website:	www.mveirb.nt.ca
Phone:	+1-867-920-9636
Fax:	+1-867-920-4761
Address:	PO Box 938, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N7
Makivik Corporation
	Set up in succession to the Northern Quebec Inuit Association in order to receive, administer and invest compensation money provided by the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, 1975. Carries out research into wildlife management issues of concern to the Northern Quebec Inuit.
Website:	www.makivik.org
Phone:	+1-514-634-8091
Fax:	+1-514-634-381
E-mail:	president_office@makivik.org southern office: 650, 32nd Av., Lachine, Quebec H8T 3K5.
Address:	PO Box 179, Kuujjuaq, Quebec J0M 1C0
Year of foundation:	1978
Publications:	Makivik News
McGill University, Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment (CINE)
	Independent research and education resource for community-based studies relating to traditional food systems.
Website:	http://genera.cine.mcgill.ca
Phone:	+1-514-398-7544
Fax:	+1-514-398-1020
E-mail:	cine@cine.mcgill.ca
Address:	Macdonald Campus, 21 111 Lakeshore, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec H9X 3V9
Year of foundation:	1992
Publications:	CINE's Newsletter (1994-)
McGill University, Centre for Northern Studies and Research
	Research and teaching centre for the study of northern Canada and the Arctic in general. Administers fellowships and grants to undergraduate and graduate students. Sponsors public lectures, a film series, and seminars and conferences on northern topics. Since 1983, the previously separate library has been housed in the Macdonald Stewart Library for Physical Sciences and Engineering.
Phone:	+1-514-398-6052
Fax:	+1-514-398-8364
E-mail:	inmw@musicb.mcgill.ca
Address:	Burnside Hall, Suite 270, 805 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
Year of foundation:	1973
Publications:	newsletter (4pa)
McGill University, Geography Department
	Has operated a high Arctic field station on Axel Heiberg Island Station (79 degs 26'N); 90 degs 46'W) since 1959, and a sub-Arctic field station at Schefferville (54 degs 48'N; 66 degs 49'W) since 1965. Multi-disciplinary studies are carried out at Axel Heiberg with an emphasis on glaciology. At Schefferville, studies are process-oriented focusing on climatology, hydrology, permafrost, ecology, limnology, snow and ice.
Website:	www.geog.mcgill.ca
Phone:	+1-514-398-4960
Fax:	+1-514-398-7437
Address:	805 Sherbrook St., West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6
Publications:	Arctic Meteorology Research Group Scientific Reports (1961-); McGill Subarctic Research Papers (1956-)
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering (C-CORE)
	Undertakes scientific and engineering research contributing to the safe and economical development of Canada's ocean resources. See also Ocean Engineering Information Centre.
Website:	www.c-core.ca
Phone:	+1-709-737-8354
Fax:	+1-709-737-4706
E-mail:	jwhittick@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Address:	St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3X5
Year of foundation:	1975
Publications:	C-Core News (1976-, 3pa); C-Core Publications (1977-); bibliographic database C-CORE.
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Labrador Institute of Northern Studies (LINS)
	Research and teaching centre. Facilities include workshops, a conference room, and an Information Centre focusing on current research conducted in Labrador and other northern territories.
Phone:	+1-709-896 2978
Fax:	+1-709-896-2970
Address:	PO Box 490, Station B, Happy Valley, Labrador-Newfoundland A0P 1E0
Year of foundation:	1979
Metis Nation
Website:	www.metisnation.org
Phone:	+1-867-873-3505
Fax:	+1-867-873-3395
Address:	PO Box 1375, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2P1
Montreal Antarctic Society (Societe Antarctique de Montreal)
Address:	4633 Harvard Ave., Montreal, Quebec H4A 2X3
National Hydrology Research Institute (NHRI)
	Carries out many research projects of northern interest including studies of cold regions hydrology and ecology, and climate and glaciers. Glacier Information Centre maintains database of relevant publications.
Website:	www.nwri.ca
Phone:	+1-306-975-5718
Fax:	+1-306-975-5143
Address:	Environment Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 3H5
Year of foundation:	1986
Publications:	NHRC Notes (2pa); NHRI Monographs; NHRI Science Reports (1990-); NHRI Symposia (1988-); Northern hydrology: Canadian perspectives
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
	The main R&D organization of the Canadian federal government. Northern research is carried out by several NRC institutes, including the Canadian Hydraulics Centre, Centre for Surface Transportation Technology, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Institute for Aerospace Research, Institute for Marine Dynamics, and Institute for Research in Construction.
Website:	www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Phone:	+1-613-993-9101
Fax:	+1-613-957-2711
Address:	Ottawa, Ontario K1A OR6
Year of foundation:	1916
Publications:	Canadian Geotechnical Journal (1963-, 6pa); Canadian Journal of Botany (1929-, 12pa); Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (1974-, 6pa); Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (1964-, 12pa); Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (1901-, 12pa); Canadian Journal of Forest Research (1971-, 12pa); Canadian Journal of Microbiology (1954-, 12pa); Canadian Journal of Zoology (1929-, 12pa); Environmental Reviews (1993-, 3pa). These and other journals continue Canadian Journal of Research (1929-50).
Native Women's Association of the NWT
Phone:	+1-867-873-5509
Fax:	+1-867-873-3152
Address:	PO Box 2321, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2P7
Northern Contaminants Program (NCP)
	The NCP was established in 1991 in response to studies which showed the presence of contaminants in the Arctic ecosystem. Many of these contaminants had no sources in the Arctic. The NCP coordinates four federal departments (Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Health, Environment, and Fisheries and Oceans), the three territorial governments (Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut), northern aboriginal organizations (Council of Yukon First Nations, Dene Nation, Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, and Metis Nation-NWT) and university researchers to work towards reducing and where possible, eliminating contaminants in traditionally harvested (country) foods while providing information that assists Northerners and northern communities in making informed decisions about their food use.
Website:	www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ncp
Phone:	+1-819-953-8109
Fax:	ncp@inac.gc.ca
Address:	Les Terrasses de la Chaudiere, 10 Wellington St., 6th Floor, Hull, Quebec K1A 0H4
Publications:	Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report (1997); Synopsis of research conducted under the Northern Contaminants Program (1992-, annual); other publications available from NCP website
Northern Engineering Centre
Phone:	+1-514-340-4804
Address:	Universite de Montreal, PO Box 6079, Succursdale A, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3A7
Northern Forestry Centre
	Carries out research in the areas of fire, climatic change, socio-economics of wildlife, forest insects and diseases, forest soils, and ecology.
Phone:	+1-403-435-7210
Fax:	+1-403-435-7359
Address:	Natural Resources Canada, 5320 122nd St., Edmonton, Alberta T6H 3S5.
Year of foundation:	1948 [originally in Calgary, moved to Edmonton in 1970]
Publications:	Forest Management Note (1980-, ca. 7pa); Information Report (NOR-X-) (1971-, ca.12pa); Timberlines (1984-); Special Reports (1992-)
Northern Information Network (NIN)
	The Northern Information Network encourages information sharing about the Yukon, Northern and Nunavut Territories for more effective decision making in areas such as resource management and economic development. NIN supports a variety of research initiatives in and about the Canadian North, including project impact assessments, land-use planning, and emergency preparedness.
Website:	www.inac.gc.ca/nin
E-mail:	inman@inac.gc.ca
Address:	NINMAN, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottaw
Northern Medical Services
Phone:	+1-306-966-8565
Fax:	+1-306-665-6077
Address:	University of Saskatchewan, 202 308 4th Av. North, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 2l7.
Northern Native Broadcasting of Yukon (NNBY)
Website:	www.nnby.net
Phone:	+1-867-688-6629
Address:	4228A 4th Av., Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1K1
Northern Studies Committee
	Coordinates northern studies in the University, one project of which is to complete and publish Andrew Taylor's work in indexing the Arctic Blue Books, an invaluable source on the British naval expeditions searching for Sir John Franklin.
Address:	University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Nunavut Arctic College
	Post-secondary education. Campuses at Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet.
Address:	Head Office, Aeroplex Bldg., Iqaluit, Northwest Territories X0A 0H0
Year of foundation:	Formerly Arctic College East
Nunavut Research Institute (NRI)
	Mandate is to improve the quality of life for Nunavut residents by applying scientific, technological and indigenous knowledge to solve northern problems and advance social and economic goals. In addition to providing technical and logistical support, Science Advisory Services (NRI) licenses and co-ordinates research in accordance with the NWT Scientists Act. No scientific, including anthropological, research may be carried out in the NWT without a Scientific Research Licence. NRI also maintains research centres at Iqaluit and Igloolik and a field station at Sarcpa Lake (68.32'N; 83.20'W).
Website:	www.nunanet.com/~research
Phone:	+1-867-979-6734
Fax:	+1-867-979-4681
Address:	PO Box 1720, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories X0A 0H0
Year of foundation:	1996 [previously Science Institute of the Northwest Territories - East]
Publications:	Compendium of research in the Northwest Territories (biennial); Doing research in the NWT: a guide for researchers working in Canada's Northwest Territories; A guide to developing cross-cultural science camps in the Northwest Territories; NWT survey of research activities conducted in 1993
Nunavut Tourism
	Nunavut Tourism is a not-for-profit membership association which encourages tourism development by providing specialized knowledge and expertise in five key areas: marketing, research, product development, training, and visitor services. We work in partnership with governments, Inuit associations, communities, and tourism operators in order to take advantage of those tourism opportunities which offer a means of sustainable economic growth, cultural preservation, and social benefits for the people of Nunavut. The long term goal is to facilitate the development an environmentally responsible and economically viable tourism industry in Nunavut that is characterized by professionalism and operates in harmony with Inuit culture and tradition.
Website:	www.nunavuttourism.com
Phone:	+1-867-979-6551
Fax:	+1-867-979-1261
E-mail:	info@nunavuttourism.com
Address:	#1450 - Building 157 Nipisa, Iqaluit, Nunavut, X0A 0H0, Canada
Nunavut Tungavik Incorporated (NTI)
	Inuit organization set up in succession to the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut (TFN) to take charge of implementing the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement.
Phone:	+1-613-238-1096
Fax:	+1-613-238-4131
Address:	Department of Land Management, Suite 1510, 130 Albert St., Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4.
Year of foundation:	1993
Publications:	Nipisi (Your Voice)
Nunavut Wildlife Management Board
Phone:	+1-867-979-6962
Fax:	+1-867-979-7785
Address:	PO Box 1379, Iqaluit, NT X0A 0H0
NWT Bureau of Statistics, Government of Northwest Territories
Website:	www.stats.gov.nt.ca
Phone:	+1-867-873-7147
Fax:	+1-867-873-0110
E-mail:	stats_bureau@gov.nt.ca
Address:	Yellowknife X1A 2L9
Publications:	Northwest Territories ... by the number (annual); Statistics Quarterly (1979-); and other statistical series and reports.
NWT Department of Renewable Resources
	Has mandate to manage, regulate and encourage the sustainable development of wildlife, forest resources and fish in support of the renewable resource economy; to provide environmental management, assessment, and protection measures; and to plan for land and water use. The Director of the Wildlife Management Division is the licensing authority granting Wildlife Research Permits. No wildlife research may be carried out in the NWT without a permit.
Phone:	+1-867-873-7411
Fax:	+1-867-873-0293
Address:	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9
Year of foundation:	1979
Publications:	File Reports (1979-); Summary of hunting regulations; monographs
NWT Geographical Names Programme
Website:	http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/english/schoolnet/freeman.html
Phone:	+1-867-920-8854
Address:	Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories X1A 2L9
Okalakatiget Society
	Provides radio, television and print communications services for the Inuit and Kablunaangajuit of northern Labrador.
Phone:	+1-709-922-2955
Fax:	+1-709-922-2293
Address:	PO Box 160, Nain, Labrador-Newfoundland A0P 1L0
Year of foundation:	1982
Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
Website:	www.mndm.gov.on.ca
Fax:	+1-705-670-7130
Address:	159 Cedar St., Sudbury, Ontario P3E 6A5
Parks Canada
Website:	http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/np/np_e.htm
Phone:	+1-204-983-3874
Fax:	+1-819-994-5140
E-mail:	parks_webmaster@pch.gc.ca Western Canada Service Centre, 145 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3B 0R9.
Address:	Parks Canada Agency, 25 Eddy St., Hull, Quebec K1A 0M5
Publications:	Researchers' guide
Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association
	Non-profit organization representing all Canadian Inuit women.
Phone:	+1-613-238-3977
Fax:	+1-613-238-1787
Address:	200 Elgin St., Suite 804, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1L5.
Publications:	Suvaguuq (1986-, 4pa); reports and handbooks.
PFL Offshore and Arctic Technology Inc.
Fax:	+1-403-265-3213
Address:	120 Hawkdale Close N.W., Calgary, Alberta T3G 3A6.
Polar Continental Shelf Project (PCSP)
	Provides logistics support to scientific research activities in Arctic Canada. PCSP's area of operation includes northern Yukon, the Northwest Territories north of the tree line, and adjacent waters.
Website:	http://polar.nrcan.gc.ca
Phone:	+1-613-990-6990
Fax:	+1-613-990-1508. Also has offices (open March to September) at Resolute Bay, NT X0A 0V0 and Tuktoyaktuk, NT X0E 1C0
Address:	Natural Resources Canada, 344 Wellington St., 6th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E4
Year of foundation:	1958
Publications:	Licences and permits for scientific research in the Canadian Arctic (1990); Newsletter (1991-, annual); Operations manual (1994)
Quebec Ministere des Affaires culturelles Direction du Nord-du-Quebec
	Promotes active involvement by indigenous peoples in all aspects of their cultural life.
Phone:	+1-418-643-7658
Fax:	+1-418-528-0874
Address:	225 Grand Allee Est, Bloc B - 2e Etage, Quebec G1R 5G5
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Phone:	+1-613-998-6317
Fax:	+1-613-993-5894
Address:	Headquarters, 1200 Vanier Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2
Publications:	RCMP Quarterly (1933-)
Rupert's Land Research Centre
	Encourages interdisciplinary research making use of materials in the Hudson's Bay Company Archives. Holds an annual colloquium.
Phone:	+1-204-786-9253
Fax:	+1-204-786-1824
Address:	Department of History, University of Winnipeg, 15 Portage Av., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9.
Year of foundation:	1982 [formerly known as the Hudson's Bay Company Archives Research Centre]
Publications:	Newsletter (1985-); Rupert's Land Record Series
Simon Fraser University
	Has run the Tundra Biological Station (58.75'N; 93.40'W), 50 km east of Churchill in the Hudson Bay lowland, since 1973. Multidisciplinary research is carried out focusing particularly on long term interactions between fauna and flora in an area of minimal human disturbance.
Website:	www.sfu.ca
Fax:	+1-604-291-4581
Address:	Department of Biological Studies, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6
South Slave Research Centre
Website:	www.aurresint.nt.ca/serve.htm
Phone:	+1-403-872-8909
Fax:	+1-403-872-4922
Address:	PO Box 45, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories X0E 0P0
Statistics Canada
	Pacific Region serves Yukon Territory, Prairie Region serves Northwest Territories.
Website:	www.statcan.ca
Phone:	+1-613-951-8219
Fax:	+1-613-951-0581
E-mail:	infostat@statcan.ca
Address:	Communications Division, R.H. Coats Bldg., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
Year of foundation:	1918
Publications:	Canada Year Book (1905-, biennial); Canadian Statistical Review (1926-, 12pa); Historical catalogue of Statistics Canada publications 1918-1980 (1982); Historical statistics of Canada (Leacy, 1983); and other statistical series and reports.
Notes:	Pacific Region: Sinclair Centre, Suite 300, 757 West Hastings St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3C9; telephone: +1-604-666-3691; fax: +1-604-666-4863. Prairie Region: MacDonald Bldg., Suite 300, 344 Edmonton St., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3L9; telephone: +1-204-983-4020; fax: +1-204-983-7543
The North West Company
	Northern America's leading retailer of food, clothing and general merchandise in small northern communities with over 180 outlets throughout Canada and Alaska. Also the world's larggest distributor of Inuit art..
Phone:	+1-204-943-0881
Fax:	+1-204-934-1455
E-mail:	nwc@northwest.ca
Address:	77 Main St., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 2R1.
Year of foundation:	1987 [previously Hudson's Bay, Northern Stores Division]
Publications:	Moccasin Telegraph (1941-90); NSI News (1989-90); Nor'Wester (1990-)
Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon
Website:	www.yfnta.org
Phone:	+1-867-668-3331
Fax:	+1-867-667-7379
Address:	1109 1st Av., Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5G4
Universite de Montreal
	Members carry out research in social anthropology and archaeology, translate Arctic literature, and train students in Arctic research.
Website:	www.fas.umontreal.ca
Address:	Department of Anthropology, Arctic Studies Group, PO Box 6128, Succursale 'A', Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7
Universite Laval, Centre d'Etudes nordiques (CEN)
	Multidisciplinary research and teaching centre focusing on northern Quebec specifically, and northern Canada and the Arctic in general. Operates Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik Research Station (52.20'N; 77.44'W). Holds annual Arctic Workshop (1995 - 25th). Research areas studied include: northern regions ecosystems, Quaternary geology, periglacial geomorphology, permafrost, forest and tundra ecology, snow ecology, wildlife habitats, lake ecology and palaeoecology, dynamics of coasts affected by frost and sea-ice, and climatic monitoring of controlling factors of processes and ecosystems.
Website:	www.gel.ulaval.ca
Phone:	+1-418-656-3340
Fax:	+1-418-656-2978
E-mail:	cen@cen.ulaval.ca
Address:	Pavillon Jean-Charles Bonenfant, Sainte Foy, Quebec G1K 7P4
Year of foundation:	1961
Publications:	Collection Nordicana (1970-) [continues Travaux Divers (1964-70)]
Universite Laval, Groupe d'Etudes Inuit et Circumpolaires (GETIC)
	Carries out research on northern indigenous peoples, with a special focus on modernization.
Website:	www.fss.ulaval.ca/etudes-inuit-studies
E-mail:	getic@fss.ulaval.ca
Address:	Pavillon Charles-De Koninck, Quebec G1K 7P
Year of foundation:	1987
Publications:	Etudes / Inuit / Studies (1977-, 2pa); Nord-Laval en Sciences Humaines; Travaux de Recherche
Universite Laval, Laboratoire de mecanique de glace
Address:	Sainte Foy, Quebec G1K 7P4
University of Alberta, Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI)
	Successor to the Boreal Institute for Northern Studies (1960-90), the CCI is an Interdisciplinary Research Unit of the Vice-President (Research) serving as the University's centre for research and the dissemination of research on the Canadian North and the Arctic in general.
Website:	www.ualberta.ca/~ccinst/polar.html
Phone:	+1-403-492-4512/4999
Fax:	+1-403-492-1153
E-mail:	ccinst@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca
Address:	Old St. Stephen's College, 8820-112 St., Edmonton
Year of foundation:	1990
Publications:	Circumpolar Research Series (1988-); Northern Reference Series (1992-); Occasional Publications (1964-); Polar Access (1991-, 12pa); Solstice (2pa)
University of British Columbia, Glaciology Group
	Research on glacier physics emphasizing field, laboratory, theoretical and computational studies.
Phone:	+1-604-822-2267
Fax:	+1-604-822-6047
E-mail:	clarke@geop.ubc.ca
Address:	Department of Geophysics & Astronomy, 129- 2219 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4
University of Manitoba
Phone:	+1-204-788-6711
Fax:	+1-204-774-8919
Address:	Hildes Northern Medical Unit, 5100 - 750 Ballatyne Av., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W3.
Publications:	Northern Health Research Bulletin (1989-, 4pa)
University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)
	Has adopted Northern Studies as one of its five interdisciplinary themes. The others are First Nations Studies, Women's Studies, Environmental Studies, and International Studies. Offers both majors and minors in Northern Studies at the undergraduate level, together with several graduate programs encouraging a focus on Northern issues.
Website:	www.unbc.ca
Address:	333 University Road, Prince George, British Columbia V2L 4Z
Year of foundation:	1994
WWF Canada
	Has operated environmental programmes in the Arctic for 25 years, and currently operates offices in both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, as well as helping fund CPAWS protected areas work in the Yukon.
Website:	www.wwf.ca
Phone:	+1-416-489-4567 ext. 286
Fax:	+1-416-489-361
E-mail:	pewins@wwfcanada.org
Address:	245 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 410, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 3J
Yukon College
	Post-secondary education.
Website:	http://yukoncollege.yk.ca
Phone:	+1-867-668-8800
Fax:	+1-867-668-8808
Address:	PO Box 2799, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4
Publications:	Northern Review (1988-, 2pa)
Yukon College, Northern Research Institute (NRI)
	Conducts archaeological, anthropologogical, historical, geological and geographical research. Also provides research grants, research associates, contract and grant administration services.
Phone:	+1-867-668-8735
Fax:	+1-867-668-8734
E-mail:	nri@raven.nugyt.ca
Address:	PO Box 2799, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4
Year of foundation:	1991
Publications:	Northern Research and Education; Occasional Paper Series .
Yukon Conservation Society
	Environmental education, advocacy, research, public consultation and participation activities focusing on issues of concern to those who care about the Yukon's environment.
Phone:	+1-867-668-5678
Fax:	+1-867-668-6637
Address:	PO Box 4163, 302 Hawkins St., Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3T3.
Year of foundation:	1968
Publications:	Walk Softly (1995-) [continues YCS Quarterly (1968-94)]
Yukon Geographical Names Programme
Phone:	+1-867-667-3099
Fax:	+1-867-667-3546
Address:	Heritage Branch, Department of Tourism, Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Yukon Historical and Museums Association (YHMA)
Phone:	+1-867-667-4704
Fax:	+1-867-668-7574
Address:	PO Box 4357, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3T5
Yukon Native Language Centre (YNLC)
	Active in the teaching, documenting and promotion of languages of Yukon's native peoples.
Website:	http://library.usask.ca/native/directory/english/yukonnative.html
Phone:	+1-867-668-8820
Fax:	+1-867-668-8825
Address:	Yukon College, PO Box 2799, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4
Yukon Science Institute
Phone:	+1-867-667-2979
Fax:	+1-867-668-8890
Address:	c/o Yukon College, PO Box 2799, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4
Yukon. Bureau of Statistics
Website:	www.gov.yk.ca/depts/eco/stats/
Phone:	+1-867-667-5640
Fax:	+1-867-668-7887
Address:	2089 Second Av., PO Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Publications:	Information Sheet: Statistics (1987-); Yukon census profiles, Yukon Monthly Statistical Review (1985-, 4pa); Yukon Statistical Profile (1986-); and other statistical series and reports.
Yukon. Department of Tourism
	Responsible for resource management and programme delivery in the following areas: archaeology, palaeontology, historic sites, museums, geographical place names, oral history, and scientific research licensing. Maintains the Yukon Historic Sites Inventory. Those wishing to carry out research in the Yukon must have either an Archaeological and Palaeontological Research Permit or a Scientists and Explorers Licence.
Phone:	+1-867-667-5386
Fax:	+1-867-667-3546
Address:	Heritage Branch, PO Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Year of foundation:	1982
Publications:	Beringia Research Notes (1995-); Guidebook on scientific research in the Yukon (1993); Occasional Papers in Archaeology (1990-); Occasional Papers in Yukon History (1994-); Yukon heritage sourcebook & service list (1994)