Organization: Polar Knowledge Canada

Researchers finally get busy in the Arctic

The latest federal budget puts Canada’s arctic research station on a solid footing for the next few years, as a number of major initiatives are being prepared.

Canada creates single Arctic research hub

The federal government has merged the mandates and functions of the Canadian Polar Commission and the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) into a new organization. Polar Knowledge Canada will be headquartered at CHARS when it opens in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, in 2017. The June 1 announcement coincided with the coming into force of The…