NPD40 - Canada's Arctic Science and Research Context: Shifting practices and emerging needs

Scientific and research operations in the Arctic advance our understanding of how climate change affects people, the economy, and the environment. Several federal government organizations play important roles in conducting, enabling, or coordinating Arctic science. The operating context is changing with increased research activity, the move towards multidisciplinary research, the need to consider Indigenous Knowledge and co-develop research questions with communities, and the complex logistical challenges due to lack of infrastructure and climate change. This session will explore how the federal government will tackle new priorities and respond to the findings of recent reports form the Council of Canadian Academies and the Office of the Chief Science Advisor and House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research, including the possibility of setting Arctic research priorities for Canada.     

Co-Chairs: Sarah Heath, Natural Resources Canada 

David Mate, Natural Resources Canada 

Panelists:

Rinaldo Jeanty, Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Minerals Sector, Natural Resources Canada / Sous-ministre adjoint, Secteur des terres et des minéraux, Ressources naturelles Canada 

Ranjana Sharma, Chief Scientist, Natural Resources Canada / Ranjana Sharma, Scientifique principale, Ressources naturelles Canada 

Geneviève Tanguay: Vice-Conseillère scientifique en chef, Bureau de la Conseillère scientifique en chef Vice-Chief Science Advisor, Office of the Chief Science Advisor 

Sylvie Lamoureux, Vice-President, Research, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada / Sylvie Lamoureux, Vice-présidente, Recherche, Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada 

Robert Sinclair, Senior Arctic Official and DG Arctic, Eurasian and European Affairs, Global Affairs Canada / haut représentant pour l’Arctique et DG, Affaires de l’Arctiques, de l’Eurasie et de l’Europe, Affaires mondiales Canada