There are 53 projects funded under the Northern Contaminants Program for the 2016-2017 year, with allocated funding support of roughly $4.1 million. These projects were subject to a comprehensive technical, peer, and northern social/cultural review process. This process ensures that each project supports the priorities and objectives of the Northern Contaminants Program, as outlined in the NCP blueprints and annual call for proposals. Consultation with northern community authorities and/or Indigenous organizations is required for all projects involving field work in the North and/or analyses of samples.
- Human health
- Community-based monitoring and research
- Environmental monitoring and research
- Communications, capacity and outreach
- Program coordination and Aboriginal partnerships
TOTAL HUMAN HEALTH: $1,060,830
| Project | Project leader | Funding Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Variable fish mercury concentrations in the Dehcho: Effects of catchment control and invertebrate community composition | Dr. H. Swanson G. Low | $53,561 |
| Community-Based Monitoring of Arctic Char in Nunatsiavut: Increasing Capacity, Building Knowledge | R. Laing | $29,750 |
| Tcho Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Program (TAEMP) | J. Pellissey | $72,911 |
| Enhancing community-based monitoring of ecosystem changes in the ISR through the bridging of western scientific knowledge with local and traditional ecological knowledge | V. Gillman L. Murray L. Loseto S. Ostertag | $8,786 |
| An East Hudson Bay Network research initiative on regional metal accumulation in the marine food web | J. Heath J. Chételat | $16,800 |
| Mercury in Seaweed and Lichens from the Home Range of the Qamanirjuaq Caribou | M. Gamberg | $49,956 |
TOTAL COMMUNITY BASED MONITORING AND RESEARCH: $255,742
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND RESEARCH: $1,090,038
TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS, CAPACITY AND OUTREACH: $501,001
| Project Title | Project leader | Funding Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| National Coordination and Administration of the Northern Contaminants Program, and Facilitation of International Action related to the Long-range Transport of Contaminants into the Arctic | S. Kalhok Bourque J. Stow | $10,000 |
| Council of Yukon First Nations Participation in the Northern Contaminants Program | B. Van Dijken J. Macdonald | $371,500 |
| Dene Nation participation in the national NCP Management Steering Committee and Northwest Territories Regional Contaminants Committee (NWTRCC) | T. Teed | $210,000 |
| Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami National Coordination | E. Loring | $97,000 |
| Inuit Circumpolar Council – Canada: Activities in Support of Circumpolar and Global Contaminant Instruments and Activities | T. Sheldon | $156,400 |
TOTAL PROGRAM COORDINATION AND ABORIGINAL PARTNERSHIPS: $1,238,698
GRAND TOTAL: $4,146,309