There are 53 projects funded under the Northern Contaminants Program for the 2019-2020 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 Indigenous Partnerships
| Project Title | Project Leader(s) | Funding Awarded |
| Yukon Contaminant Biomonitoring: Old Crow | Brian Laird (University of Waterloo) | $233,163 |
| Exposure to Food Chain Contaminants in Nunavik: Biomonitoring in Adult and Youth Cohorts of the Qanuilirpitaa? Survey (Year 3) | Pierre Ayotte and Mélanie Lemire (Université Laval) | $381,858 |
| Exposure to Food Chain Contaminants in Nunavik: Evaluating Spatial and Time Trends Among Pregnant Women and Implementing Effective Health Communication for Healthy Pregnancies and Children (Year 4 of 4) | Chris Furgal (Trent University) and Mélanie Lemire and Pierre Ayotte (Université Laval) | $182,505 |
| Country Foods for Good Health: Developing a Country Food Database for the Inuvialuit Settlement Region | Brian Laird and Sonja Ostertag (University of Waterloo) | $133,285 |
Total Funding Awarded to Human Health projects: $930,811
Total Funding Awarded to Community-Based Monitoring and Research projects: $357,460
Total Funding Awarded to Environmental Monitoring and Research projects: $1,067,321
| Project Title | Project Leader(s) | Funding Awarded |
| Yukon Contaminants Committee (YCC) | Ellen Sedlack, YCC and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Merran Smith, YCC and Council of Yukon First Nations | $2,500 |
| Northwest Territories Regional Contaminants Committee (NWTRCC) | Emma Pike, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) Tim Heron, NWTRCC and Northwest Territory Métis Nation (NWTMN) Kendra Tingmiak, NWTRCC and Inuvialuit Regional Corporation | $165,905 |
| Nunavut Environmental Contaminants Committee (NECC) | Jean Allen, NECC, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. | $70,925 |
| Nunavik Nutrition and Health Committee (NNHC): Coordinating, Learning and Communicating on Contaminants Research in Nunavik | Marie Rochette, NNHC Chairperson and Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NRBHSS) Marie-Josée Gauthier, NNHC Coordinator, NRBHSS | $118,778 |
| Northern Contaminants Researcher (NCR) | Liz Pijogge, NCR and Nunatsiavut Government (NG) | $46,454 |
| Coordination, participation and communication: evolving Inuit Research Advisor responsibilities in Nunatsiavut for the benefit of Inuit and their communities | Carla Pamak, Nunatsiavut Government (NG) | $26,750 |
| Inuit Research Advisor for Inuvialuit Settlement Region: A new approach to engage and partner with the Northern Contaminants Program | Kendra Tingmiak, Northwest Territories Regional Contaminants Committee (NWT RCC) and Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) | $63,250 |
| Nunavik Inuit Research Advisor: Environmental, Health and Climate Change Research in Nunavik | Markusi Qisiiq and Michael Barrett, Kativik Regional Government | $63,250 |
| Wildlife Contaminants Workshop – Building Contaminants Research Capacity in Nunavut | Mary Gamberg, Gamberg Consulting Jennifer Provencher, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Jamal Shirley and Jason Carpenter, Nunavut Arctic College | $43,947 |
| Learning about Ringed Seal Health from Contaminants Science and Inuit Knowledge: An Educational Workshop in Nain, Nunatsiavut | Paul McCarney and Liz Pijogge, Nunatsiavut Government Dominique Henri and Magali Houde, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) | $43,860 |
| Caribou Workshop: Providing Synthesized Contaminants Messages in a Broader Context of Caribou Health, Management and Culture | Mary Gamberg, Gamberg Consulting | $38,481 |
| Nuna Tariuq Silalu Film Project: Food Security, Global Environmental Changes, and Resilience in the Canadian Arctic, using Participatory Video Method | Maeva Gauthier, University of Victoria | $39,100 |
Total Funding Awarded to Communications, Capacity and Outreach projects: $723,200
| Project Title | Project Leader(s) | Funding Awarded |
| Coordination and Administration of the Northern Contaminants Program | Overall lead: Sarah Kalhok Bourque, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) | |
| Data Management Support to the NCP from the Canadian Cryospheric Information Network/Polar Data Catalogue | Wesley Van Wychen & Greg Vey (University of Waterloo) | $86,825 |
| NCP Publications Database | Shannon Christoffersen (Arctic Institute of North America) | $37,835 |
| NCP and AMAP Quality Assurance/Quality Control Interlaboratory Study | Harold Malle (Environment and Climate Change Canada) | $106,500 |
| NCP Secretariat: operational support and coordination for the NCP | Sarah Kalhok Bourque (CIRNAC) | $274,568 |
| $505,728 | ||
| Facilitation of International Action Related to the Long-range Transport of Contaminants into the Arctic | Overall lead: Sarah Kalhok Bourque, CIRNAC | |
| Canada’s support to the Arctic Council’s Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme | Rolf Rødven and Simon Wilson (AMAP Secretariat) | $180,000 |
| Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling Network in support of Global Monitoring Plan (Effectiveness Evaluation) of the Stockholm Convention on POPs | Tom Harner (Environment and Climate Change Canada) | $10,000 |
| $190,000 | ||
| Council of Yukon First Nations Participation in the Northern Contaminants Program | Merran Smith, Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) | $37,375 |
| Dene Nation Participation in the Northern Contaminants Program | Trevor Teed, Dene National and Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Regional Northwest Territories Office | $41,227 |
| Inuit Tapiirit Kanatami (ITK) National Coordination | Eric Loring, ITK | $163,300 |
| Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada’s Activities Under the Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) | Eva Kruemmel, ICC | $178,020 |
Total Funding Awarded to Program Coordination and Indigenous Partnerships projects: $1,115,650