Canada’s mining and critical minerals goals hinge on the North

The future of Canada’s mining industry lies increasingly in remote and northern regions, but the infrastructure deficit in these parts of the country brings significant challenges.
Canada must increase surveillance assets in the Arctic

True maritime domain awareness in the Arctic requires multiple overlapping systems that authorities can cross-reference to assess vessels operating in our internal waters.
The North

Ability to adapt to changing environment the best bet for Arctic defence

Security in the North counts for nothing though if these communities are not given every opportunity to live, work, and thrive.
The North needs less Ottawa

What the North needs is support to build essential infrastructure so it can achieve a greater degree of financial autonomy and create more economic opportunities for residents.
We need science in support of discovery and sovereignty in Canada’s Arctic

Canada must continue to invest and lead by showing the world not just what science is important in the Arctic, but also how science should be done.
Here’s how teachings from the First Nations of the North are leading the way

To lead the way towards true climate action, we need to bring ourselves back into a good relationship with the places where we live and where we are from.
Getting to know each unique territory in the North

Each territory is unique in its population, geography, resources, and political and historical development.
The return of the great power politics in the Arctic and renewed threat of nuclear war

It is clearly in Canada’s interest that neither Russia nor China conclude that North America is vulnerable to new nuclear weapons and delivery systems.
Supporting northern and Indigenous communities key to Arctic sovereignty

Arctic sovereignty is far broader than territorial assertion or defence, and intricately connected with Indigenous self-determination and supporting the people who make the North their home.