Arctic360 Brief – Standing Committee on Science and Research Study on Arctic and Climate Change

The often-made argument when asked about the underdevelopment, underinvestment, and economic hardship that is Canada’s North is…well, the North is vast with harsh weather and a small population. It is as if the state of the North is inevitable. The North cannot have good things. Through examples of Canada’s Arctic neighbours this brief argues that the creation of an Arctic Innovation ecosystem comprised of academia and Indigenous Knowledge, private industry, and government is not only possible, but could contribute to the North’s underdeveloped infrastructure, health system, and economy while making the whole of Canada secure and more prosperous.