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2027 Annual Conference
2 – 4 FEBRUARY 2027
The Arctic360 Annual Conference is a premier gathering focused on the future of Canada’s Arctic and Northern regions. Bringing together leaders from government, industry, Indigenous organizations, academia, and the investment community, the conference serves as a platform for dialogue on critical issues shaping the North—from economic development and infrastructure to climate change, sovereignty, and sustainable resource management. Through keynote discussions, panels, and networking opportunities, the event fosters collaboration and forward-thinking solutions that support responsible growth and long-term resilience in the Arctic.
Arctic Geopolitics is Global Geopolitics: Global geopolitics is unfolding on the Earth’s axis. The Arctic political space has become one of undoing, strengthening, and testing Arctic state alliances, alongside expanding strategic cooperation with non-Arctic states to address growing defence and security risks driven by heightened strategic interest in the region. In effect, Arctic diplomacy is no longer solely a moral imperative but a strategic necessity—moving from sidebar discussions to a central agenda item, as cooperative agreements are forged with urgency and purpose.
Global Capital and the Wartime Economy: The ripple effects of geopolitical realities have led to policy shifts policy shifts enabling financial institutions to invest in dual-use equipment, infrastructure, and projects—with both military and civilian applications. Accompanying this trend, is the emergence of private and Public-Private defence funds providing additional capital for investments in dual-use projects and cold-weather innovation.
One Canadian Economy: Canada’s northern focused nation-building projects are northern and Indigenous led and include multipurpose social, economic, and defence Arctic infrastructure. Public-Private-Indigenous partnerships will be essential, as is developing the strategic infrastructure investment strategy to get there.
Innovating out of the Arctic: Cold-weather innovation will be the new source of Arctic maritime and land-defence advantage, and the frontier technologies needed. Beyond NORAD and NATO, they are also the key to critical minerals mining, accompanying supply chains, and the next generation infrastructure for a secure and prosperous north and Arctic region.
Futureproofing Infrastructure: Digital and Data Sovereignty: Next-generation infrastructure is already here. The Arctic is no exception. Critical Arctic infrastructure must be sensor- and AI-embedded to guard against cyberattacks, to measure and monitor everything from permafrost melt to subsea activity, and infrastructure interoperability. This discussion, inevitably, begins with the discussion on data sovereignty. The question that remains is whose sovereignty and how to get there.
The North is Calling: We have the Critical Minerals you Need: Across the Arctic, many of today’s critical minerals project proponents are Northerners and Indigenous governments and companies. Yet stand-alone projects will not achieve the intended diversification and the capital required. Critical minerals cooperations with and among Arctic nations are becoming the means for strategic policy coordination to help create de-risking tools (including mechanisms to enable northern and Indigenous equity partnerships), full supply-chain development and means of stockpiling.
Conference Venue
1601 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto, Canada
Palais Royale has a private parking lot for our guests only on Lake Shore Blvd. directly in front of our facility. Street lights with pedestrian crossing ensures safe crossing for all of our guests.
‘It has been great to partner with Arctic360, which is not only Canada’s leading think tank on issues related to the Arctic but is emerging as a leading international voice bringing northern issues to the forefront. Their annual con- ference is one of the very few gatherings that brings together leaders from diplomacy, philanthropy, Indigenous governance, academia and the public and private sectors for serious engagement on Arctic issues with the view towards setting priorities and plans for the future. Arctic360 is helping forge critical collaboration and advance Arctic issues for Canada and the world.’
— The Honourable Erin O’Toole, Managing Director of ADIT North America; former Leader of Conservative Party of Canada; RCAF Veteran
‘It has been great to partner with Arctic360, which is not only Canada’s leading think tank on issues related to the Arctic but is emerging as a leading international voice bringing northern issues to the forefront. Their annual con- ference is one of the very few gatherings that brings together leaders from diplomacy, philanthropy, Indigenous governance, academia and the public and private sectors for serious engagement on Arctic issues with the view towards setting priorities and plans for the future. Arctic360 is helping forge critical collaboration and advance Arctic issues for Canada and the world.’
