Genome Canada Natural Resources Initiative – Stream 3 – LOI
Aboriginal Peoples
Arctic and Northern Regions
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Governance and Public Policy
Information and Communication Technology
Oceans, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Friday 27th, November 2026
External Deadline: Wednesday 2nd, December 2026
Description
RIS will be offering support with application development for this opportunity. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Jennifer Stevens (v5js@mun.ca) or Dr. Amanda Crompton (ajcrompt@mun.ca) early during the development process to discuss the services available to them.
Genome Canada’s latest mission-driven research initiative will lay the foundations for a generational transformation in Canadian natural resources systems and biodiversity management. The new initiative is expected to include an investment of over $50 million over three years from Genome Canada and its partners – with a $25 million investment from the Government of Canada through Genome Canada.
The Natural Resources Initiative has the following objectives:
- – Improve natural resources systems monitoring, environmental resilience and regulatory efficiency.
- – Support the development of accessible and usable genomic data resources, including a national hub, that can support natural resources research and decision-making across Canada.
- – Optimize the re-use of data through adherence to FAIT (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) principles and support coordination across genomics, natural resources and biodiversity data initiatives.
- – Support the development and integration of AI-enabled analytical tools across datasets to enhance discovery, forecasting and real-time decision-making capabilities.
- – Advance Indigenous data governance and sovereignty through Indigenous-led frameworks and partnerships.
- – Improve alignment with international initiatives in genomics, natural resources and biodiversity.
- – Create a sustainable community of practice around natural resources genomics, governance and data coordination.
Stream 3: Indigenous Data Governance Frameworks
This stream supports Indigenous-led, distinctions-based governance frameworks, co-developed with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit rights-holders, that guide how genomic and environmental data in Canada’s natural resources sectors are owned, accessed, used, shared, and stewarded, grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing and being.
Stream 3 (Indigenous Data Governance Frameworks) LOI Deadline: December 2nd.
The deadline for full proposals for Stream 3 is January 29th, 2027.