Northern Contaminants Program (NCP)
Aboriginal Peoples
Arctic and Northern Regions
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Oceans, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Thursday 8th, February 2024
External Deadline: Tuesday 13th, February 2024
Description
The Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) engages Northerners and scientists in research and monitoring of long-range contaminants and plastic pollution in the Canadian Arctic, that is, contaminants that are transported to the Arctic through atmospheric and oceanic processes from other parts of the world and which remain in the Arctic environment and build up in the food chain (see NCP’s list of contaminants of concern).
The data generated by the NCP is used to assess ecosystem and human health, and the findings of these assessments are used to address the safety and security of traditional country foods that are important to the health and traditional lifestyles of Northerners and northern communities. The findings also inform policy, resulting in action to eliminate contaminants from long-range sources.
The NCP funds research, monitoring and related activities in Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut. This includes the traditional territories of Yukon First Nations and of the Dene and Metis of the Northwest Territories, and all of Inuit Nunangat. Proposals for work to be conducted outside these regions will be considered on a case-by-case basis according to their relevance to priorities and objectives identified in the NCP Subprograms.
The 5 subprograms are:
- Human health
- Environmental monitoring and research
- Community-based monitoring and research
- Communications, capacity and outreach
- Program coordination and Indigenous partnerships
Starting in 2020-2021, the NCP began supporting multi-year projects under each of the 5 subprograms. As a consequence, a portion of the funds for each subprogram has already been committed to projects extending to 2024-2025.
For this call for proposals, the Government of Canada is providing $1,005,000 in 2024-2025 for new projects related to human health, community-based monitoring and research, and communications of contaminant-related messages and public outreach initiatives.
The deadline to apply to the 2024 Call for Proposals is February 13, 2024.
See website for more information.