Senate Committee on the Arctic

May 3, 2019

Canada Research Coordinating Committee Senate Committee on the Arctic

April 3rd Meeting Follow-up May 3, 2019

Canada Research Coordinating Committee SSHRC Materials

Senate Committee on the Artic - Follow-up to April 3rd Meeting

Materials included:

1. List of programs (new and existing) that are open to Indigenous communities, researchers and not for profits 2. List of research projects/programs funded under circumpolar collaboration 3. Number of northerners and Indigenous northerners on board of governors 4. Copy of the National Dialogue Summary Notes (SSHRC on behalf of the agencies) List of SSHRC programs (new and existing) open to Indigenous communities, researchers and not-for-profits Available Participant Roles Program Sub-program Indigenous Researchers Indigenous Communities Indigenous Not-for-profit Organizations Insight Research Insight grants Applicant (if affiliated with an Professional service providers Professional service providers eligible Canadian postsecondary institution) End-users or any other role other End-users or any other role other Co-Applicant (if affiliated with an than PI or Co-applicant or than PI or Co-applicant or eligible Canadian postsecondary collaborator collaborator institution) Collaborator- no restriction

Insight Development grants Applicant (if affiliated with an eligible Canadian postsecondary institution) Co-Applicant (if affiliated with a postsecondary institution) Collaborator- no restriction

Research Training and Talent Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Applicant (if undertaking master’s Not applicable Not applicable Development Graduate Scholarships Program – degree at a Canadian university) Master’s Scholarships Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Applicant (if undertaking doctoral Not applicable Not applicable Graduate Scholarships Program – studies at a Canadian university) Doctoral Scholarships SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships Applicant (if undertaking doctoral Not applicable Not applicable studies at a foreign or Canadian university) Vanier Canada Graduate Applicant (if undertaking doctoral Not applicable Not applicable Scholarships studies at a Canadian university) SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships Applicant Not applicable Not applicable Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Applicant Not applicable Not applicable Impact Awards Applicant (if affiliated with an Not applicable Not applicable eligible Canadian postsecondary institution)

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List of SSHRC programs (new and existing) open to Indigenous communities, researchers and not-for-profits Research Partnerships Partnership Grants Applicant/project director, co- Partner organization Partner organization, administering applicant (if eligible), collaborator organization (must obtain institutional eligibility) Partnership Development Grants Applicant/ project director (if Partner organization Partner organization, administering affiliated with an eligible organization (must obtain institution), co-applicant (if eligible), institutional eligibility) collaborator Partnership Engage Grants Applicant (if affiliated with an Partner organization (if eligible) Partner organization (if eligible) eligible Canadian institution), co- applicant (if eligible), collaborator Connection Grants Applicant (if affiliated with an Participant, presenter, sponsoring Applicant (must obtain institutional eligible Canadian institution), co- organization eligibility), administering applicant (if eligible), collaborator, organization, sponsoring participant, presenter organization New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration Nominated principal investigator: The Co-principal investigator and The Co-principal investigator and if their primary affiliation is with an Co-applicant can be affiliated with a Co-applicant can be affiliated with a eligible Canadian institution and not-for-profit institution not-for-profit institution meet the criteria of both an Independent and Early Career Researcher

Co-principal investigator: if they meet the criteria of an Independent Researcher and are not affiliated with a federal, provincial, territorial or municipal government department, or a for- profit organization. If they are affiliated with an academic institution), they must also meet the criteria of an Early Career Researcher

Co-applicant – co-applicants cannot be affiliated with a federal, provincial, territorial or municipal Page 2 of 3 List of SSHRC programs (new and existing) open to Indigenous communities, researchers and not-for-profits government department, or a for- profit organization. Co-applicants can be independent researchers or can be, but are not limited to, practitioners, policy-makers, educators, decision-makers, health- care administrators, Indigenous elders, Indigenous knowledge keepers, community leaders, or individuals working for a charity

Collaborator – only restriction is Transformation (To be determined) that they cannot be supervised by International (To be determined) other team members

Research Support Fund Incremental Project Grants Indirect beneficiary of having Not applicable If they are an affiliated organization http://www.rsf-fsr.gc.ca/home- http://www.rsf-fsr.gc.ca/apply- indirect costs of research covered, if to a postsecondary institution accueil-eng.aspx demande/ipg-sps-eng.aspx individual is a federally-funded eligible to the RSF (i.e. applicant researcher at an eligible institution institution). To be an affiliate, the organization must support federally- funded research that contributes to the research excellence of the applicant institution; and/or the applicant institution incurs indirect costs for federally funded research conducted at the affiliate organization. Canada Research Chairs Nominee(if affiliated with an eligible Not applicable Not applicable Canadian postsecondary institution) Canada Excellence research Chairs Nominee Partner Partner (CERC) Canada150 Nominee Not applicable Not applicable Canada First Research Excellence Not applicable Partner Partner Fund (CFREF)

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SSHRC-funded Projects with Circumpolar Aspects Topic areas: International relations, collaboration, security, sovereignty, and comparative studies or transnational perspectives 2006-2018

Competition Awarded SSHRC Program Institution Researcher Project Title Keywords Main Discipline Year Amount climate change; Inuit; Arctic; community SSHRC Postdoctoral A comparative study of Inuit vulnerability to vulnerability; adaptation; adaptive capacity; 2006 McGill University Ford, James Geography $ 75,056 Fellowships climate change in Canada and Greenland natural hazards; co-production of knowledge; interdisciplinary research

A Northern public diplomacy: Circumpolar Northern Research Canadian public diplomacy; Circumpolar foreign 2006 University of Ottawa Potter, Evan cooperation on culture and higher education and Political Science $ 24,000 Development Program policy; Northern culture; Arctic foreign policy its impact on Canada's Circumpolar foreign policy

idéologies; économies mondiale; russe et Les relations entre les technoscientifiques des américaine; relations à l'environnement; relations 2006 Doctoral Awards McGill University Rouillard, Rémy combustibles fossiles et les autochtones de la aux autochtones de l'arctique; pratiques Anthropology $ 80,000 Tchoukotka et de l'Alaska technoscientifiques; industries des combustibles fossiles

European Science Moved by the state: perspectives on relocation population movements; comparison; indegenous 2006 BOREAS* Nuttall, Mark Demography $ 149,802 Foundation and resettlement in the Circumpolar North peoples; state interventions; history; demography

climate change; traditional knowledge; human impacts; culture; empowerment; capacity-building; Urban and Regional Northern Research knowledge transfer; outreach; communications; 2006 University of Alberta Douglas, Marianne Northern perspectives on climate change Studies, Environmental $ 40,000 Development Program training; new media; documentary film; Studies circumpolar networks; language preservation; education

Adaptation and resistance to the information age regional development; environment; globalization; International 2007 Brock University Dunk, Thomas in natural resource dependent regions in Canada resistance; adaptation; Norway; Canada (Northern Sociology $ 71,721 Opportunities Fund and Norway Ontario) human security; traditional security; Canadian Favouring human security over traditional security: foreign policy; circumpolar relations; Arctic 2007 Doctoral Awards University of Calgary Exner-Pirot, Heather Political Science $ 40,000 the case of the Canadian Arctic shipping; Arctic indigenous people; Arctic sovereignty; climate change

politique étrangère des États-Unis; géopolitique arctique; processus décisionnel; changements Université du Québec à Les États-Unis en Arctique : un regain d'intérêt climatiques arctiques; différends arctique; Alaska; 2007 Doctoral Awards Plouffe, Joël Political Science $ 80,000 Montréal américain dans l'ère post-Guerre froide stratégie militaire américaine; passage du nord- ouest et États Unis; transport maritime; pétrole; terrorisme

* BOREAS is a former partnership program with the European Science Foundation, focused on interdisciplinary humanities research on the circumpolar North Page 1 of 6 SSHRC-funded Projects with Circumpolar Aspects Topic areas: International relations, collaboration, security, sovereignty, and comparative studies or transnational perspectives 2006-2018

Inuit; Greenland; global climate change; the Joseph-Armand Mobilizing community capacity and Inuit human-environment system; indigenous Bombardier Canada 2007 University of Alberta Hayashi, Naotaka knowledge to respond to Arctic environmental environmental knowledge; community resilience; Anthropology $ 105,000 Graduate Scholarships - change in Greenland vulnerability; adaptation; coping strategies; Doctoral livelihoods; self-governance

Joseph-Armand Arctic; circumpolar; indigenous; youth; oil and gas; Bombardier Canada Northern youth and change: oil and gas, climate 2007 McGill University Christensen, Julia climate change; cumulative effects; impact Geography $ 105,000 Graduate Scholarships - and human security in the circumpolar North assessment; culture; identity; social change; place Doctoral

Canada; Greenland; United States; England; Mackenzie King; Frankiln Delano Roosevelt; The occupation of Greenland and its legacy on Winston Churchill; Adolf Hitler; international 2007 Doctoral Awards University of Oxford Berry, Dawn Alexandrea Canadian Arctic security and Canadian History $ 80,000 relations; Arctic security; Arctic soverignty; international relations Canada-US relations; North Atlantic triangle; Nasopie; St. Roch; Cryolite

Aboriginal ecotourism in Northern Canadian Inuit Inuit; Saami; ecotourism; indigenous cultural International and Cree, Scandinavian Saami and Russian tourism; community development; sustainable 2008 University of Ottawa Blangy, Sylvie Geography $ 25,000 Opportunities Fund Nenet: an international collaborative research development; scenarios of change; approach collaborative/participatory research

Arctic sovereignty; Arctic security; Canadian Public Outreach Grants - rangers; civil-military relations; community Northern Communities: Lackenbauer, P. Arctic front, Arctic homeland: practicing 2008 St. Jerome's University development; militarization; international law; History $ 40,248 Towards Social and Whitney sovereignty and security in the Canadian North northern defence; socio-economic and Economic Prosperity environmental impacts; circumpolar affairs

Aid to Research circumpolar Arctic; Canada history; history of Out of the cold: scientific ways of knowing in 2008 Workshops and Wilfrid Laurier University Zeller, Suzanne science; environmental history; anthropology ; History $ 25,000 histories of the circumpolar Arctic Conferences cold war

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Protection of the Arctic environment through Arctic; environment; international treaty; Russia; 2008 Carleton University Carter, Alexandra Political Science $ 17,500 Graduate Scholarships - international cooperation Canada Master's

Joseph-Armand A visual arts response to circumpolar issues, Bombardier Canada sustainability; circumpolar; natural resources; 2009 Simon Fraser University Farry, Collette notions of sustainability and the politics of national Fine Arts $ 17,500 Graduate Scholarships - visual culture; sovereignty; borders; trade identity in relation to land Master's

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foreign policy; strategic issues; sovereignty; Joseph-Armand international law; territorial claims; Antarctic Grasping for the ends of the earth: a comparative Bombardier Canada The University of treaty; circumpolar affairs; economic exploitation; 2009 Kikkert, Peter analysis of the experiences of Canada in the History $ 105,000 Graduate Scholarships - Western Ontario sustainable development; environmental Arctic and Australia in the Antarctic Doctoral protection; climate change; functionalism; scientific exploration

souveraineté du Canada; passage du nord-ouest; Joseph-Armand L'impact des changements climatiques sur le politique et enjeux canadiens; relations Canada- Bombardier Canada Université du Québec à 2009 Mondor, Marie-Michèle statut du passage du nord-ouest : la souveraineté États-Unis; pays du circumpolaire; organisations Political Science $ 17,500 Graduate Scholarships - Montréal du Canada est-elle en péril internationales; convention des nations unies sur Master's le droit de la mer

Multilingual societies, plurilingual individuals: language policy; language planning; 2009 Doctoral Awards University of Aberdeen Ferguson, Jenanne comparing circumpolar language policies and multilingualism; language and identity; language Anthropology $ 80,000 planning in Nunavik and the Sakha Republic choice

comparative politics; indigenous politics; self- Gendering self-determination: comparing Standard Research determination; indigenous self-governance; 2010 University of Toronto Kuokkanen, Rauna indigenous women in Canada, Greenland and the Political Science $ 84,795 Grants program women and politics; Arctic; human rights; Nordic countries indigenous feminist theory

Arctic; Canada; territorial dispute; Russia; East SSHRC Postdoctoral Overlapping claims to the Arctic seabed: lessons Asia; comparitive politics; oil and gas resources; 2010 University of Waterloo Manicom, James Political Science $ 76,000 Fellowships for East Asia's Maritime territorial disputes law of the sea; maritime jurisdiction; national identity Aid to Research The North Pacific Connection: Geopolitics, 2010 Workshops and Trent University Nicol, Heather North Pacific Rim; geopolitics; circumpolar north Geography $ 22,072 Resources and Security in the 21st Century Conferences human security; environmental security; Environmental change and human insecurity in 2011 Doctoral Awards University of Toronto Greaves, Wilfrid environmental change; circumpolar arctic; security Political Science $ 40,000 developed states theory; environmental policy Self-determination, region building and Inuit self-determination; region building; arctic 2011 Doctoral Awards University of Toronto Gaviria, Olga Patricia postsecondary education: the Inuit in the Education $ 40,000 region; postsecondary education circumpolar north

international security; arctic security; arctic defence; strategic studies; nuclear strategy; arms 2012 Doctoral Awards Simon Fraser University Teeple, Nancy A nuclear weapons-free arctic control; northern strategy; arctic geopolitics; Political Science $ 40,000 circumpolar relations; united states foreign policy; Russian foreign policy; Canadian foreign policy

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Joseph-Armand Urban and Regional Bombardier Canada University of Local attitudes towards large carnivore local attitudes; carnivore management; 2013 Lokken, Nils Studies, Environmental $ 17,500 Graduate Scholarships - Saskatchewan management in circumpolar tundra communities circumpolar communities Studies Master's

northern capacity building; Aboriginal entrepreneurship; northern studies; Northern Northern capacity building through Aboriginal University of Canada; Nordic studies; Scandinavian studies; Management, Business, 2013 Insight Grants Swanson, Lee entrepreneurship: a Canadian and Scandinavian $ 291,486 Saskatchewan comparative studies; social entrepreneurship; Administrative Studies comparative study community development; leadership; stakeholder engagement; indigenous studies

environmental and social impact assessment; Joseph-Armand development; impacts of extractive industries; Bombardier Canada The social impacts of extractive industries in ethical research; synthesis; analysis; circumpolar 2013 University of Alberta Young, Kaitlin Anthropology $ 17,500 Graduate Scholarships - Northern Alberta and Greenland North; environment; deconstruction; energy Master's production; cutlural survival; Indigenous peoples; cultural advocacy

Canada Graduate TUNDRA: a circumpolar comparison of Urban and Regional Scholarships - Michael University of 2013 Lokken, Nils environmental governance and socioeconomic N/A Studies, Environmental $ 6,000 Smith Foreign Study Saskatchewan conditions Studies Supplements

Joseph-Armand Arctic; politics; governance; tensions; Bombardier Canada Arctic politics: between tensions and 2015 University of Toronto Macauley, Marie collaborations; United States; Russia; China; Political Science $ 17,500 Graduate Scholarships - collaborations Canada; climate change Master's

modern US history; cultural history; environmental history; visual culture; wilderness; Alaska; Arctic; Arctic refuge: wilderness, oil, and the making of 2015 Insight Grants Trent University Dunaway, Finis environmentalism; US-Canadian relations; History $ 49,305 an environmental icon historical geography; environmental humanities; media studies One Arctic: the United States and the Arctic governance; soveriegnty; regionalism; 2015 Connection Grants Trent University Nicol, Heather Interdisciplinary Studies $ 24,925 Council circumpolar; Arctic Council

reclamation; remediation; environmental policy; community activism; historiography; restorative SSHRC Postdoctoral Memorial University of Planning for perpetuity: changing definitions of justice; environmental justice; pollution mitigation; 2015 Dance, Anne History $ 81,000 Fellowships Newfoundland reclamation in northern Canada, 1950-2015 circumpolar policies; landscape history; comparative analysis; qualitative research; indigenous rights

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climate change; global warming; Arctic; Navies; Joseph-Armand Scandinavian naval procurement in the 21st Maritime security; natural resources; Scandinavia; Bombardier Canada 2015 University of Calgary Choi, Timothy Hiu-Tung century: military buildup in the context of climate strategic studies; seaborne trade; procurement; Political Science $ 105,000 Graduate Scholarships - change military; war; conflict; northern sea route; Doctoral continental shelf; fishery; international law

Arctic; Canada; China; Russia; ocean space; global warming; environmental protection; 2015 Connection Grants Université Laval Bartenstein, Kristin Sino-Canadian exchange on the Arctic navigation; oil; gas; mineral resources; fisheries; Law $ 21,985 research; governance; Arctic council; Aboriginal participation; boundaries; security

oil; tourism; sustainability; social movements; Memorial University of The oil-tourism interface and social-ecological communication; North Atlantic region; Atlantic 2015 Insight Grants Stoddart, Mark Sociology $ 188,423 Newfoundland change in the North Atlantic Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Norway; Denmark; Scotland; Iceland

Arctic sovereignty; Arctic security; stewardship; Lackenbauer, P. Understanding sovereignty and security in the northern strategy; Arctic council; northern history; 2015 Connection Grants University of Waterloo History $ 21,600 Whitney circumpolar Arctic circumpolar cooperation; international law; geopolitics

La sécurité alimentaire dans l'Arctique : des sécurité alimentaire; relations homme-milieu; agro projets horticoles pour favoriser la résilience du écologie; agriculture circumpolaire; changements 2016 Doctoral Awards Université de Montréal Lamalice, Annie Geography $ 80,000 système alimentaire chez les inuit au Nunavik et climatiques; résilience; environnement; bien-être; les saamis en Scandinavie inuit; saami; arctique; Nunavik; Scandinavie

arctic; circumpolar; Russia; Canada; United Russia's arctic interests: implications for States; defence; security; sovereignty; Indigenous 2017 Connection Grants Université de Montréal Lalonde, Suzanne circumpolar relations and Canada's arctic foreign Political Science $ 24,060 peoples; environmental security; resource policy development

arctic; canada's north; circumpolar affairs; arctic sovereignty; arctic security; governance; resiliency 2017 CRC (SSHRC ONLY) Trent University Lackenbauer, Whitney the Study of Northern Canada of northern communities; northern public policy; Interdisciplinary Studies $ 1,400,000 history of canada's north; northern narratives; canada-us relations; canada-russia relations

glacier melt; contemporary art; Inuit Circumpolar Council; Greenland Ice Sheet; climate change; 2018 Connection Grants University of Guelph Boetzkes, Amanda At the Moraine: Envisioning the Concerns of Ice Fine Arts $ 25,000 political ecology; energy humanities; media ecology

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Inuit; Inuvialuit; Inupiat; Kalaallit; Yupik; Aleut; 21st Inuit Studies Conference / 21e Congrès Université du Québec à Tunumiit; Inuit Nunagnat; Inuit studies; Nunavut; 2018 Connection Grants Compton, Richard d'études Inuit / Inuit Qaujisarninut Katimanirjuanga Interdisciplinary Studies $ 25,000 Montréal Nunatsiavut; Nunavik; Greenland; Inuvialuit 21 settlement region; Alaska; Indigenous

Joseph-Armand Arctic; geology; resources; environment; fossil Bombardier Canada The Social Performance of Scientific Discourse in 2018 University of Alberta Paranich, Megan fuel; politics; economics; scientific discourse; Anthropology $ 17,500 Graduate Scholarships - Greenland social power; epistemology Master's

Joseph-Armand Arctic; governance; international law; subnational International Law and Subnational Arctic Bombardier Canada governance; foreign relations; Northern politics; 2018 University of Toronto Tsui, Emily Governance: Implications of Arctic Council Political Science $ 17,500 Graduate Scholarships - international legal agreements; Arctic council; agreements on policy Master's paradiplomacy; international cooperation

Russian energy; Russian energy security; Russian Joseph-Armand Arctic policy; Arctic governance; global energy Bombardier Canada The impact of the Northern Sea Route on the 2018 University of Toronto Hogan, Lauren markets; Northern Sea Route; pipelines; energy Political Science $ 17,500 Graduate Scholarships - Russia Federation's energy security transport methods; Russian energy policy; Master's Russian economy

humanities; Inuit and Indigenous perspectives; 2018 Connection Grants McGill University Stenbaek, Marianne The need for the humanities in Arctic research traditional knowledge; Arctic science; Arctic Interdisciplinary Studies $ 13,836 research; reconciliation; research policy

Page 6 of 6 3. How many northerners and Indigenous northerners are on your boards of governors?

SSHRC Governing Council Two members of SSHRC Council have Indigenous backgrounds, although we do not know if they self-identified as Indigenous when appointed. Neither are northerners.

SSHRC Programs Committee Programs Committee is a The Programs Committee monitors the overall design, subcommittee of SSHRC Council. coherence and performance of SSHRC’s suite of programs and program-related policies in the context of strategic direction, Two members of SSHRC Council that priorities and the pursuit of excellence. have Indigenous backgrounds sit on the Programs Committee.

Indigenous Advisory Circle Please see following documents – The Circle was formed in 2014 with the objective of supporting Indigenous Advisory Circle SSHRC in the development of its Aboriginal Research Membership and Mandate and Terms Integrated Strategy and associated tools. With the release of of Reference the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Final Report in December 2015, the mandate was enlarged to supporting SSHRC in its reconciliation efforts, particularly the response to the TRC’s Call to Action 65. Indigenous Advisory Circle Mandate and Terms of Reference

Mandate The mandate of the Indigenous Advisory Circle (hereafter the “Circle”) is to provide guidance to SSHRC senior management related to measures that support and promote Indigenous research and talent development, especially with the goal of advancing reconciliation. The contributions of the Circle align with SSHRC’s mandate which is to “promote and assist research and scholarship in the social sciences and humanities.”

Background The Circle was formed in 2014 with the objective of supporting SSHRC in the development of its Aboriginal Research Integrated Strategy and associated tools. With the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Final Report in December 2015, the mandate was enlarged to supporting SSHRC in its reconciliation efforts, particularly the response to the TRC’s Call to Action 65: “We call upon the federal government, through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, post-secondary institutions and educators, and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and its partner institutions, to establish a national research program with multi-year funding to advance understanding of reconciliation.”

Scope of contributions Through a collaborative and co-development approach, SSHRC values the guidance of the Circle to develop, support, validate and advance the following core areas: • SSHRC’s reconciliation efforts (TRC 65 in particular) • SSHRC’s Indigenous Research and Indigenous Talent programming measures and other program related initiatives.

With emphasis on providing advice on:  any issues affecting Indigenous peoples and their participation in social science and humanities research and in the work of SSHRC;  ways of understanding and respecting Indigenous knowledge systems, including ontologies, epistemologies and methodologies, as important contributions to interdisciplinary collaboration;  integrating Indigenous knowledge systems, histories, cultures, languages, practices and insights in the work of SSHRC;  optimal accommodation and inclusion of Indigenous faculty, postdocs, and students in SSHRC’s granting processes;  recruitment and retention of Indigenous staff, merit review committee members, and Indigenous members of SSHRC Council;  optimal engagement of Indigenous communities, organizations and leadership across the country.

March, 2018

Membership The Circle is comprised of at least 15 members, including two co-chairs who are nominated by the Circle peers. Members should be familiar with federal granting agencies programs and funding opportunities. Membership on the Circle includes:

• At least one Algonquin Elder or knowledge-keeper (given SSHRC’s location on unceded Algonquin territory); • Indigenous researchers drawn from the major Indigenous traditions in Canada (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis); • Non-Indigenous researchers with in-depth experience working in partnership with Indigenous communities; • Ex-officio members: o The Vice-president Research Programs, SSHRC o A representative from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Member recruitment will take into consideration regional, linguistic, disciplinary and gender balance. The Circle is invited to identify potential new members for future consideration. Members are invited to join the Circle by SSHRC, after consultation with the Circle.

Responsibilities and Governance Duties of Co-Chairs

• co-develop meeting agendas with SSHRC staff • co-chair meetings of the Circle • approve minutes • provide guidance about meeting process and protocol.

Members of the Circle are invited to:

• propose items for meeting agendas • attend in-person meetings and teleconferences; • contribute their expertise and feedback; • advise on the appropriateness of the activities to be implemented; and, • suggest possible outreach and communication opportunities as well as potential indicators for measurement of success.

The Vice-President, Research Programs is responsible for sharing Circle recommendations with SSHRC senior management as well as the follow up required for the implementation of recommendations, according to the appropriate governance structure.

Meetings Meetings are planned according to the work plan and objectives of the Circle and SSHRC. The Circle could meet in person for up to two meetings per year. Members may be called upon to participate on an as-needed basis by teleconference or email, as well as participate in thematic sub-groups if required.

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Term of appointment The term of appointment will be three years, with terms staggered to support the diversity and the sustainability of the Circle’s membership. One renewal of appointment is possible.

Recognition The Elder member(s) will receive an honorarium. All other members are invited to serve as volunteers. SSHRC will formally and publicly recognize the contributions of members.

Travel expenses Travel expenses and related accommodation and per diems to attend in-person meetings will be covered by SSHRC.

Modifications to terms of reference These terms of reference may be revised as required, with approval from the Circle and SSHRC senior management.

March 2018

Indigenous Advisory Circle – Membership Alpha order Chris Andersen, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Native Studies Director of the Rupertsland Centre for Métis Research, University of Alberta

Jo-ann Archibald, Professor Emerita Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia

Marie A. Battiste, Academic Director, Aboriginal Education Research Centre Professor, Department of Educational Foundations, University of Saskatchewan

Cecil Chabot, Executive Director, Newman Centre of McGill University Lecturer, First Peoples Studies, Concordia University

Peter Decontie, Elder and Sacred Fire Keeper, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, Maniwaki, Quebec

Cindy Dickson, Executive Director, Artic Athabaskan Council and Director of Circumpolar Relations for the Council of Yukon First Nations

Karen Favell, Lecturer, Educational Administration, Foundations & Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba

Hadley Friedland, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta

Katherine Graham, Professor Emerita, School of Public Policy and Administration Senior Advisor of the Provost, Carleton University

Heather Igloliorte, Assistant Professor, Art History, Concordia University

Carole Lévesque, Professeure, Centre Urbanisation Culture Société, Institut national de la recherche scientifique

David Roy Newhouse, Director and Professor, Indigenous Studies, Chanie Wenjack School of Indigenous Studies Associate Professor, School of Business, Trent University

Sherry Pictou, Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University

Jean-Paul Restoule, Chair and Professor, Indigenous Education, University of Victoria

Lorna Williams, Professor Emeritus, Indigenous Education, University of Victoria

Ex-officio members Dominique Bérubé, Vice-president, Research Programs, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Ry Moran, Director, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, University of Manitoba

January 2018 May 3, 2019

Canada Research Coordinating Committee NSERC Materials

Senate Committee on the Artic - Follow-up to April 3rd Meeting

Materials included:

1. NSERC – List of programs (new and existing) that are open to Indigenous communities, researchers and not for profits (English/French)

Note: Online information about the new Alliance Grants can also be found @: - http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/alliance- alliance/index_eng.asp - http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/alliance- alliance/index_fra.asp NSERC - Alliance Grants Page 1 of 4

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (/index_eng.asp)

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Who?

University researchers collaborating with private-sector, public-sector or not- for-profit organizations

How much?

$20,000 to $1 million per year

How long?

1 to 5 years

Alliance grants: Applications starting May 21st

Alliance will be launched in a phased approach. As of May 21st, Option 1 (funding- financement_eng.asp#option1) will be open for applications requesting $150,000 or more annually from NSERC. Please continue to check the Latest News (/NSERC-CRSNG/RPR- RPR/index_eng.asp) webpage and click on “Sign up” to receive email updates on Alliance grants.

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Overview

Alliance grants encourage university researchers to collaborate with partner organizations, which can be from the private, public or not-for-profit sectors. These grants support research projects led by strong, complementary, collaborative teams that will generate new knowledge and accelerate the application of research results to create benefits for Canada.

Research supported by Alliance grants will:

• generate new knowledge and/or technology to address complex challenges; • create economic, social and/or environmental benefits; • contribute to Canada’s long-term competitiveness; • support public policy; • train new researchers in areas that are important to Canada and to the partner organizations; • draw on diverse perspectives and skill sets to accelerate the translation and application of research results.

Who can apply?

If you are a Canadian university researcher who is eligible (/NSERC-CRSNG/Eligibility- Admissibilite/faculty-corpsprof_eng.asp) to receive NSERC funds, you can apply on your own or as a team with co-applicants who are also eligible (/NSERC- CRSNG/Eligibility-Admissibilite/faculty-corpsprof_eng.asp) academic researchers. You must have at least one partner organization (in the private, public or not-for-profit sector) whose cash contributions will be recognized for cost-sharing (see Alliance grants: Role of partner organizations (role_of_partner_organizations- role_des_organismes_partenaires_eng.asp#roleofpartner)) but you may include other partner organizations who play an important role in your research project whether or not their cash contributions are recognized for cost sharing.

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Alliance grants support projects of varying scale and complexity, from short-term smaller projects involving one researcher to long-term projects involving researchers across several universities, and from one-on-one collaborations with one partner organization directly involved in the research to projects involving many partner organizations across multiple sectors.

What's Next? ∠ Role of partner organizations

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Contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) 613-995-1111

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Role of partner organizations

Your partner organizations can be private, public or not-for-profit. You may involve whichever partner organizations you need to achieve your research goals and successfully mobilize your research results to achieve the desired impact. At least one of these partners must have a demonstrated ability to exploit such research results, while other partners may be chosen for their ability to generate and mobilize knowledge. Your partner organizations must collectively support the project through cash and/or in-kind contributions (See Funding your research project (/Innovate-Innover/alliance- alliance/funding-financement_eng.asp#sourcefunds)). In addition, every partner organization must do at least one of the following:

• play an active role in the project’s research activities • utilize the project’s research results and achieve its desired outcomes • play an active role in mobilizing knowledge to ensure that the research results have an impact

For additional details, see Alliance grants: Role of partner organizations (role_of_partner_organizations- role_des_organismes_partenaires_eng.asp#roleofpartner).

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Role of partner organizations

For more information, see Alliance grants (index_eng.asp).

In R&D projects funded by Alliance grants, partner organizations contribute in one or more of the following ways:

• they provide funding and in-kind resources to support the projects; • they participate significantly in project research activities; • they apply project research results to help achieve the desired outcomes; • they play an active role in translating or mobilizing the knowledge produced by the project to generate the greatest possible economic, social and/or environmental benefits for Canada and Canadians.

To participate in such projects, partner organizations:

• must have a demonstrated ability either to perform R&D in the natural sciences and engineering domain or to utilize R&D results in an impactful manner; • must have a clearly defined role in the proposed project; • may be from the private, public and/or not-for-profit sectors.

In reviewing your application for an Alliance grant, NSERC will assess the relevance and potential impact of each partner organization that you propose. We will give priority to funding projects that demonstrate clear relevance to the partner organizations and potential to provide economic, social and/or environmental benefits for Canada and Canadians.

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All partner organizations, including foreign and multinational companies, are responsible for complying with NSERC policies and procedures, and with other Canadian laws, regulations, standards or policies that apply to the collaborative research activities outlined in the proposal. In rare cases, restrictions such as Canadian economic sanctions (https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/international_relations- relations_internationales/sanctions/index.aspx?lang=eng) may apply to partnerships with foreign companies.

At NSERC’s request, a partner organization must provide supplementary information that describes the organization and enables NSERC to determine its eligibility to participate as a partner in the proposed project.

If you are applying for an Alliance grant and are unsure about the eligibility of any proposed partner organization, please contact NSERC (/ContactUs- ContactezNous/ContactDirectory-RepertoiredeContact_eng.asp#Professors- Professeurs).

Allowable number of partner organizations

If you are applying for an Alliance grant for an R&D project, you can include just one partner organization, or several — whichever you need to produce the desired research results and benefits.

Your application must:

• include at least one partner organization that can demonstrate its ability either to perform R&D relevant to this project or to apply its results directly; • include all of the partner organizations that you need to support the planned activities (given their size and scope) and to generate the widest possible benefits; • demonstrate that the contributions of the partner organization or organizations will create the necessary conditions for the project’s success.

Cash contributions from partner organizations

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In preparing your project budget, proceed as follows to determine which of your proposed partner organizations will be recognized for cost-sharing and therefore how much funding you can request from NSERC to support your project:

1. Check where each partner organization is listed below (see Types of partner organizations whose cash contributions can be recognized in NSERC cost-sharing calculations).

Types of partner organizations whose cash contributions can be recognized in NSERC cost-sharing calculations

Private sector

Cash contributions can be recognized Cash contributions cannot be (if NSERC cost-sharing requirements recognized are met)

• Canadian private companies • Venture capital / Angel investors / • Multinationals with a presence in Seed companies Canada •Holding companies • Foreign companies (but not as the • Companies with less than two full- sole partner organization) time employees

Canadian public sector

Cash contributions can be recognized Cash contributions cannot be (if NSERC cost-sharing requirements recognized are met)

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• Municipalities and local or regional • Funding organizations (federal, governments established by or provincial, territorial, under provincial or territorial international) whose primary statute mission is to fund R&D • Provincial/territorial government • Organizations whose primary departments mission is to perform R&D and are • Federal government department funded or controlled primarily by • Indigenous organizations government • Public utilities • Foreign governments • Crown corporations Note: If the cash contribution from any Canadian public source is from a grants and contributions program it will not be recognized for cost sharing.

Canadian not-for-profit

Cash contributions can be recognized Cash contributions cannot be (if NSERC cost-sharing requirements recognized are met)

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• Producer groups • Not-for-profit organizations • Industrial associations whose primary mission is to fund • Registered charities that have a R&D and are funded or controlled mandate to carry out and apply primarily by government research (within natural sciences • Post-secondary institutions and engineering) • Incubators and accelerators • Organizations whose primary • Other registered charities mission is to maintain collections • Hospitals and medical/clinical (e.g., historical, scientific, artistic, research institutes or cultural) for the public good, • Philanthropic organizations such as libraries, museums, zoos • Consortia with the majority of their or aquariums funding originating from • Community organizations government sources • Foreign not-for-profit organizations • Individuals

2. If the partner organization is listed below as being recognized for cost-sharing, then determine whether it meets the detailed requirements (see Requirements for partner organizations’ cash contributions to be recognized in NSERC cost-sharing calculations)

Requirements for partner organizations’ cash contributions to be recognized in NSERC cost-sharing calculations

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Private sector

Public sector

Not-for-profit sector

3. In the Alliance Grants web page, refer to the Cost-Sharing Options table (funding- financement_eng.asp#costsharingoptions) to determine the amount of NSERC’s potential cash contribution as a percentage of the project cost based on the size of the partner organization and the type of partnership.

In reviewing your application, NSERC will also assess the relevance and appropriateness of the partner organizations’ proposed in-kind contributions to your project.

Conflict of interest guidelines for partner organizations

You must ensure that each and every partner organization is at arm’s length (independent) from the academic institution, you, as the applicant, and your co- applicants and any other participants in the academic research team.

A partner organization, by definition, is not at arm’s length if you, as the applicant, or your co-applicants or any other participants in the academic research team:

• have an ownership position in the partner organization • are employed by the partner organization in any role, whether salaried or not • are a member of a governing board of the partner organization, or • are related to a person who controls, or who is a member of a governing board that controls, the partner organization (i.e., are connected by blood relationship, marriage or common-law partnership, or adoption).

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A researcher’s own company is not normally able to participate as a partner organization in a project in which the researcher is the applicant, co-applicant, or other participant with financial authority on the grant. However, such a researcher-owned partner organization may be able to participate if these individuals and the academic institution can be demonstrated to be sufficiently independent from the partner organization’s management and operations, and if they and their relatives (if applicable) do not have a combined controlling interest in the partner organization (i.e., combined or sole ownership must be less than 30%). You, the applicant, must discuss the specific situation with NSERC before applying.

Note: You, the university and your co-applicants must adhere to and comply with conflict of interest requirements in the Tri-Agency Framework: Responsible Conduct of Research (http://www.rcr.ethics.gc.ca/eng/policy-politique/framework-cadre/) , university policies, and the Agreement on the Administration of Agency Grants and Awards by Research Institutions (http://science.gc.ca/default.asp? lang=En&n=56B87BE5-1) . You and they must also comply with NSERC’s Policy on Intellectual Property (/NSERC-CRSNG/policies-politiques/ip-pi_eng.asp), which includes the following:

• The commercial activity of any partner organization from the private sector must conform to the university established policies on the disclosure of commercial interest and conflict of interest. • The university is prepared to ensure that the academic interests of students and postdoctoral fellows are protected.

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Follow-up Item Response

2. The list of research projects/programs Nothing to report. funded under circumpolar collaboration;

3. How many northerners and Indigenous One member of NSERC Council has an Indigenous northerners are on your boards of background, although we do not know if he self- governors? identified as Indigenous when he was appointed. In addition, one member of our Committee on Research Partnerships, which is a standing committee of Council, is Indigenous. May 3, 2019

Canada Research Coordinating Committee CIHR Materials

Senate Committee on the Artic - Follow-up to April 3rd Meeting

Materials included:

1. CIHR Follow-up

Follow-up to the CRCC Appearance at the Special Senate Committee on the Arctic Outline for responses

1. List of programs (new and existing) and materials across the agencies and CFI that are open to Indigenous communities, researchers, and not-for-profits?

2. Indigenous representation on CIHR’s governance committees.

3. Research projects/ programs funded under the Circumpolar collaboration – special emphasis on CIHR-led research.

1. List of programs (new and existing) and materials across the agencies and CFI that are open to Indigenous communities, researchers, and not-for-profits? Since CIHR’s establishment, it has recognized that effective health research requires the collective efforts of many people and organizations who are committed to improving the health of Canadians. CIHR’s Grants and Awards Guide defines a diverse range of applicants that are generally eligible for CIHR’s investigator-initiated and priority-driven research funding programs with the caveat that funding programs can further restrict applicant eligibility, in order to meet program specific objectives. In most cases, individuals eligible to apply to CIHR’s funding programs include: independent researchers, trainees, supervisors and knowledge users. A knowledge user is defined an individual:

 who is likely to be able to use the knowledge generated through research in order to make informed decisions about health policies, programs and/or practices;  whose level of engagement in the research process may vary in intensity and complexity depending on the nature of the research and their information needs;  who can be, but is not limited to, a practitioner, policy maker, educator, decision maker, health care administrator, community leader, or an individual in a health charity, patient group, private sector organization or a media outlet.

CIHR encourages qualified applicants to compete for its grants and awards. CIHR accepts applications submitted by applicants from various communities and sectors who are affiliated with the following institutions and organizations:

 Canadian post-secondary institutions and their affiliated institutions including hospitals and research institutes; or  Canadian non-governmental, not-for-profit organizations (including community or charitable organizations) with an explicit health research or knowledge translation mandate; or  Canadian non-federal government departments or agencies, including regional health authorities, when specific programs of those departments or agencies do not fund the activity that forms the subject matter of the grant; or  Other organizations, as determined by CIHR's Governing Council, on the condition that the research or research-related activity falls within the mandate of CIHR.

These guidelines aim to ensure that CIHR’s investigator-initiated and priority-driven research programs are accessible to the diverse Canadian (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) health research community. Importantly, certain priority-driven research programs, depending on the research topic, require the participation of specific individuals and organizations in the funding application process to encourage appropriate applicant participation and inclusion. CIHR’s Submission to the Special Senate Committee on the Arctic mentioned some of CIHR’s priority- driven initiatives that are relevant to the study on the significant and rapid changes to the Arctic and the impacts on original inhabitants, such as: Networks Environments for Indigenous Health Research, Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North, Pathways to Health Equity for Aboriginal Peoples, and Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research. Highlighted below are a few of those initiatives, and their respective eligibility criteria, which call on the participation of specific individuals and organizations.

Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North Initiative: Resulting from Budget 2017’s commitment to support the Government’s Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, CIHR is investing $4.17M in the Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North Initiative. In the context of this initiative, the Canadian North refers to Inuit Nunangat, the Territories and Northern remote areas of provinces that have documented high levels of food insecurity and are eligible for Nutrition North Canada. For this Initiative’s recent Development and Engagement Grants, Canadian non-governmental Indigenous community organizations, regional health authorities based in the North, and Canadian non-governmental organizations were all eligible applicants and those organizations were to be able to administer their own funds through a grant agreement with CIHR. Additionally, Knowledge users with “significant Indigenous living experience” were eligible to apply to a recent Team Grants competition within the same initiative. In this context, “significant” meant that the applicants self-identified as either First Nations, Métis, Inuit, or could provide evidence of Indigenous-living experiences (i.e., demonstrating close relationships and experience with First Nations, Inuit or Métis people such as living and/or working for five years or more with an Indigenous community). For the applicants to the Indigenous pool in this last competition, at least one team member, other than the Nominated Principal Applicant, had to be an Indigenous Elder and/or Indigenous Knowledge Holder also identified as a Knowledge user. Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) Initiative: This 16-year $100.8 million Initiative will establish a national network of centres focused on capacity development, research and knowledge translation centred on Indigenous Peoples. Worth mentioning is the eligibility criteria to hold a NEIHR grant which indicates that the applicant must either be an Indigenous community, group or organization with a research or knowledge translation mandate or an individual that self-identifies as Indigenous or provides evidence of having meaningful and culturally safe involvement with Indigenous Peoples. Further, the Network must also involve at least one team member who is an Indigenous Elder and/or an Indigenous Knowledge Holder and a Knowledge User who identifies as an Indigenous community member from the catchment area of the research. With respect to the Arctic regions, the current competition has funds available to support one grant based in Nunavut and at least one grant based in the Yukon or the Northwest Territories. CIHR is committed to continuing to work with Indigenous partners and its Canada Research Coordinating Committee colleagues to identify and explore administrative barriers to Indigenous-led research and strengthen capacity building in the Canadian Arctic. As such, the issue of eligibility of Indigenous organizations and communities to apply for and administer Tri- Council funding is being discussed through a Tri-agency working group to come forward with options and recommendations that each agency can consider.

2. Indigenous representation on CIHR’s governance committees. Since its inception in 2000, CIHR has recognized the importance of Indigenous People’s health research and Indigenous engagement in this process, which it has embedded in both its governance and organizational structure. CIHR has always had Indigenous representation on its Governing Council (GC), the body that sets CIHR’s overall strategic directions and has a mandate to oversee the direction and management of the property, business and affairs of CIHR. Currently, Dr. Mark Dockstator, President of the First Nations University of Canada, sits on CIHR’s Governing Council as well as its Governance and Nominating Committee, and Dr. Chelsea Gabel is a member of Governing Council’s Standing Committee on Ethics. CIHR also has a dedicated Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health (IIPH) – one of CIHR’s 13 virtual institutes established at the time of CIHR’s inception (previously called the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health). Led by a Scientific Director, currently Dr. Carrie Bourassa, the IIPH fosters the advancement of a national health research agenda to improve and promote the health of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Peoples in Canada, through research knowledge translation and capacity building. CIHR is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in the recruitment of members of the advisory boards for each of its 13 Institutes – the Institute Advisory Boards (IAB). Following an open and transparent annual call for IAB members, CIHR’s Governance and Nominating Committee recommends appointments to Governing Council that reflect diversity and the highest standards of excellence across the following dimensions: research expertise, community sectors, additional experience or expertise and demographics. Currently, more than two thirds of the IIPH Advisory Board members self-identify as Indigenous individuals. It is also important to note that three seats on the IIPH Advisory Board are reserved for representatives of the national Indigenous organizations: the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Métis National Council. Additionally, each of the other 12 CIHR Institutes also seek Indigenous perspectives through the inclusion of Indigenous representation or expertise on their advisory boards or through engagement with existing resources at CIHR. 3. Research projects/ programs funded under the Circumpolar collaboration – special emphasis on CIHR-led research. CIHR acknowledges that some of the most pressing health research topics, such as the impacts of the rapid changes to the Arctic including rising temperatures, are multidisciplinary and internationally reaching. Therefore, as seen through the two examples that follow, CIHR has been engaged in the activities of the Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) of the Arctic Council (AC), the leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on common issues. Since the Canadian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council (2013-15), suicide prevention and mental wellness have been an area of focus of the SDWG. Under the Canadian Chairmanship, the Sharing Hope Project was launched with the objective to determine the effectiveness of existing programs, interventions and activities focused on promoting resilience and well-being in circumpolar communities, with a focus on children and youth. To help gather the evidence, CIHR and the Public Health Agency of Canada launched the Team Grant: Circumpolar, wellness, resilience and suicide prevention. The objective of the Team Grants were to assess the outcomes of community- based interventions in the field of mental health in order to identify and share best practices in promoting resilience and mental wellness in children and youth as a means of preventing suicide in later years. Two international research teams were each awarded $250,000 of CIHR funding and identified promising practices through a literature review, six intervention case studies, and a community consultation process. In March 2015, over 100 youth, researchers, representatives from AC’s members and permanent participants, Indigenous organizations and circumpolar communities met in Iqaluit, Nunavut to facilitate knowledge transfer and enable sharing of evidence obtained by research teams and communities through this initiative. CIHR provided overall coordination and planning for the Symposium. These results of the Sharing Hope Project were published in the report Sharing Hope: Circumpolar Perspectives on Promising Practices for Promoting Mental Wellness and Resilience. The RISING SUN initiative, developed under the US Chairmanship (2015-17), was designed as a follow-on to Sharing Hope Project. While the Canadian-initiated project focused on best practices from the literature and community-based interventions, RISING SUN took the next logical step: creating a common, science-based set of metrics to evaluate the key correlates and outcomes associated with suicide prevention interventions across Arctic states. The core of RISING SUN was a series of three meetings (held in Alaska, Tromsø and Iqaluit). On March 1-2 2017, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) and the CIHR, with support from the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), hosted the third workshop in Iqaluit focusing on ways to effectively prevent suicide among Indigenous peoples in the circumpolar region. The workshop brought together over 80 stakeholders from across the Arctic States, including researchers, policymakers, Permanent Participants, youth and community leaders. The goal was to provide community groups and indigenous representatives a platform to discuss suicide prevention initiatives; to share best practices; and, explore the possibility of identifying common metrics that will aid health workers serve the needs of their communities while helping policy-makers measure progress. Currently, CIHR is working with CIRNAC, ICC and other Canadian and international Arctic Council stakeholders to develop a proposal for a research component of a future suicide prevention/mental wellness initiative. May 3, 2019

Canada Research Coordinating Committee CFI Materials

Senate Committee on the Artic - Follow-up to April 3rd Meeting

Materials included:

1. CFI Follow-up Canada Foundation for Innovation – April 3rd Follow-up

Follow-up Item Response

1. List of programs (new and existing) and The CFI provides infrastructure funding to material that are open to Indigenous universities and colleges, not to individual communities, researchers, & not-for-profits; researches or to community groups. And while not-for-profit research organizations can apply to be eligible to receive CFI funds, no Northern or Indigenous organization has done so.

2. The list of research projects/programs funded The circumpolar collaboration is an inter- under circumpolar collaboration; governmental activity in which we are not involved (not being part of government).

3. How many northerners and Indigenous There are no northerners or Indigenous northerners are on your boards of governors? northerners on CFI’s Board of Directors.