Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board: federal grants and contributions

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

• Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
• Implementation, Northern Affairs, Treaties and Aboriginal Government

Conservation Authority Long-Term Monitoring Data Standardization Initiative

• Canada Water Agency
• Contributions In Support Of Freshwater Stewardship

• Environment and Climate Change Canada

Gwich'in Community Engagement and Implementation of the Species at Risk Act

• Environment and Climate Change Canada

The Gwich’in Renewable Resources Board is hosting the Western Arctic Char Summit in February 2026 in Inuvik, Northwest Territories bringing together about 150 participants to share Traditional Knowledge and Western science on char populations. The summit aims to support collaborative research, informed decision-making, and improved understanding of how environmental changes are affecting char, particularly the culturally significant and federally listed Dolly Varden char.

• Polar Knowledge Canada
• Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions

This project will expand wildlife and environmental monitoring programs into a remote area of the Mackenzie Mountains in the Northwest Territories to improve understanding of caribou populations, water quality, bird biodiversity, lichen habitat, and fish habitat. Working in a region that is ecologically important and culturally significant to the Gwich’in, the research will address critical knowledge gaps about the health, distribution, and connectivity of northern mountain and boreal caribou, as well as broader ecosystem conditions. The findings will support community priorities, strengthen s

• Polar Knowledge Canada
• Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions
• Northwest Territories

• Implementation, Northern Affairs, Treaties and Aboriginal Government

All grants from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

All grants from Environment and Climate Change Canada

• Contributions In Support Of Freshwater Stewardship

All grants from Canada Water Agency

• Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions

All grants from Polar Knowledge Canada

• Contributions In Support Of Freshwater Stewardship
• Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions

• Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions

• Implementation, Northern Affairs, Treaties and Aboriginal Government