SmartICE Monitoring & Information Inc.: federal grants and contributions

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESSP) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.

• Employment and Social Development Canada
• Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
• St. John's East

Adapt and pilot SmartICE Operator Training for Search-and-Rescue (SAR) responders in two Inuit Nunangat communities, by tailering and using the Pilimmaksaqniq Sikulirijimik training program.

• Polar Knowledge Canada
• Grants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology
• Avalon

This project supports the co-creation and finalization of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ)-based ice travel safety tools—such as seasonal sea ice maps and terminology books—for Arctic Bay, Nunavut, in collaboration with SmartICE and the Tuvaliriji Community Management Committee. It also advances Inuit-led training, capacity-building, and intergenerational knowledge-sharing by equipping a local Coordinator with technical and cultural skills to support community resilience and climate adaptation. Final products will be launched in early 2026, enhancing both safety and cultural continuity.

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

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

• Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
• Northern Affairs

• Youth Employment and Skills Strategy

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

• Grants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology
• Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions

All grants from Polar Knowledge Canada

• Northern Affairs

All grants from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

• Youth Employment and Skills Strategy
• Grants to Support Research and Activities Relating to The Polar Regions

• Grants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology

• Northern Affairs