Infrastructure in the Canadian Arctic is being affected by climate change impacts such as permafrost thaw, coastal erosion, and changing temperatures and precipitation patterns.  With this in mind, the Standards Council of Canada established the Northern Infrastructure Standardization Initiative (NISI), which creates standards that are specific to infrastructure in the north

Phase 1 of NISI (2011-2016) lead to the development of 5 standards including:

The properties of snow on the ground change over time and these changes are affected by temperature and wind, i.e. climate. Lemmings live under the snow and need to travel under the snow in search of food in winter. They are therefore sensitive to snow properties and climate change may strongly affect their populations, and of course also the populations of their predators.

This course informs government staff of climate change impacts and how to incorporate climate change into deision-making across all government sectors.

ArcticNet brings together scientists and managers with their partners from Inuit organizations, northern communities, federal and provincial agencies and the private sector to study the impacts of climate change in the coastal Canadian Arctic.

Addressing climate change and identifying approaches for supporting current and future climate change adaptation projects across the Canadian Arctic.

A territory-wide program focusing on advancing climate change adaptation knowledge and decision-making  on resource development in Nunavut.