About Us

Polar Knowledge Canada (POLAR) is Canada’s polar science agency operating out of the world-class Canadian High Arctic Research Station campus in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. It also has an office in the National Capital Region.

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The Agency at a glance

Browse POLAR’s website to learn more about the Agency’s role, research and projects, and so much more!

POLAR videos

Check out videos of Canada’s leading Agency in polar science and technology:

• What is Polar Knowledge Canada (video – English)
• What is Polar Knowledge Canada (video – Inuktitut subtitles)

Governance and management

Read further information and biographies that will allow you to learn more about our Minister, our Agency’s President and CEO, and Board of Directors:

• Minister Dan Vandal
• Minister Vandal’s Mandate Letter
• POLAR’s President and CEO and Board of Directors

Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS)

Discover POLAR’s state-of-the-art Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) located in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.

CHARS Act

POLAR was created by the Canadian High Arctic Research Station Act and came into force by Order in Council on June 1, 2015. For more information on the Act, click here.