Governance
Founding Institutions
- Université Laval
- McGill University
- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
Founding Indigenous Nations
- Nunavik Inuit
- Cree of Eeyou Istchee James Bay
- Quebec Innu
- Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach
Executive Committee
Eugénie Brouillet
Committee chair
Vice Rector of Research and Innovation
Université Laval
François Deschênes
Vice Rector, Training and Research
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Jean-Pierre Perreault
Vice-Rector, Research and Graduate Studies
Université de Sherbrooke
Richard Lagrange
Director, Autonomous Systems
Hydro-Québec
René Dufresne
President
Société du Plan Nord
Stéphane Roche
Director of Research and Academic Affairs
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Melissa Saganash
Director of Cree-Quebec Relations
Grand Council of the Crees
Sébastien Charles
Vice Rector, Research and Development
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Jean-Éric Tremblay
Director
Institut nordique du Québec
Nancy Ross
Associate Vice-Principal (Research and Innovation)
McGill University
Brigitte Bigué
Committee secretary
Executive Director
Institut nordique du Québec
INQ Implementation Committee Members (2014-2019)
Research Centers
Gilles Gauthier
Scientific Director
Centre for northern studies, Université Laval
Louis Fortier
Scientific Director (2014-2019)
INQ, Université Laval
Marcel Babin
Scientific Director
Takuvik, Université Laval
Thierry Rodon
Scientific Director
CIÉRA, Université Laval
Pierre Ayotte
Scientific Director
Nasivvik, Université Laval
Martin Fortier
Executive Director
Sentinel North, Université Laval
André Potvin
Scientific Director
Institut EDS, Université Laval
René Therrien
Vice Dean of Research, Faculté des sciences et génie
Université Laval
Murray Humphries
Director, CINE (Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment)
Université McGill
Paul Brassard
Northern Representative, RUIS (Réseau universitaire intégré en santé)
Université McGill
Jean-Éric Tremblay
Director
INQ, Université Laval
Jasmin Raymond
Chairholder INQ-INRS
L'Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
Founding Universities
Michel J. Tremblay
Deputy Vice Rector, Research, Creation and Innovation
Université Laval
Kristina Ohrvall
Director, Strategic Initiatives
Université McGill
Jean-François Blais
Director
Centre Eau, Terre, Environnement, INRS
UQ Network Universities
François Deschênes
Vice Rector of research
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Other Universities
Marie-Josée Hébert
Vice Rector of research
Université de Montréal
Aboriginal Nations
Ellen Avard
Scientific Director
Makivik Corporation – Nunavik Research Centre
Mélissa Saganash
Director of Cree–Québec Relations
Cree embassy
Serge Ashini Goupil
Representative
Innu nation
Glenda Sandy
Representative
Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach
Private Sector
Gaétan Lantagne
General Manager
Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec (IREQ)
Francis Fournier
President and CEO
COREM
College Centres for the Transfer of Technology (Cctts)
Hussein Ibrahim
Scientific Coordinator
Institut technologiqe de maintenance industrielle (Cégep de Sept-Îles)
Société du Plan Nord
Alexandre Baillargeon
Director of Interdepartmental Relations
Société du Plan Nord
Senior Advisor on the North
Michel Allard
Professor
Centre for northern studies, Université Laval
Richard Fortier
Director
Centre for northern studies, Université Laval
Project Director
Brigitte Bigué
Project Director, Vice Rector Office, Research and Innovation
Université Laval
Director of INQ
Jean-Éric Tremblay
Jean-Éric Tremblay is a professor in the Department of Biology at Université Laval, where he has been conducting research and teaching activities in the field of oceanography since 2004. He obtained his PhD from Université Laval in 1996, following which he did postdoctoral work at the Alfred-Wegener Institute (Germany) and in Japan, before joining McGill University as an associate researcher.
His research program aims to elucidate the processes that determine the biological productivity and biogeochemical functioning of Arctic and sub-Arctic seas, the transformations that these seas are undergoing in the face of climate change, and the impact of these transformations in the North Atlantic and the east coast of North America, which are exposed to the powerful currents flowing down from the Far North. In particular, he studies the impact of warming and melting ice on the Arctic Ocean's ability to provide abundant and quality marine foods to coastal communities, for whom food security is a major issue.
For the short term, Professor Tremblay will continue to serve as scientific director of the Quebec-Ocean, a FRQNT multi-institutional strategic cluster, within which he has worked to develop and coordinate oceanographic research throughout Quebec. He also sits on several boards of directors and scientific orientation committees involved in the development of the marine sector in Quebec and Canada. He is a member of the Takuvik Joint International Laboratory and led either large-scale projects or large thematic teams during International Polar Year and the first two phases of the ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence. He is currently leading several pan-Canadian projects: "Nutrient transports and marine living resources across the Inuit Nunangat" in the third phase of ArcticNet, "Biogeochemical signatures of ecosystem stress and resilience: nutrient cycles and lipid flow" in NSERC's Canadian Healthy Ocean Network (CHONe II), and "Marine Ecosystems" in NSERC's BaySys Collaborative Research and Development Network. The last project evaluates the combined impacts of climate change and hydroelectric development in Hudson Bay. As part of Canada First Research Excellence Fund’s Sentinel North Strategy, he co-leads the BriGHT project with Professor Mélanie Lemire to better understand the links between Inuit health and the northern marine environment.
Along with his colleagues and the many students he has supervised, Dr. Tremblay has published over 100 articles in scientific journals and edited environmental synthesis reports for decision makers.