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From May 12 to 13, 2025, UQAM’s Cœur des sciences hosted the seventh edition of Institut nordique du Québec (INQ) Annual Symposium, formerly known as the INQ Northern Days. Centered on the theme of Health – Climate – Environment, the event brought together a dynamic and committed community of scientists, practitioners, Indigenous representatives, students, and Northern stakeholders.

Institut nordique du Québec is pleased to announce the names of the five young researchers who will proudly represent Quebec at the international finals of the My Northern Project competition, to be held in October 2025 in Reykjavik as part of the Arctic Circle Assembly.

The Quebec government is counting on hydroelectricity and the exploitation of critical minerals for Quebec's energy transition and decarbonization. However, mining and hydroelectric infrastructures are themselves subject to the vagaries of the climate. Hence ARRIMÉ (Aléas, Risques et Résilience des Infrastructures Minières et Électriques du Québec), initiated to understand and prevent the risks associated with precipitation, flooding and high winds; a project led by Philippe Gachon, professor at UQAM's Department of Geography.

To understand Canadian policy in the Arctic, we need to study Canadian identity. This is the approach taken by Stéphane Roussel, professor at ÉNAP and member of Observatoire de la politique et de la sécurité de l'Arctique.

Institut Nordique du Québec (INQ), the Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) and the French Polar Institute Paul-Émile Victor (IPEV) are jointly launching the CASCADES expedition as part of the Peak Program Transforming Climate Action (TCA). Scientists who are members of TCA at Université Laval and Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), their colleagues from Dalhousie University and Memorial University, as well as Swiss and French research teams, are invited to submit their proposals until June 2, 2025. Fieldwork for the selected projects will be conducted during the summer and fall of 2026.

Like a last stop before hitting the motorway, the Greater Snow Geese make a stop along the St Lawrence each spring. This is where they refuel before resuming their flight to their nesting grounds in the Arctic. This stopover has consequences for the dynamics of the ecosystem thousands of kilometres further north.

INQ is launching a call for abstracts (oral communication and scientific poster) for its annual Symposium to be held on May 12-13, 2025 at UQAM under the theme Health - Climate - Environment. Abstract submission deadline: March 31, 2025.

Read our January 2025 newsletter.

INQ invites you to a unique exploration of northern territories through a free MOOC accessible online. From February 3 to April 4, 2025, immerse yourself in a course that has already attracted over 13,500 participants.

The last newsletter of the year 2024 is out! INQ team would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy holiday season!

Offered in winter 2025 by Institut nordique du Québec, under the aegis of its training committee, this practical Inuktitut course is designed to introduce participants to the language of the Inuit of Nunavik. Registration is now open!

The Forum on the Future of Institut nordique du Québec, held on December 18, 2024 at the Monastère des Augustines in Quebec City, marked an important step in the process of developing the next INQ Strategic Plan 2025-2030.