NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Chugh, Pawan K
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5128. The research aims to assist economic arms of small and isolated communities develop criteria and indicators for their social and economic development. It also aims to enrich the academic debate on social impact investing and to explore funding policies and tools for social innovation and social finance. The expecte...

Principal Investigator: Tank, Suzanne E
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5138. The objectives of this study are to determine the influence of permafrost thaw on the mobilization of carbon to stream ecosystems, and its subsequent effects on in-stream microbial communities and carbon cycling. The research team will measure stream water chemistry and collect water samples for microbial analysis at ...

Principal Investigator: Bettinger, Julie
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5142. The main objectives of this project are to estimate in individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 the frequency of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) of sufficient severity to cause medical consultation or prevent daily activities and to determine whether severe AE rates in vaccines are higher than severe AE ra...

Principal Investigator: Chan, Laurie H. M.
Licensed Year(s): 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5010. The Health Effects Monitoring Program is a human biomonitoring study aimed to assess the exposure and health impact of arsenic and other contaminants on the human population of Yellowknife, Ndilo and Dettah in the Northwest Territories, as part of the Giant Mine Remediation Project. The overall objective of the pro...

Principal Investigator: Drygeese, Cody RJ
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4994. The goal of this project is to document existing environmental conditions surrounding the Project area. Studies may include the following. Hydrology studies include the measurement of selected lake inflow and outflow and stream profile through field surveys, and installation of data loggers to continually monitor l...

Principal Investigator: Durnford, Kerry Lynn
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4971. The aim of this study is to highlight the impact that Bachelors in the Science of Nursing (BSN) project-based practica have had on various aspects of community practice partner organizations. The objectives of this study are: 1) to understand the perspectives of community practice partners utilized by Nursing Practice...

Principal Investigator: Wray, Kristine E J
Licensed Year(s): 2021 2019
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4798. The first objective is to document an oral history of the growth of the commercial fishery from the community perspective in terms of four stages: the Dene fishery (up to 1944), the early commercial fishery (1945-1969), federal management by the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (1970-2018), and the present phase ...

Principal Investigator: Barker, Anne
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4916. The overall objective of this project is to investigate how Indigenous clothing components could be a part of harsh weather personal protective equipment (PPE), leading to increased personal safety and security in Arctic environments. There are four main tasks for the research project, described briefly here. Fo...

Principal Investigator: Sabin, Jerald
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4967. This study is being done to gather information about the attitudes and opinions of voters in Tlicho Community Government elections about democracy, policy, and elections management. This survey is part of the Consortium on Electoral Democracy, a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Partnership gra...

Principal Investigator: Olefeldt, David
Licensed Year(s): 2021 2019 2018
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4734. The objective of this research is to identify impacts of climate change and permafrost thaw on pond methane emissions, and on water chemistry in streams that drain peatland-rich catchments. Impacts on methane emissions will be assessed. Specific objectives are: 1) to characterize the trends and variability in magn...