Welcome to the

Canadian Permafrost Association

Bringing communities, researchers and practitioners together to advance understanding of permafrost environments.

The Canadian Permafrost Association was founded in 2018 to bring together academics, practitioners, policy-makers, communities and indigenous organizations to help understand and address challenges, such as:

• Rising costs of infrastructure construction and maintenance on permafrost
• Impacts of changing permafrost on ecosystems and food security
• Development of landslides and other hazards on thawing permafrost
• Release of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere as organic matter decomposes following permafrost thaw
• Stability of housing constructed on permafrost
• Changes in water quantity and quality relating to permafrost
• Sustainable resource development in permafrost areas