Minutes from a meeting with the Special Senate Committee on the Arctic as they speak of various issues concerning the governance taking place In the North, highlighting the importance of working with the northern governments and not for them.
This reading outlines funding, goals, and activities over various timelines that are planned to occur through Canada's Northern Policy Framework between September 2019 and 2030.
While the release of the Northern Policy Framework has suggested that the government has successfully consulted Northerners and identified the key issues to be addressed, the framework lacks real policy and action that is required to properly address the issues highlighted.
This chapter gives information on Canada's past with Northern policy, as well as looking at the implementation of the 2019 Northern Policy Framework, and finally ahead at future plans and goals for Canada's Arctic.
The Wilson Center publication provides a brief overview of the goals of Canada's Arctic and Northern Policy Framework, and also gives insight from a number of different Politicians on their take on the topic.
This is a critique of Canada's Arctic Northern Policy framework, which highlights the promising and more optimistic sections of the framework, while also discussing areas for improvement and action from the government.
The two authors have a great deal of background knowledge on Arctic Policy and make suggestions on how to better approach implementation in the North for better results
The Polar Connection, a database which researches polar policy initiatives, provides insight into the implementation of Canada's Northern Policy framework.
This resource notes that while the framework is very broad and still being finalized, it shows much promise with its whole-of-government approach as well as its focus on people.