Arctic Security in Canada and the Strategic Role of Immigration in the North

As geopolitical competition intensifies and climate change reshapes the North, Arctic security must go beyond defence capabilities alone. Our latest policy brief positions immigration as a strategic tool to strengthen sovereignty, economic resilience, and long-term stability in Canada’s Arctic. This brief highlights how place-based immigration, Indigenous partnership, and targeted workforce strategies can reinforce northern capacity and national security.

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Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are gathered on the ancestral and traditional territory of the Blackfoot Nations of the Siksika, Piikani and Kainai First Nations; the Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi First Nations, comprised of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; and the Tsuut’ina First Nation. The City of Calgary is also homeland to the historic Northwest Métis and to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government, Métis Nation Battle River Territory (Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6).