Centre for Northern Studies
Over 400 researchers studying northern terrestrial environments
Scientific Programme
CEN works specifically in cold-affected northern continental environments, bringing together the full range of expertise to meet these challenges.
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Joint Projects
CEN is pleased to financially support three of its co-investigator teams through these three joint project initiatives.
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Become a CEN Member
There are several categories of CEN membership. Find out more about the benefits of becoming a member, and how to apply for membership.
More detailsThe CEN is a research centre based at Université Laval, managing an extensive network of infrastructures stretching from the boreal to the Canadian High Arctic. Thanks to the Fonds québécois de recherche Nature et Technologies (FRQNT), CEN is a strategic inter-university and multidisciplinary group working in partnership with northern communities and public and private organizations to promote sustainable development in the North.
CEN manages three unique infrastructure networks in the circumpolar world
Qaujisarvik ('place of study' in Inuktitut) is a network of research stations managed by the CEN. With this network, CEN fulfills its mission to provide unparalleled access to the North for the scientific and educational communities.
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SILA ('climate' in Inuktitut) is a network of 110 permanent observatories for climate and environmental change in the North, operated by CEN. The network extends over 3500 km, between Quebec City and Ward Hunt Island, Nunavut.
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Due to the increasing amount of data generated by CEN's work, and the growing demand for access to it, CEN has created the Nordicana D collection, an open-access platform for Nordic climate and environmental data.
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