To achieve our mission and vision, we focus on two core activities.

First, we develop research ships and mobile science lab capacity in the Artic. We source equipment and vessels and broker local partnerships for the provision of logistics, refurbishing, maintenance and learning opportunities. This creates economic opportunities for people in their own communities and on their own terms.

Second, we coordinate and facilitate scientific, cultural and economic activities, bringing together resources of governments, Arctic communities and research organizations to generate new knowledge at this crucial moment in its history. To date, ARF has aided in the discovery of two ships — the HMS Erebus and Terror — which ran aground and were abandoned following Sir John Franklin’s 1845 journey through the Northwest Passage.

ARF’s Northern operations are proudly embedded within the community of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. ARF hires locally, and in partnership with companies in the provision of construction, refurbishment, shipping, food services, and lodging. Together, ARF and its partners invest in employment opportunities for local young people through skills training programs.

By deepening our presence in the region, we are building a new model for sustainable development.

Contact us to find out how we can work together.