Agency

The Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) was established in 1991 in response to concerns about human exposure to elevated levels of contaminants in wildlife species that are important to the traditional diets of northern Aboriginal peoples. Early studies found a wide variety of substances, many of which had no Arctic or Canadian sources, but which were, nevertheless, reaching unexpectedly high levels in the Arctic ecosystem.

NCP Priorities:

- Human health

- Environmental Monitoring and Research

- Community-based monitoring and Research

- Communications, capacity and outreach

- Program coordination and aboriginal partnerships