NSERC CREATE for Enhancing Canada's Prosperity through Innovative Environmental Assessment, Monitoring and Management

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The NSERC CREATE Program: Enhancing Canada's Prosperity through Innovative Environmental Assessment, Monitoring and Management program targets the "Environmental Science and Technologies" priority area and will train the next generation of natural resource consultants, managers, landuse planners, and policy makers so they are "market-ready" to enhance Canada's competitive position and reputation as a country that efficiently develops its natural resources while maintaining rigorous environmental standards. CREATE graduates will have their core training and thesis work in environmental sciences (including conservation, wildlife management, aquatic ecology, terrestrial ecology, forestry, biodiversity, environmental contaminants) but will engage in interdisciplinary science linking mathematics, physical sciences, computer science, economics, business, law, health sciences, and cultural studies through ongoing collaborative research among the co-applicants. The program will have nodes at McGill University and the University of Alberta, and will focus on northern regions characterized by a gradient of industrial intensity, from the oil sands and commercial forests of northern Alberta to early-phase mineral exploration and mine development in Nunavut.