SmartICE is a community-based Work-Integrated Social Enterprise (WISE) offering climate change adaptation tools and services that integrate Inuit knowledge of sea ice with monitoring technology.
They contribute to more informed decisions for safer sea ice travel and support community economic development such as outfitting and fisheries. By augmenting local knowledge and supporting traditional sea ice use, SmartICE also promotes Inuit culture, intergenerational learning, and community well-being. This partnership between BHER and SmartICE created over 100 WIL opportunities in Inuit Nunangat and Newfoundland and Labrador. In addition, SmartICE developed WIL resources to specifically support Indigenous students in Northern communities.
