Churchill Northern Studies Centre

Founded in 1976, the Churchill Northern Studies Centre is an independent, non-profit research and education facility located 23 km east of the town of Churchill, Manitoba. The Centre facilitates a wide range of educational programming ranging from general interest courses for the visiting public to university credit courses for students. We also provide accommodations, meals, equipment rentals, and logistical support to scientific researchers working on a diverse range of topics of interest to northern science.

The Centre is ideally situated along the Hudson Bay seacoast at the meeting of three major biomes: marine, northern boreal forest, and tundra. To the east lies Wapusk National Park which protects the inland denning area of the polar bear. Farther to the southeast lies the Hudson Bay Lowland, the largest peatland in North America. Because of this complex of biomes, one can see a tremendous diversity of plants, birds, mammals and human cultures.

OUR VISION - To Understand and Sustain the North

You don't need to be a scientist to enjoy everything Churchill has to offer! Members of the general public can sign up for one of our unique five day "Learning Vacations" tour packages.

Guests stay right here at the Centre where they can interact with researchers and see science at work. All proceeds go directly to supporting research in Churchill. Churchill Research Centre Inc. is a registered Canadian charity. Tax receipts available on request.

Churchill is rich in flora and fauna year 'round. The clear, dark, pollution free winter skies offer excellent viewing of the aurora borealis. The arrival of spring brings migrating birds of all sizes and shapes. A birder's paradise! Thousands of beluga whales cavort in the Churchill River each summer and the tundra is flushed with colourful wildflowers! As the fall approaches polar bears begin to migrate into the area to await the freeze-up of Hudson Bay.