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CNC applied research partnerships span over a decade involving individual entrepreneurs to large corporations and government agencies.  We welcome anyone from the northern interior to reach out and discuss your research and innovation needs.

Learn more about external funding opportunities for college research at CNC:

  • College and Community Innovation program (CCI) - The CCI program is a set of tri-council funding initiatives dedicated exclusively to research at Canadian colleges and polytechnics. All initiatives focus on serving the innovation needs of partner organizations, providing students with professional skills, and realizing the benefits of research for Canadians.
  • MITACS - MITACS programs support innovative initiatives which connect post-secondary experts, industry partners, and paid student interns. Initiatives are open to both colleges and universities.
  • Silviculture Innovation program (SIP) - The purpose of the SIP is to improve knowledge regarding innovative silviculture systems through extension, applied and operational research.

See each webpage link for the most recent updates regarding funding amounts, deadlines, and instructions for how to apply.

Student Research Opportunities

CNC student researchers fast-track their learning by taking their skills and knowledge beyond the classroom to help solve problems for local organizations.

Student researcher positions are posted on our CNC Job Opportunities page alongside other employment listings.

For information about upcoming student research assistant opportunities that are not yet posted, please email the CNC research team.

Latest Project Updates

Cumulative Post-harvest Riparian Assessment on Small-Non-alluvial streams within the Research Forest

May 29, 2026
An increase in both global temperatures and deforestation has put many small streams at risk in British Columbia. This project aims to understand the potential impacts of forest harvest, and the corresponding activities, including the creation of road crossing, on riparian habitats, and to track stream recovery post-harvest. Long term monitoring using the Forests and Range Evaluation Program (FREP) is used to assess stream function over time. This project will track stream recovery over time and will help better understand the impact of forestry practices on small streams, as increased water temperatures from small streams resulting from inadequate riparian retention and additional inputs of sedimentation can dramatically alter the composition of larger systems, compromising fish habitat. Understanding both the immediate, short-term impacts of forest practices on small streams, and long-term recovery of streams can help forest managers better protect valuable riparian habitat and waterways.

Urban Bear Endocrine Sampling

May 29, 2026
As the global human population expands, natural ecosystems diminish, and global temperatures increase, wildlife adaptation and physiology is becoming an increasing concern, especially among those individuals living near cities. This project aims to develop and validate methods to measure biomarkers of health and welfare in urban wildlife via endocrine sampling, with a focus on urban bears. This project relies on community involvement in the detection and collection of urban bear scat (feces) which will be analyzed in the laboratory for hormones related to stress, metabolites and reproduction. Endocrinological methods can inform ecosystem/wildlife scientists, city officials and managers about the health of urban bears in comparison to wild bears, assess overall health of local populations, increase our understanding of anthropogenic pressures, and mitigate bear-human conflict. Understanding how wildlife responds to urban environments is essential in investigating wildlife conflict mitigation techniques and may reduce bear mortality within the City of Prince George and beyond.

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Thompson Rivers University Wildfire

BC Ministry of Forests

Society for Ecosystem Restoration in Northern BC

MITACS

NSERC

Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (BC Hydro)

Dunkley Lumber Ltd.

Silviculture Innovation Program