The 9th Canadian Permafrost Conference was held in association with the 78th Canadian Geotechnical Conference at GeoManitoba 2025 in Winnipeg, 20 – 25 September, featuring over 250 presentations in total. Of those, 46 technical talks, one special session and 11 of posters were presented during the permafrost focused sessions of the meeting, which combined contributions in permafrost science and engineering. The venue enabled the CPA to combine forces with the Cold Regions Division of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, to provide a full program of eight permafrost related sessions. The conference has a printed proceedings that will be published on the web site of the Canadian Permafrost Association (CPA) in early 2026. Many of the papers are already available on Researchgate. Highlights of the meeting included the J.R. Mackay Lecture, delivered by Duane Froese (uAlberta), on Mapping discontinuous and continuous permafrost at regional scales using airborne electromagnetic (AEM) data from the central Mackenzie valley and Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk corridors, and two panel discussions, one with senior professionals Ed Hoeve (HoevEng), Heather Brooks (BGC), Brett Young (Arctic Gateway), and Guy Dore (ULaval) on Planning Today for the Permafrost of Tomorrow, chaired by Chris Burn (UCarleton), and the other on Experiences in Adapting to Permafrost Change with ECRs Alice Wilson (NTGS), Astrid Schetselaar (RMC), Yifeng Wang (GSC), and Simon Dumais (ULaval), chaired by Kumari Karunaratne (NTGS). The biennial CPA Awards for Lifetime Achievement were presented to David Sego (Don W. Hayley Award) for permafrost engineering and Chris Burn (Hugh M. French Award) for permafrost science. Further, Toni Lewkowicz officially presented the new Glossary of Permafrost Science and Engineering, a remarkable achievement put together by the CPA Permafrost Terminology Action Group. The launch was perfectly orchestrated around a fun and engaging trivia lunch.
Provided by Chris Burn, Lukas Arenson, Peter Morse & Guy Doré
Panel discussion chaired by Chris Burn with senior professionals Ed Hoeve, Heather Brooks, Brett Young, and Guy Doré on Planning Today for the Permafrost of Tomorrow