POLARIS Founding Members:
| John Adams | Geological Survey of Canada | |
| Isa Asudeh | Geological Survey of Canada | |
| Gail Atkinson | Carleton University | |
| Michael G. Bostock | University of British Columbia | |
| John F. Cassidy | Geological Survey of Canada | |
| David W. S. Eaton | University of Western Ontario | |
| Ian J. Ferguson | University of Manitoba | |
| Alan G. Jones | Geological Survey of Canada | |
| David B. Snyder | Geological Survey of Canada | |
| Colin Thomson | Queen's University |