While previously known as a region of low geopolitical tensions, security challenges in the Arctic are increasing.  The Canadian Arctic in particular sees climate change facilitating growing international interest for both transit and mineral exploitation. Our domain awareness in the north is inadequate mainly due to neglect and we have seen increasing incidents of foreign shipping in our waters of which we were completely unaware. After an overview of some Intelligence basics, we will look at the Arctic through the Intelligence process, concluding with how some evolution of our system may prove beneficial for Canada.