The Boreal Research Institute is a partnership of the private sector, the education system, and the community.  The Boreal Research Institute promotes research collaboration, public awareness, technology transfer, and educational priorities in the boreal region of northwestern Alberta. The Institute is administered by NAIT, and is based in the town of Peace River, Alberta.

The Boreal Research Institute acts as a bridge between researchers and the forestry and oil and gas sectors, communities, and students by providing seminars, workshops, field tours and public information sessions.

It also provides administrative and technical services to a number of research and development initiatives including the Boreal Reclamation Program, Manning Forestry Research Fund, Ecosystem Management Emulating Natural Disturbance (EMEND), and the Alberta Forest Extension Network (AFEX).

The Boreal Research Institute, with its affiliation with NAIT, is a leader in high quality multi-media, video conferencing, and web based technologies.