Canada’s energy transition needs a more diverse workforce

By Christina E. Hoicka, Canada Research Chair in Urban Planning for Climate Change, Associate Professor of Geography and Civil Engineering, University of Victoria
Rebecca Black, Community Researcher, Geography & Civil Engineering, University of Victoria

Canada’s transition to a low-carbon energy system is creating one of the fastest-growing labour markets in the country. Yet despite strong job growth projections, a predicted workforce shortfall looms in a sector where salaries often surpass average earnings.

One reason is that the clean energy workforce remains persistently inequitable. Women and other equity-seeking groups

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