Labour Market Information

Discover career pathways, environmental employment trends and characteristics of the sector in our reports.

Labour Market Information involves workforce demand and supply for the entire economy or a specific industry, region, occupation and even offer demographic data and trends.

It is also useful for job search, career planning, program and policy pronouncements, workforce planning and even finding new markets for products and services.

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Environmental Job Market Trends (October to December 2020)

Our Job Posting Analysis (JPA) reports present a snapshot of online recruitment activity levels and trends for Canadian environmental roles. The interactive platform is updated every 4 months to provide yearly and quarterly insights.

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Worker Transferability Factsheet: Metal Products Assembler to HVACR Mechanic

This factsheet looks at the ways metal products assemblers can transition and find work as heating, ventilation, air conditioning and...

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Worker Transferability Factsheet: Oil & Gas Well Drilling Worker to Wastewater Collection Operator

This factsheet looks at the way oil and gas well drilling workers can transition and find work as wastewater collection operators and technicians....

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National Environmental Workforce Strategy Framework

On March 9, 2021, over 40 environmental sector stakeholders gathered to discuss current workforce issues facing the sector. Twelve broad...

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The Growing Nature Conservation Workforce: Reducing Canada’s Footprint

This study begins to fill this knowledge gap by describing the nature conservation workforce and exploring the human resource strategies needed...

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Bioenergy: An Exciting Opportunity for Canada

As the global bioenergy sector advances in response to climate change and the depletion of non-renewable energy sources, this presents a huge...

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Updated: Environmental Labour Outlook to 2025

Our updated Environmental Labour Outlook to 2025 presents the short-term job impacts of COVID-19 on the green economy and shows where new talent...

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A Green Economic Recovery: Trends, Developments, and Opportunities for the Environmental Workforce

In this report, "A Green Economic Recovery: Trends, Developments, and Opportunities for the Environmental Workforce", we've identified the key...

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New Research: An opportunity for energy efficiency in the building sector

The building sector presents a unique opportunity to help Canada reach net-zero by 2050. To achieve this, the sector and its workforce must...

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Environmental Labour Market Challenges and Opportunities in the Decade Ahead

Our research forecasts labour and skill shortages that could impede Canada’s ability to achieve its environmental objectives over the next decade....

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