Bay Area

Climate Change

Youth Summit

Panel #1:

Green Jobs and the Economy

Cities in Action 2019:

Bay Area Climate Change Youth

Summit

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Environmental Workforce Challenges and

Trends in Canada

Claudine Vidallo, Director, Research

March 29, 2019

Environmental Workforce in Canada

• 60% have college

education or higher

• 65% have 4 years or

more of work experience

• 12% have entry level

experience

Source: Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment

(Employer survey completed in 2016, Report published September 2017)

Environmental Workforce in Canada (cont’d)

Top Occupations

• Managers in agriculture,

horticulture and aquaculture

(NOC 082)

• Regulatory officers and other

technical inspectors (NOC

226)

• Civil, mechanical, electrical

and chemical engineers (NOC

213)

Top Industries

• Agriculture (NAICS 11)

• Construction (NAICS 23)

• Professional, Scientific and

Technical Services (NAICS 54)

• Administrative Support,

Waste Management and

Remediation (NAICS 56)

• Public Administration (NAICS

91)

Top Practice Areas

• Natural Resource

Management

• Environmental Health and

Safety

• Waste Management

• Energy

• Water Quality

Size of Environmental Workforce in Canada

364,000 estimated

employment in 2017(or 3% of total employment in Canada)

70,20

0

75,60

07,40019,60

0

Atlantic Canada

17,900

9,300

163,900

Source: Supply and Demand Preliminary Findings

(September 2017)

Size of Environmental Workforce in Canada

364,000 estimated

employment in 2017(or 3% of total employment in Canada)

88,80

0(+27%)

96,400(+27%)

9,300(+26%)

24,600(+25%)

Atlantic Canada

21,900 (+22%)

12,20

0(+31%)211,000

(+29%)

464,200 projected

employment in 2024(27% growth from 2017)

*percentages denote growth rate from 2017 employment levels

Source: Supply and Demand Preliminary Findings

(September 2017)

Ontario’s Environmental Employment OutlookProjected Employment Growth (2017-2024) for Select

Metropolitan Areas:

• Barrie (43%)

• Windsor (32%)

• Toronto (30%)

• Hamilton (28%)

• Ottawa-Gatineau (28%)

Environmental Online Job Postings in 2018

The number of new, English-language environmental online job postings in Canada

increased by 8% from 2017 to 2018.

22,700 online job

postings (2017)

24,500 online job

postings (2018)

Source: ECO Canada, using environmental online job posting data from Burning Glass Technologies

(September 2017)

*English-language job postings only; jobs within territories are not currently scraped

35% were in Ontario

Skills in Demand in 2018

Communications and Public Awareness

Policy and Legislation

Industry Knowledge

Health and Safety

Research and Development

Communication

Collaboration

Project Management

Report Writing

Attitude

Knowledge and Technical Skills Soft Skills

Looking Forward: Trends in 2019

Environmental experts say:

• Emerging environmental fields include water

issues, climate change, electric vehicles and

Indigenous land use

• Technologies taking off: clean teach innovation

and smart technologies, remote sensing

Looking Forward: Trends in 2019 (cont’d)

Environmental experts say:

• Policies with the biggest impact on the

environment relate to removal of cap and trade in

Ontario, environmental economic policies

• Other trends to keep an eye on: waste diversion

and sustainable food initiatives, Indigenous

placemaking, low-carbon technologies, carbon

tax policies and pricing

How ECO Canada Supports

Your Professional Journey

• Recent Graduates: participation in CO-OP/Wage

Funding programs

Stay Connected

• Sign up for our newsletter www.eco.ca

• Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter: @ecocanada

• Check out our upcoming research reports www.eco.ca/research

•To play an important and visible role in the energysector, while advancing the role and recognition ofwomen in the field

Our Goal

WiRE Quick Facts and Programming

• Launched / incorporated in 2013 in Toronto

•National in 2017 (Newfoundland, Montreal, Ottawa, GTHA, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Kamloops)

•Programming open to women & men•Networking meet-ups (women only)•Capacity building field trips• Speed mentoring• Student bursary program at Industry Conferences•Women of Distinction Awards: Woman of the

Year Award, Wind, Solar and Hydro

Why WiRE:Leadership Accord on Gender

Diversity• A public commitment by employers, educators, unions and

governments to promote the values of diversity and inclusion within their organizations

• Founding orgs who have signed on to the Accord:• Ontario Power Generation

• Alectra Inc.

• Power Workers’Union

• Algonquin College

• Society of Energy Professionals

• ENMAX

• Hydro Ottawa

• International Brotherhood Electrical Workers

WiRE Chair, Executive Director & Co-Founder

• Joanna Osawe, Chair, Executive Director & Co-Founder

• Global Business Development Manager - Major ProjectsDMC Power

WiRE Board of Directors

• Aisha Bukhari - WiRE Executive Board Member & Director• MaRS Discovery Centre

• Sr. Manager Advanced Energy Centre

• Sara Monture - WiRE Executive Board Member & Director• AABO – Aboriginal Apprenticeship Board of

Ontario

• Executive Director

WiRE Advisory Committee

Julia CushingSenior Environmental PlannerSavanta Inc.

Valerie Kitchell Manager, Renewable Energy Approvals wpd Canada Corp.

Catalina CastilloManagerBrookfield Renewable Partners

Mary WarnerFinance ManagerTREC Renewable Energy Co-Operative

WiRE Advisory Committee

Laura Van SolenCommercial Litigation Lawyer Gowling WLG

Aleks ModelewskaBusiness Development Executive Digital Engineering Ltd.

Leila DuranteDirector Business Development Summerhill Group

WiRE National Chapter Leads

Southern Alberta:Janice RedmondBusiness Development/Project Manager Action Land & Environmental Services Ltd.

Marnie DawsonPrincipal, Renewable Energy Group Prairie Sky Consulting

Leah Nelson GuayDirectorIntegrated Sustainability, InSolutions Advisory

Central BC:Amie SchellenbergElectrical Instructor, Trades and Technology Thompson Rivers University

Lower Mainland BC:Tania Ontiveros Controller Elemental Energy

Northern Alberta:Holly DriscollSenior Director, Environment and Renewable IndustriesAlberta Economic Development and Trade

WiRE National Chapter LeadsGTHA:Brittany Berry Masters Candidate University of Waterloo

Roopam SinghSenior Policy Analyst Ontario Ministry of Energy

Ottawa:Jenn Schurer, CPA, CMANorma PanettaCanadian Wind Energy Association

Southwestern Ontario:Cora CarriveauPrincipal GeoscientistTechnology and Innovation Group Union Gas Limited

Montreal:Aude GodfreyAssociée/PartnerBlake, Cassels & Graydon

Diane Leboeuf President SOAZ

Newfoundland Molly CypherEnvironmental Consultant to various Mega Projects

Justine PerryPresidentK-MORE Solutions

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WiRE Sponsors

WiRE Government Partners

WiRE Industry Partners

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Join the WiRE Community

• www.WomenInRenewableEnergy.ca

• info@womeninrenewableenergy.ca

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• Women-in-Renewable-Energy-WiRE-6506054

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• @WiRE_Canada

LUNCH

Bay Area

Climate ChangeYouth Summit

Panel #1:

Advocate for

Climate Change Policy

Grassroots Learning

Advocacy

Organizing to Win

Determine a clear goal & keep the focus throughout the

journey

Choose a Chair who is direct and can keep things focused

Appoint a spokesperson – consistent communications

Get organized & stay organized – keeping people informed

and ready to take action is most critical job

The core group must trust and support each other

Everything you do must move you closer to your goal and

build your organization

Know your STUFF – credibility

Understand POWER – strength in numbers

Be ENERGY WISE – don’t waste time on naysayers – focus

on the “neutrals”

Effective connections with Politicians -decisions are almost

always made on the basis of self interest – being right is

never enough.

Advocacy

POWER

Usually politicians have the first 3

Path to power for community organizations is to organize

a large number of people, gather and disseminate and

information and leverage to challenge authority

Power with the people – democracy

Every battle is a battle for public opinion

Don’t let anyone call you a special interest group

Don’t waste time

Don’t give up

Don’t give in

Strength in Numbers

Persistence pays off

Be proud of yourselves. Celebrate your victories. Good for

the soul. They don’t happen often and you need the

motivation to move onto the next one or to support others

in their journey

Share your lessons learned with others

POWER is..

• Money• Authority• Information• Organized people• Moral conviction• Doing good work

2000-2010 Journey

Together with the community,

protect the environment, mitigate

climate change and create a healthier,

more environmentally responsible city.

Awareness

ADVOCACY

Action

Advocacy

Advocacy - Community Outreach

Advocacy – Events

Our

“If you think mitigated climate change

is expensive, try unmitigated

climate change”Dr. Richard Gammon

Advocacy – Peaceful Demonstrations

Advocacy – Delegations &

Submissions

Make a Difference.

“In the end our society will be defined not only

by what we create,but by what we refuse

to destroy”– J.C. Sawhill

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