Canada is facing a huge amount of work when it comes to electrification, infrastructure renewal and the future of the electricity grid. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁?

In this episode of the CUSW Spotlight Podcast, host 𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗺𝗮𝗻 is having a discussion with 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗲, 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 (𝗘𝗛𝗥𝗖), to talk about the workforce challenges facing Canada’s electricity sector.

Mark explains what EHRC does and why bringing employers, unions, post-secondary institutions and policymakers to the same table is so important. He also shares what the labour market data is telling us about the number of workers we have, the number we will need, and where those workers can come from.

Dan and Mark talk about attracting young people to the skilled trades, the importance of exposing students to career options earlier, the role of immigrants and workers transitioning from other industries, and the need to make the industry more accessible to people who have traditionally been underrepresented.

The conversation also takes a closer look at some very practical issues affecting women in the trades, from appropriate PPE to basic facilities on job sites, and why attracting workers is only part of the challenge. Retaining them matters just as much.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁.

This is a conversation about workers, skills, inclusion and whether Canada is ready for what’s next.

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