Canada’s Electricity Industry - Powered by human potential
EHRC works to strengthen the ability of the Canadian electricity industry to meet current and future needs of its workforce.
Welcome to Electricity Human Resources Canada
Improving our industry, together.
Alongside our members and partners, EHRC focuses on four priority areas to build a Canadian electricity workforce that’s diverse, safety-focused, and highly-skilled.
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Labour Market Intelligence Reporting
EHRC conducts labour market intelligence to identify areas of workforce development to ensure the labour is there to maintain grid safety and reliability.
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Funding & Wage Subsidies
EHRC offers a number of funding and hiring incentive programs to employers to support the recruitment of youth, students, newcomers to Canada and third- and fourth-year apprentices.
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Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
Electricity is an innovative sector, but innovation can only flourish in an environment that encourages diverse perspectives. EHRC specializes in developing tools, training and policies to improve workplace inclusion for workers from diverse backgrounds.
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Career Development
EHRC helps advance careers in Canada’s electricity industry through connections, career profiles and pathways, education and industry training.
Featured Labour Market Intelligence
Electricity in Demand: Labour Market Insights 2023-2028
New evidence projected to 2028 highlights emerging human resource issues affecting Canada’s electricity sector. The study sets forth a road map and recommended strategies to harness the sector’s full potential and maximize its role in helping Canada achieve its carbon reduction objectives related to climate change impact.
Electricity in Demand: Labour Market Insights 2023-2028
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- Labour Market
Canada’s electricity sector is a pillar of economic growth, environmental sustainability, and individual well-being.
Signature Events
12th Annual Awards of Excellence
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- Thu 20
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- February 20, 2025
Celebrating the champions of a workforce that’s safety-focused, innovative and inclusive.
Commit to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The EHRC Leadership Accord
A public commitment by Canadian employers, educators, unions, associations and governments to advance, integrate and prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in their organization’s policies, processes, culture, and workplace environment. It includes an accountability framework to ensure change occurs over time.
MAPPED: The Electricity Competency Framework
MAPPED is a dynamic competency repository that provides a present-day snapshot of the skills and knowledge required in the electricity sector that HR and workforce planners can use to identify upskilling opportunities and transferrable skills across roles.
The Powerful Benefits of the Electricity Competency Framework
- Eliminates the duplication of task performance across roles within a company and across the industry.
- Builds consistency in labour force expectations by defining industry-validated benchmarks for task performance.
- Identifies transferable skills that individuals can take with them from other industries or positions within the electricity sector.
- Standardizes performance and knowledge requirements to inform responsive training programs.
Get Involved. Build the Future.
EHRC is Canada’s most trusted source of objective human resources information in the electricity sector. We invite all industry stakeholders to join us in keeping the lights on in Canada.
Become an EHRC Member
Join other leaders across Canada in becoming an EHRC member to access best-in-class resources and make sure your workforce stays safety-focused, innovative and inclusive.
If you’d like to know more about membership, partnership, and the ways you can collaborate with EHRC, contact:
Marie Mould
Senior Manager of Stakeholder Engagement
[email protected]
613.235.5540, extension 222.
Latest News
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Jesse Spring of Primary Engineering and Construction Named 2024 Leader of the Year
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- Awards of Excellence
EHRC is thrilled to announce Jesse Spring, CEO of Primary Engineering and Construction, as the recipient of the 2024 Leader of the Year Award.
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Empowering youth: High school students learn electricity and climate solutions with new Electricity Now™ educational resource
Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) and Electricity Canada are proud to announce the launch of Electricity Now™, a comprehensive suite of teaching resources designed for Grade 9 and 10 students.
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EHRC Unveils Electricity in Demand: Alberta Workforce 2023-2028
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Energy transitions underway are affecting Alberta’s electricity workforce OTTAWA, ON, June 25, 2024 – Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC), released its Electricity in Demand: Alberta Workforce 2023-2028 report today. The […]
