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 EHRC
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
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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Employer Funding Supports
EHRC offers a variety of wage funding and hiring incentive programs to employers to support the recruitment of youth, student and apprentices in Canada.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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
AI is reshaping Canada’s electricity sector—and the people who power it.
From predictive maintenance and outage forecasting to smart grid coordination and customer engagement, artificial intelligence is driving innovation across the industry. But progress brings responsibility: ensuring workforce readiness, ethical governance and inclusive opportunities.
Powering Intelligence
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- Labour Market
AI-Driven Change in Canada’s Electricity Workforce
Upcoming events
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Know the Line: Understanding Workplace Harassment, Violence and Discrimination in Saskatchewan
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- Wed 18
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- Wednesday November 18, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Get practical legal insight to identify risks and respond appropriately in Saskatchewan workplaces, with guidance you can apply right away. -
Know the Line: Understanding Workplace Harassment, Violence and Discrimination on PEI
- Start Date (Abbreviated)
- Wed 18
- Date and Time
- Wednesday November 18, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Get practical legal insight to identify risks and respond appropriately in PEI workplaces, with guidance you can apply right away. -
Report Launch: Shaping the Future
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- Tue 24
- Date and Time
- Tuesday November 24, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join us for the launch of new research on how young Canadians perceive careers in electricity
Signature Events
Illuminate 2027
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- Wed 17
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- February 17, 2027
EHRC's Annual Conference and Awards of Excellence
September 2026 Labour Market Snapshot
Utilities employment shows early signs of stabilization
Canada’s labour market softened in September, with national employment declining a further 68,000 and the unemployment rate edging up to 6.5%. Although utilities employment continues to shed jobs from the highs observed in spring 2026, the pace of decline slowed considerably in September. Utilities employment fell by 500 workers to 156,100.
Current projects
Energy and Electricity Workforce Alliance
Building the workforce needed to power Canada’s energy future.
Canada’s energy and electricity sectors are growing rapidly, creating demand for skilled workers across conventional energy, electricity, renewables, nuclear and emerging technologies.
The Energy and Electricity Workforce Alliance brings industry leaders and workforce partners together to address workforce challenges and help ensure Canada has the talent needed to support major projects, economic growth and long-term energy security.
Pathways to Power
Strengthening how Canada trains, develops and connects talent across the electricity sector.
Canada’s electricity sector is undergoing one of the largest workforce transformations in its history. As the country accelerates toward an electrified future, demand for skilled workers is growing fast across generation, transition and distribution, including renewable and nuclear energy, grid modernization and emerging technologies.
Pathways to Power is EHRC’s five-year national response to modernize how Canada develops, trains and activates electricity talent.
Fostering an industry for all
The Leadership Accord on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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.
Latest news
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EHRC welcomes Budget 2026’s investment in Canada’s electricity workforce
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- Statement from EHRC
EHRC applauds the Government of Canada for making energy a national economic priority in Budget 2026, and for recognizing that the people behind the power are essential to our nation’s success.
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Energy and Electricity Workforce Alliance launches to solidify Canada’s energy superpower status
EHRC, Energy Council of Canada and the Canadian Renewable Energy Association unite to strengthen workforce capacity across Canada’s evolving energy and electricity sectors
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An open letter supporting Canada’s national electricity strategy
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- Electricity Alliance Canada
As we mark National Electricity Month in Canada, the Electricity Alliance Canada—a coalition of six leading Canadian electricity associations—is pleased to express our strong support for the federal government’s release of Powering Canada Strong: A national strategy for an electrified Canadian economy.
