Manager – Recruitment & Diversity, Talent & Business Change
OPG
Bridging the Gap
With the support of industry and provincial governments, Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) launched its Bridging the Gap project to examine the issues and barriers around the recruitment and retention of women in the electricity industry.
About This Toolkit
Women represent only 26% of the electricity and renewable energy workforce, and of that 26%, only 7% are in trades occupations. With the support of industry and provincial governments, Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) launched its Bridging the Gap project to examine the issues and barriers around the recruitment and retention of women in the electricity industry.
The objective of the project is to increase the attraction, recruitment, and retention of women as skilled workers in the electricity and renewable energy sector nation-wide. The long-term goal of this initiative is to reach the national average of women working in the Canadian workforce (48%) and to develop a robust, talented pool of highly skilled workers to meet the electricity industry’s human resources requirements in the years ahead. Through extensive research, we have been able to capture some of the challenges and experiences faced by women currently working or seeking work in the industry.
Resources
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Bridging the Gap Final Report
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Bridging the Gap Case Studies
Acknowledgements
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Steering Committee
EHRC would like to thank the following project Steering Committee members for their knowledge and guidance throughout the Bridging the Gap:
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Nirav Patel
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Sheelagh Lawrence
Manager – Community Citizenship
Hydro One Networks Inc.
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Joy Shikaze
Executive Director
Women in Nuclear Canada
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John Drish
Former Coordinator of Trades Integration
Nova Scotia Department of Education
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Lindsay Melvin
Senior Market & Risk Studies Engineer
Engineers Canada/ Manitoba Hydro
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Andrea Mcquillan
Local Assistant Business Manager
IBEW
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Daniele Fleming
Staff Officer
PWU
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Bill Yaremko
Dean, School of Information Communication and Engineering Technologies
NAIT
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Kevin Joseph
Project Manager
Electricity Human Resources Canada
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Michelle Branigan
CEO
Electricity Human Resources Canada
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Kim MacLaren
Consultant
KD MacLaren Consulting Inc.
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Patricia Campbell
Consultant
Bob Emptage & Associates
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Bob Emptage
Consultant
Bob Emptage & Associates
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Norm Fraser
EHRC Board of Directors, and COO
Hydro Ottawa
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Thank you to our stakeholders
EHRC would also like to acknowledge the time and support provided by various industry stakeholders including funders Hydro One, Ontario Power Generation, Engineers Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, and the Government of Alberta. Without your generous participation this project would not have been possible.