Electricity Now: Education for Generations
Why is electricity education important? Explore Electricity Now, a bilingual resource linking electricity and climate change for grade 9/10 students.
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Electricity Now: Education for Generations
Webinar by Electricity Canada & EHRC
Explore why electricity education matters
Electricity Now is a national, bilingual, standardized, grade 9/10 electricity and climate change educational resource developed by Electricity Canada and Electricity Human Resources Canada and is supported by the electricity sector for use by school boards across Canada.
What you’ll learn
Through a series of conversational interviews including two case studies, you’ll learn:
- • How Electricity Now is addressing current government, industry, and education challenges
- • Why electricity education is important
- • Why youth electricity, climate change, and career visioning education is critical
- • Why Canadian electric utilities are embracing Electricity Now
- • How Electricity Now is being rolled out nationally
- • What school boards & teachers are saying about Electricity Now
- • How your organization can get involved
About Electricity Now
Electricity Now is a national, bilingual education resource for grade 9/10 students that explores the connection between electricity and climate change. Developed by Electricity Canada and EHRC and supported by the electricity sector, it aligns with the Pan-Canadian Science Protocol, national curriculum guidelines and the Smarter Science Framework. The program includes six interactive modules with 13 lessons featuring hands-on activities, multimedia content and teacher guides—all available in editable digital formats.
Launched in November 2024, Electricity Now supports youth education and career awareness while addressing key challenges across government, industry, and education. Offered by participating utility service providers (Power Partners). As national rollout continues, the initiative is currently active in 294 high schools across 19 school boards, reaching over 660,000 students—with the potential to engage up to 9 million youth nationally by 2050.
Speakers
Event Host
- • David McKendry, Senior Fellow, Electricity Canada
Presenters
- • Francis Bradley, President and CEO, Electricity Canada
- • Mark Chapeskie, VP of Programs, EHRC
- • Ryan Mitchell, President and CEO, Saint John Energy
- • Warren Coombs, Centre of Excellence for Energy Lead, New Brunswick Department of Education
- • Deborah Antenore, VP People Strategies & HR Initiatives, Hydro One
- • Marcia Cunningham, Partner, CGC Educational Communications
- • John Gregory, Partner, CGC Educational Communications