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Our Energy Industry is on the Move

The energy sector is evolving – from the types of energy Canada produces to the technologies we are using and the types of skills that are needed. It is a dynamic industry to be a part of. You can learn more about the energy sector, explore what skills are in demand in the energy workforce, find resources on everything from the current state of the labour market to hearing real-life career stories, look for a job or find out more about how to make a career change.

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What's New

Sustainability in Energy Micro-credential Program

Don't miss this upskilling opportunity - available to all existing and new Canadian energy workers Achieving the energy industry's sustainability and emissions reduction goals is vital and workers must continue to evolve their skills. There are thousands in the energy sector who could benefit from easily accessible training focused on general sustainability and environment, social and governance (ESG) skills and knowledge. ...

Canadian Clean Energy Shuttle Program

Over 200,000 new jobs are expected to be created in Canada’s clean energy sector by 2030, according to a 2021 report by Clean Energy Canada. This includes everything from renewable energy production and clean tech to roles in other industries focused on the decarbonization of the Canadian economy. Higher Landing’s recently launched ...

Day in the Life: Devra - Surface Land Analyst, Inter Pipeline Ltd.

Although it was almost 12 years ago, Devra clearly remembers the day she decided to work in Canada’s energy industry. A career journey Devra had been out of high school for about four years and was unsure of the career she wanted. While figuring it out, she worked as a server at one of Calgary’s top downtown restaurants. One day, the lunchtime diners at one of her tables were talking about working as land administrators. ...

Not Your Grandpa's Energy Industry - Working in the Oil and Gas Services Sector: Mark, Episode 22

In this episode, Mark Scholz, President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors, joins us to talk about the future of Alberta’s oil and gas services sector – how increasing oilfield activity is driving demand for workers now and in the future, what companies are doing to advance operations through the use of technology and how the industry is leveraging its expertise to explore emerging energy sectors such as h...

Day in the Life: Alex - Fluid Services Manager, Magnum Cementing Services

When Alex was young, he experienced first-hand the seasonality of his father’s construction business and knew a job with the family company wasn’t for him. “Too many ups and downs,” he says. “You’d work as hard as you could all summer long and have nothing to do in the winter.” For a while, Alex planned to be a welder. But after graduating from high school in 2002, he landed a job in Canada’s energy industry—an industry also kn...

New Hiring Resources Available for Energy Sector Employers!

As an employer you are competing for the best and brightest. The traditional labour pool is shrinking. New technologies and innovation are changing the occupations, skills and knowledge needed to be successful in the energy sector.

Day in the Life: Jesse - Site Coordinator, Comec Energy Services

After more than two decades working for Canadian oil and gas companies, Jesse has gained a wealth of “hard” skills such as operating heavy equipment. But it’s the “soft” skills he’s amassed that he appreciates most. “The biggest thing for my development in this position has been the soft skills that I’ve learned to incorporate into my daily interactions,” Jesse says. In 2017, he joined Comec Energy Services as an equipment operator. Ow...

Day in the Life: Samantha - Senior Quality Control Technician, Element Technical Services

Samantha has experienced many unique opportunities and discoveries while working in Canada’s oil and gas services sector, and one of the most memorable was her time spent in Moab. A desert town in Utah, it has some of the most incredible and striking scenery she’s ever seen – sunset-coloured rock formations, deep green vegetation and, of course, the vast desert landscape. “My job has taken me all over Alberta, Utah and Wyoming,” says t...