“There is growing recognition across stakeholder groups that a skilled workforce is essential to designing, building, and advancing solutions to meet Canada’s climate targets and pursue net-zero emissions by 2050. Regions and sectors across the country are looking to help workers find meaningful employment in a clean economy, often by providing support for skills development and assisting workers’ transitions to new economic opportunities. However, there is little guidance on how groups leading the skills transition in Canada should go about it.”
The Smart Prosperity Institute, a policy think tank based at the University of Ottawa, joined with the Future Skills Centre to provide that guidance in “Planning for sustainable jobs 101: A how-to guide for groups leading and supporting green labour and skills transitions.”
Read the full report published in March 2024.
