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2010-2023
Image of Beyond the Meter report cover
Buildings
October 15, 2025
Publication

Beyond the Meter

Harnessing demand-side management to power Alberta's energy future
Kari Hyde Ceileigh McAllister
Tennyson apartments exterior
Buildings
September 25, 2025
Article

Champions bring success

The transformation of Tennyson Apartments proves that deep retrofits are good business in Alberta
Portrait of Raidin Blue
Man installing thermal roof insulation layer
Buildings
September 12, 2025
Article

Building jobs in Alberta

Ending boom-bust cycles in the retrofit industry to strengthen local economies
Ceileigh McAllister Kari Hyde
Equitable Transition
September 5, 2025
Media Release

Workforce supports will help Canada weather economic shocks and seize new opportunities

Federal measures will build skills, strengthen EI and prepare workers for low-carbon future
Portrait of Megan Gordon
HICC recommendation for Build Canada Homes
Buildings
August 29, 2025
Publication

Pembina Institute Comments on the HICC Market Sounding Guide for Build Canada Homes

Recommendations on the Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) market sounding guide for the new Build Canada Homes entity
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Group of workers huddled together in discussion inside a solar panel facility
Equitable Transition
August 19, 2025
Article

The missing link in Canada’s nation-building plan

Without investment in training capacity, our national ambition will fall short
Portrait of Megan Gordon Mercer Pommer
The cover of the report, featuring a worker using a wrench while wearing high-vis clothing and a hard hat, outdoors with the sun setting in the background
Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
August 14, 2025
Publication

Drilling Down

Oil and gas jobs in transition
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Megan Gordon
Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas
August 14, 2025
Media Release

More oil and gas production, fewer workers

A focus on cost-cutting and rewarding shareholders over the last decade have led to a steep decline in the number of jobs per barrel produced in Canada’s oil and gas sector
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Megan Gordon
Electricity transmission lines in Alberta
Oil & Gas
July 26, 2025
Op-ed

Does pipeline fever mean missed opportunity elsewhere?

Alberta should not put all our nation-building eggs in one basket
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
July 22, 2025
Media Release

CleanBC key to resilient economy, reducing emissions, making life more affordable in B.C.

Expanding clean electricity is biggest opportunity for economy, energy security, climate
A close up of a technician holding a hard hat
Equitable Transition
June 30, 2025
Article

We need workers to “build, baby, build”

Nation-building projects require a forward-looking workforce policy
Portrait of Megan Gordon Mercer Pommer
Report cover: Recruit, Train, Retain: Fostering low-carbon industries through regional workforce planning
Equitable Transition
May 28, 2025
Publication

Recruit, Train, Retain

Fostering low-carbon industries through regional workforce planning
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Equitable Transition
May 28, 2025
Media Release

How Canada can equip workers for a low-carbon future

Following Speech from the Throne, new report provides guidance to ensure Canadian workers access high-quality jobs in the growing clean energy sector 
Portrait of Megan Gordon
The front cover of the report, featuring the title and pictures of oil and gas facilities and a male worker wearing protective clothing
Oil & Gas
May 8, 2025
Publication

Canada's Methane Opportunity: Innovation, Exports, Jobs

Canada's methane mitigation industry is thriving, with well-paying jobs and investment likely to grow if strong methane regulations are in place
Oil & Gas
May 8, 2025
Media Release

Methane mitigation industry poised to drive growth in Canadian jobs, investment and exports

Leadership across Canada in reducing methane emissions from oil and gas production has created a dynamic mitigation sector, with exportable technologies and expertise
Portrait of Amanda Bryant