Research & Analysis

Featured All Research & Analysis Publications Articles Media Releases

Year

2010-2023

Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas

August 14, 2025

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

An orphan well in a field with fall colours, in Athabasca Country, AB

That old well in your community? It might be leaking gas into the air and groundwater

Oil and gas companies should pay to properly address the long-term environmental risks of Canada’s 500,000+ non-producing wells

Portrait of Amanda Bryant

The front cover of the report, featuring a picture of an old, rusty oil well in a field close to Nordegg,Alberta

Unfinished Business

Addressing the emissions and environmental risks of Canada’s non-producing oil and gas wells

Portrait of Amanda Bryant

cover page of net metering versus ipp guide

Remote Communities

Understanding your options: Net metering vs. independent power producers

Choosing the best option for your remote community clean energy project

Portrait of Emily He

Buildings, Electricity, Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation

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

CleanBC review: submission cover

Buildings, Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation

B.C.’s climate future

Pembina Institute recommendations

Portrait of Jessica McIlroy

A close up of a technician holding a hard hat

Sustainable Workforce

We need workers to “build, baby, build”

Nation-building projects require a forward-looking workforce policy

Portrait of Megan Gordon

Construction site in Downtown Toronto directing traffic around the site

Bridging the education gaps around lower-carbon concrete in Canada

Familiarity on lower-carbon concrete products leads to broader use at a key moment

various old Pembina Institute logos

BC Hydro advances efforts to meet growing energy demand with clean power

New RFEOI rightly focused on building province’s clean power supply, energy efficiency

Portrait of Jessica McIlroy

Amped Up cover

Amped Up

Options for growing British Columbia’s electricity supply

Portrait of Will Noel

Portrait of Jessica McIlroy

Report cover: Recruit, Train, Retain: Fostering low-carbon industries through regional workforce planning

Sustainable Workforce

Recruit, Train, Retain

Fostering low-carbon industries through regional workforce planning

Portrait of Megan Gordon

Sustainable Workforce

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 a picture of pipes at an oil and gas production site

Raising the Bar

How targets and measurement are crucial to leadership on oil and gas methane

Portrait of Amanda Bryant

Natural gas well pad in B.C.

B.C. meets its methane emissions target early

The province is showing what can be achieved with strong regulations informed by accurate measurements

Portrait of Amanda Bryant

B.C. meets its methane emissions target two years early, while still growing oil and gas production

New Pembina report finds B.C. is showing leadership with strong methane regulations informed by accurate measurement

Portrait of Amanda Bryant

We use cookies to analyze data and make your experience better.
To learn more, see our Privacy Policy.

Accept all cookies