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Buildings, Electricity, Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
November 13, 2025
Media Release

New major projects have potential to be “climate competitive”

Federal policy consistency key to achieving economic, climate goals
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Utility worker in safety gear repairing power lines from a bucket lift under a clear blue sky
Sustainable Workforce
November 11, 2025
Op-ed

Workers are the foundation of Canada’s nation-building agenda

Workforce strategy needs an ambitious action plan
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
November 4, 2025
Media Release

Budget 2025 sets stage for climate-competitive Canada

Actions that grow and support clean sectors most likely to result in lasting economic, security, climate and affordability benefits
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Electricity pylons at sunset
Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
October 31, 2025
Op-ed

For Canada to be ‘climate competitive’ we need to stay the course on key industrial policies

Pembina Institute testimony to the House Environment and Sustainable Development Committee
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
Sustainable Workforce
October 29, 2025
Media Release

Canada must align skills with emerging opportunities

Budget 2025 signals growing recognition that skilled workers are key to powering Canada’s competitiveness
Portrait of Megan Gordon
Green Budget Coalition 2025 cover
Buildings, Electricity, Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
September 18, 2025
Publication

Green Budget Coalition 2025

Recommendations for Budget 2025 and Budget 2026
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy Gurprasad Gurumurthy Adam Thorn Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Megan Gordon
Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
September 11, 2025
Media Release

First batch of major projects steps toward resilient, diversified Canadian economy

Future projects must be ‘climate competitive,’ accompanied by policies to leverage private clean growth investment
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Sustainable Workforce
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
Cover of long-term nation-building
Buildings, Electricity, Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
August 28, 2025
Publication

Long-term nation-building via clean growth and Indigenous leadership

Canada’s prosperity hinges on leveraging our strengths as a clean energy superpower
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
Group of workers huddled together in discussion inside a solar panel facility
Sustainable Workforce
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
Sustainable Workforce, 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
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
Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas
August 14, 2025
Publication

Drilling Down

Oil and gas jobs in transition
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie Portrait of Megan Gordon
Buildings, Electricity, Sustainable Workforce, 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
CleanBC review: submission cover
Buildings, Sustainable Workforce, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
July 21, 2025
Publication

B.C.’s climate future

Pembina Institute recommendations
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy
A close up of a technician holding a hard hat
Sustainable Workforce
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