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Sustainable Workforce

Is Canada spending $6 billion on yesterday's workforce?

In the construction and building skilled trades alone, the transition to a net-zero economy could support 350,000 ongoing jobs in Canada between now and 2050.

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Portrait of Megan Gordon

Iqaluit-sun over diesel tanks

Less diesel. More community power.

What the data reveals about a decade of clean energy leadership in remote Canada

Solar panels and wind turbines facing the sunset

Customer Energy

The clean energy transition needs a rulebook

Changing the rules to help the grid work better

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Customer Energy

The data centre energy debate is missing half the story

How much power data centres need is half the story. How they use electricity matters just as much.

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How investing in clean electricity protects Canada’s future

Why clean electricity is essential to Canada’s security, sovereignty, and long term prosperity

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Person installing rooftop solar panels at sunset

Buildings can be a demand-side driver for Canada’s National Electricity Strategy

A nation-building opportunity for economic growth, affordability and climate action

Electric car charging at recharging station in the street under green trees in summertime

Canada risks being left behind if it fails to align with the global auto market

Policy certainty will determine whether Canada attracts future auto investment

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Electricity, Oil & Gas

The consequences of weakening Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing

Delay to 2040 leads to 230 megatonnes of additional GHG emissions from the oil sands

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Canada’s charging network depends on investor confidence in EV adoption

Strong vehicle emission limits will determine how quickly it is built

Chandan Bhardwaj

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RiRC2025 Mihskakwan James Harper

Remote Communities

We’re witnessing the most significant energy transition in remote communities since the 1950s

Indigenous and local leaders are behind this remarkable progress

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Buildings, Electricity, Transportation

In this uncertain time, is B.C. putting our best tool - CleanBC - back on the shelf?

CleanBC was once viewed as a shining example of climate and economic planning, but there's been no formal response to an independent review report and no real climate measures in the 2026 budget

Portrait of Jessica McIlroy

Row of houses beside a diesel fuel tank

Remote Communities

Clean energy is working in the North — so why is diesel demand still climbing?

Understanding the North's energy paradox and what we need to do to fix it

Alberta falls far short of expectations on methane regulations

Province's regulations are patently weaker than the federal government’s in every respect

Portrait of Amanda Bryant

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