While it has long been known that Canada’s oil and gas sector faces enormous challenges as its workforce ages and large-scale retirements loom, the fallout from the extended industry downturn which took hold in 2014 has increased the scope of the problem, industry experts say.
October 22, 2018, 6 AM MDT
While youth in large part are less inclined to pursue a career in the oil and gas sector, changing and evolving job descriptions as the industry adopts new and better technologies and processes may prove enticing.
October 22, 2018, 6 AM MDT
A senior manager of a company specializing in drug and alcohol testing at worksites says he’s concerned about impediments to implementing legislation and practices that will prevent workplace deaths.
October 17, 2018, 7:05 AM MDT
More men are wary about mentoring women since the #MeToo movement began dominating headlines more than a year ago.
October 12, 2018, 12 AM MDT
While diversity is important to the Canadian energy industry, it won’t benefit from having those diverse perspectives until there is an environment where persons are empowered to bring them forward, an energy forum heard this week.
October 12, 2018, 7:22 AM MDT
While the mood in Alberta’s oil and gas industry may have slightly improved, it may take some time before it translates into more students in sector-related post-secondary education programs.
September 28, 2018, 7:27 AM MDT
A Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) review found that women hold 12 per cent of board positions in Alberta, an increase from 11 per cent in 2017 and eight per cent in 2014.
September 28, 2018, 8:54 AM MDT
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Oil and gas drilling workers in British Columbia continue to suffer from an alarming rate of hearing loss while on the job.
September 11, 2018, 8:07 AM MDT
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Numerous factors are shaping the future labour needs of Canada’s oil and gas sector, and industry and educators continue in their efforts to address the need for new and evolving skill sets that will be required going forward.
August 20, 2018, 8:13 AM MDT
In the last few months, PetroLMI has released three new reports which together provide a picture of significant change in Canada’s oil and gas industry.
August 20, 2018, 8:54 AM MDT
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The Canadian oil and gas industry made some strides in becoming more diverse between 2006 and 2016 although it also became older, according to a PetroLMI report released today.
June 14, 2018, 11:45 AM MDT
Finding qualified personnel is a current challenge not only for Western Energy Services Corp., but for companies across the Canadian energy business.
April 27, 2018, 7:51 AM MDT
A moderate recovery in oil and gas activity in Western Canada won’t reabsorb all the workers that lost their jobs since late 2014 when oil prices crashed, but parts of the industry will struggle to fill positions, says a PetroLMI labour supply research report.
October 11, 2017, 6 AM MDT
A moderate recovery in oil and gas activity in Western Canada won’t reabsorb all the workers that lost their jobs since late 2014 when oil prices crashed, but parts of the industry will struggle to fill positions, says a PetroLMI labour supply research report.
October 10, 2017, 6 AM MDT
The Sturgeon Refinery welcomed the first 11 graduates of Women Building Futures’ (WBF’s) Ironworker Readiness class yesterday.
May 20, 2016, 10:54 AM MDT
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As the current industry downturn enters its second year, companies are “getting as creative as one could possibly imagine” to minimize the number of skilled workers who end up permanently exiting the energy sector, says Mark Salkeld.
November 3, 2015, 9:50 AM MST