Canada’s Electricity Industry - Powered by human potential
EHRC works to strengthen the ability of the Canadian electricity industry to meet current and future needs of its workforce.
Welcome to Electricity Human Resources Canada
Improving our industry, together.
Alongside our members and partners, EHRC focuses on four priority areas to build a Canadian electricity workforce that’s diverse, safety-focused and highly-skilled.
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Labour Market Intelligence
EHRC conducts labour market intelligence to identify areas of workforce development to ensure the labour is there to maintain grid safety and reliability.
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Funding and Wage Subsidies
EHRC offers a number of funding and hiring incentive programs to employers to support the recruitment of youth, students, newcomers to Canada and third- and fourth-year apprentices.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Electricity is an innovative sector, but innovation can only flourish in an environment that encourages diverse perspectives. EHRC specializes in developing tools, training and policies to improve workplace inclusion for workers from diverse backgrounds.
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Career Development
EHRC helps advance careers in Canada’s electricity industry through connections, career profiles and pathways, education and industry training.
Featured Labour Market Intelligence
AI is reshaping Canada’s electricity sector—and the people who power it.
From predictive maintenance and outage forecasting to smart grid coordination and customer engagement, artificial intelligence is driving innovation across the industry. But progress brings responsibility: ensuring workforce readiness, ethical governance and inclusive opportunities.
Powering Intelligence
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- Labour Market
AI-Driven Change in Canada’s Electricity Workforce
Upcoming events
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Wired for Safety: Building Trust Where the Stakes Are High
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- Wed 10
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- Wednesday December 10, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
In high-risk environments, psychological safety is just as vital as physical safety.
Commit to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The EHRC Leadership Accord
A public commitment by Canadian employers, educators, unions, associations and governments to advance, integrate and prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion in their organization’s policies, processes, culture, and workplace environment. It includes an accountability framework to ensure change occurs over time.
MAPPED: The Electricity Competency Framework
MAPPED is a dynamic competency repository that provides a present-day snapshot of the skills and knowledge required in the electricity sector that HR and workforce planners can use to identify upskilling opportunities and transferrable skills across roles.
The Powerful Benefits of the Electricity Competency Framework
- Eliminates the duplication of task performance across roles within a company and across the industry.
- Builds consistency in labour force expectations by defining industry-validated benchmarks for task performance.
- Identifies transferable skills that individuals can take with them from other industries or positions within the electricity sector.
- Standardizes performance and knowledge requirements to inform responsive training programs.
Get Involved. Build the Future.
EHRC is Canada’s most trusted source of objective human resources information in the electricity sector. We invite all industry stakeholders to join us in keeping the lights on in Canada.
Become an EHRC Member
Join other leaders across Canada in becoming an EHRC member to access best-in-class resources and make sure your workforce stays safety-focused, innovative and inclusive.
If you’d like to know more about membership, partnership, and the ways you can collaborate with EHRC, contact us today at [email protected].
Latest News
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EHRC Applauds Budget 2025 Investments in Youth, Skilled Trades and Workforce Development
EHRC welcomes the Government of Canada’s Budget 2025 investments in youth employment and Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) programs as a vital step toward addressing critical job requirements in our growing national electricity sector.
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30 actions that should underpin Carney’s climate competitive vision: One Canadian Clean Economy Task Force
On the eve of a highly anticipated federal budget, a central pillar of which is said to be a climate competitiveness strategy, comes a flagship report from the One Canadian Clean Economy Task Force.
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EHRC Launches AI Workforce Intelligence Initiative with FSC Support
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- Labour Market
EHRC, in partnership with the Future Skills Centre, is beginning a new national initiative to assess and address the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on Canada’s electricity workforce.
