Pembina Institute

Data centres are only the beginning.

As Canada powers EVs, heat pumps and industry, electricity demand will keep growing.

Meeting those needs doesn't have to mean higher emissions or higher costs — but it requires policies that support affordable, low-carbon energy solutions at scale.

That means decisions made today about electricity generation matter more than ever.

Everyone is talking about what Canada should build next. Less attention is being paid to who will build it. 👷🏗️

“A lot of the major projects that we want to do are in pretty remote parts of the country. How do you build the kind of workforce you need to start a new transmission line in Northern B.C., a new mine in Saskatchewan?”

This is how we address shortages in the skilled trades 👇

Preparing Canada’s workforce for major nation-building projects How can Canada’s workforce be better prepared to complete major nat...