At COP 26 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will impose a cap on oil and gas sector emissions today to ensure they decrease tomorrow at a pace and scale needed to reach net-zero by 2050. Canada has set a mandate that new car and passenger truck sales to be 100 per cent zero-emission by 2035. All this takes place against a backdrop of rising energy prices and rates of inflation not seen for a generation.
The country wants to go all in on the electrification of its economy and society. However, Canada remains heavily reliant on the use of fossil fuels and electrification means a doubling of the size of the grid – a massive undertaking. There seems to be a significant gap between government policies and our energy reality, including the availability of skilled workers that will be required to accomplish these goals.
A high-powered panel of practitioners from the Canada energy sector addressed what the electrification of our country means from a practical perspective and what developments we can expect to see in the skills and materials spaces going forward. Click to button below to watch the video recording of the event.
All times listed are EST
| Chair | Jason Langrish, President, The Energy Roundtable | |
| 12:00 pm | Welcome remarks | |
| 12:05 pm | Introductions | |
| 12:10 pm | Panel discussion: Skilled Futures in Energy | |
Session Chair: Jason Langrish, President, The Energy Roundtable |
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| 12:45 pm | Q & A | |
| 1:00 pm | Close | |
