Nergica Joins Institutions Across Canada to form Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery

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Sept 28, 2020

Nergica is joining forces with a group of colleges, institutions, polytechnics and CEGEPs from across Canada to educate a post-pandemic workforce to support a new climate-focussed economic recovery.

The group of eight climate-action leading institutions from all regions of the country have launched an initiative called Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery. The group will champion projects across Canada to support a recovery that delivers good jobs, is positive for the environment, and addresses socio-economic inequality.

“Nergica’s very mission helps to respond to and provide solutions for a resilient and clean economic recovery. Creating new opportunities for renewables: that’s what we do every day, namely by involving faculty in research projects and training today’s students so that they become tomorrow’s workforce. This coalition of Canadian institutions will help revitalize the Canadian economy in a sustainable manner by focusing on climate action and green energy,” says Cédric Arbez, Manager, Research and Innovation at Nergica.  

The group formed to take meaningful action as a direct response to the 5 bold moves and 22 recommendations of the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery, which recommended a $55.4 billion strategy for a green recovery in Canada that will support long-term jobs and economic growth and keep Canada competitive in the quickly-evolving global marketplace.

“In its final report, the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery emphasized the importance of training and education for building a long-term economic recovery from COVID-19,” said Richard Florizone, President & CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, and Chair of the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery. “Without a skilled Canadian workforce, the jobs of the clean economy will go to other countries. Through programs like Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery, we can make sure that it’s Canadians who benefit from the jobs and growth of a cleaner, more resilient economy.”

Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery can help the Canadian economy build back better by:

  • rapidly training workers to meet skills gaps for a climate resilient economy;
  • reviving and developing Canadian businesses through applied research solutions; and
  • serving as demonstration sites, living labs, for climate change solutions.

Collectively, the institutions are committed to advancing the following goals:

  • Develop, implement and scale new curriculum and research initiatives to support a resilient recovery.
  • Foster resilient recovery projects that support the recommendations of the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery.

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