Survey Says: Electrician Employment Drivers by Sector

Among seven sectors, half of all employment is in manufacturing, followed by repair and maintentance.
Among seven sectors, half of all employment is in manufacturing, followed by repair and maintentance.
Electric motors account for approximately 53% of the world’s electricity use, and at least 90% (International Electromechanical Commission) of all electricity consumed within industry itself.
Among five cities across Canada, the highest localized median salary for electrical engineers is $90,000, found in Mississauga, Ontario, adjacent to Toronto. Vancouver, BC comes in close behind at $80,000.
I was recently at a high level discussion listening to several tradeswomen speak about their experiences working in a field dominated largely by men (5% of the trades workforce is made up of women in Canada).
Comox Valley Electric Ltd. is a family owned company located in Courtenay, British Columbia. Co-owner/operator Kelly Morrison possesses over 30-years of industry experience, and prides himself on providing exceptional service, maintaining a pristine safety standard…
July 2, 2024 Energy transitions underway are affecting Alberta’s electricity workforce Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC), released its Electricity in Demand: Alberta Workforce 2023-2028 report today. The Report is the result of a study, undertaken by EHRC and funded by the Government of Alberta, that examines the impacts of evolving economic, technological, regulatory and environmental developments on…
May 30, 2023 For over 100 years Nexans has been manufacturing cables in Canada from cathode to cable, a story that started with the first copper rod spool that left our original Dundas Street plant in Toronto. From the CN tower to the Confederation Bridge, across the electrical grid from the Atlantic to the Pacific,…
Electric motors account for approximately 53% of the world’s electricity use, and at least 90% (International Electromechanical Commission) of all electricity consumed within industry itself.
Among five cities across Canada, the highest localized median salary for electrical engineers is $90,000, found in Mississauga, Ontario, adjacent to Toronto. Vancouver, BC comes in close behind at $80,000.
I was recently at a high level discussion listening to several tradeswomen speak about their experiences working in a field dominated largely by men (5% of the trades workforce is made up of women in Canada).
Comox Valley Electric Ltd. is a family owned company located in Courtenay, British Columbia. Co-owner/operator Kelly Morrison possesses over 30-years of industry experience, and prides himself on providing exceptional service, maintaining a pristine safety standard…
July 2, 2024 Energy transitions underway are affecting Alberta’s electricity workforce Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC), released its Electricity in Demand: Alberta Workforce 2023-2028 report today. The Report is the result of a study, undertaken by EHRC and funded by the Government of Alberta, that examines the impacts of evolving economic, technological, regulatory and environmental developments on…
May 30, 2023 For over 100 years Nexans has been manufacturing cables in Canada from cathode to cable, a story that started with the first copper rod spool that left our original Dundas Street plant in Toronto. From the CN tower to the Confederation Bridge, across the electrical grid from the Atlantic to the Pacific,…
Electric motors account for approximately 53% of the world’s electricity use, and at least 90% (International Electromechanical Commission) of all electricity consumed within industry itself.
Among five cities across Canada, the highest localized median salary for electrical engineers is $90,000, found in Mississauga, Ontario, adjacent to Toronto. Vancouver, BC comes in close behind at $80,000.
I was recently at a high level discussion listening to several tradeswomen speak about their experiences working in a field dominated largely by men (5% of the trades workforce is made up of women in Canada).
Comox Valley Electric Ltd. is a family owned company located in Courtenay, British Columbia. Co-owner/operator Kelly Morrison possesses over 30-years of industry experience, and prides himself on providing exceptional service, maintaining a pristine safety standard…
July 2, 2024 Energy transitions underway are affecting Alberta’s electricity workforce Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC), released its Electricity in Demand: Alberta Workforce 2023-2028 report today. The Report is the result of a study, undertaken by EHRC and funded by the Government of Alberta, that examines the impacts of evolving economic, technological, regulatory and environmental developments on…
May 30, 2023 For over 100 years Nexans has been manufacturing cables in Canada from cathode to cable, a story that started with the first copper rod spool that left our original Dundas Street plant in Toronto. From the CN tower to the Confederation Bridge, across the electrical grid from the Atlantic to the Pacific,…
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This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.