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The oil and gas industry is of great importance to the Canadian economy, creating jobs and driving economic growth.
However, the need for a energy transition and the search for alternative and sustainable energy sources. Even so, recently the canadian government admitted that there is a lack of oil workers in the country.
Minister of Labor records his opinion
During a parliamentary session, Labor Minister Seamus O'Regan admitted that there is a shortage of professionals in the oil and gas industry Canadian, contrary to expectations that the energy transition would put an end to jobs in this area.
O'Regan further asserted that the government itself sometimes alienates workers in the oil and gas industry. Answering questions about the “just transition” from the federal government to decarbonize the Canadian energy industry, O'Regan said that “just transition” is a word workers hate and he doesn't like it.
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From representative to Minister, forecasts do not correspond to the number of vacancies
Representative Martin Shields questioned Minister Seamus O'Regan about the lack of workers in the country's energy market. O'Regan stated, “I need more workers in the oil and gas industry, not less. We need more”.
The reports of Canadian government projects 14 jobs in the oil and gas extraction industry in the period 2022-2031. These data do not correspond to the alarmist predictions that the majority of jobs in the oil and gas industry in Canada will “disappear” by 2050, as already stated.
Net zero targets for 2050
The main Canada's oil province, Alberta has set net zero targets for 2050, without specifying any intermediate targets. While Canada's national Net-zero plan calls for milestone dates in 2035, 2040 and 2045, Alberta's plan does not have such interim targets, nor is there legislation or regulation in place that mandates such a 2050 target.
Global energy transition could change nature of jobs
Decarbonization efforts are likely to lead to big changes in the market of Canadian energy work and possibly change the very nature of some of the jobs. The global energy transition needs to be undertaken in a way that ensures the long-term sustainability of the sector.
Despite this, it is expected that, barring a complete global meltdown in oil demand and gas, there will still be a sizable workforce employed in the Canadian oil and gas industry. The demand for energy is still high and it is necessary to find a balance between the need for jobs and the sustainability of the planet
