The Petroleum HR Council of Canada: Petroleum Industry Working to Address Oil Sands Challenges
(firmenpresse) - CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/04/13 -- As the oil sands sector braces against shifting markets and a lingering labour crunch, it's taking major steps to solve its labour needs now and in the future, according to a new report from the Petroleum HR Council of Canada.
While Canada's oil sands sector enjoyed strong growth in 2012 adding 2,100 positions due to stable oil prices and strong investment, the industry's optimism is tempered by emerging issues around market access.
"The oil sands industry in Canada is changing," says Cheryl Knight, Executive Director of the organization. "To meet the challenge and sustain growth into the future, new approaches to technology, collaboration, transportation, the environment and labour are being developed."
One of the major challenges the sector faces is an ongoing labour shortage that will continue, despite the current operating environment.
"Even if expansion plans fall short of expectations, the oil sands still needs over 6,500 workers in the next 10 years just to replace retirees," says Knight. "And if everything goes according to plan, the oil sands' workforce will grow by an additional 16,000. Once you throw in turnover, we're talking about nearly 32,000 job openings over a decade. That's significant."
Direct operational staff such as power engineers, heavy equipment operators and petroleum engineers will make up a large part of the demand, according to the Council's findings published in The Decade Ahead: Oil Sands Labour Demand Outlook to 2022. These three occupations could generate nearly 7,500 job openings from industry expansion and age-related attrition alone. The skills shortage even extends to external industries the oil sands operations sector relies on, like support services, manufacturing and construction (indirect operations).
The report highlights several current and future workforce strategies that could help meet the labour needs of the oil sands operations sector for the next decade, including working more collaboratively with government and education institutions to provide targeted training, partnering with Aboriginal Peoples, and reaching out more effectively to workers beyond the borders of Western Canada.
"Finding enough workers will be a challenge," says Knight. "But the oil sands sector is working to solve its labour issues with some smart Canadian solutions."
The Decade Ahead: Oil Sands Labour Demand Outlook to 2022 is now available at no charge at . The report covers labour demand for direct oil sands operations including mining, in-situ and upgrading.
On April 1, 2013 the Petroleum HR Council became part of Enform Canada. The Petroleum Labour Market Information project is funded by the Government of Canada.
Contacts:
Petroleum HR Council of Canada (now part of Enform)
Rowena Sampang
Senior Advisor, Marketing and Communications
403-516-8100
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