Bruce Power and the Ontario Building Trades Council is building a partnership to address the skilled workforce need to power the future.
Both have a strong history of working together to dish out major nuclear refurbishment and construction projects safely and successfully.
This strategy being forged is to ensure the Bruce C New Nuclear Project is supported by a highly qualified skilled trades workforce to build the talent pipeline for the future.
The Bruce C Project would represent one of the largest construction undertakings in Canadian history.
The strategy includes three core elements:
- Joint governance through a steering committee co-chaired by Bruce Power and the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario, supported by project-level subcommittees that bring together contractors, training delivery partners, Indigenous partners, municipalities, and provincial ministries;
- A skilled trades demand/supply forecasting tool to provide shared visibility into workforce needs by trade, anticipate pressures early, and support timely decisions;
- A skilled trades availability mitigation plan that strengthens training capacity, addresses labour gaps, and supports worker mobility and community engagement.
Pat Dalzell, Bruce Power Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Market Development says the strategy will help make sure that they’re able to employ the right people with the right qualifications at the right time while supporting apprenticeships, training capacity, and good-paying jobs.
