$75 M funds proving for eight new projects
Feb. 26, 2025
Global Korean Post
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The global shift to decarbonization is creating jobs in key sectors, such as the auto industry and construction. To achieve net-zero emissions while remaining economically competitive, Canada needs a skilled and adaptable workforce that can meet that high demand.
On February 21, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, Steven MacKinnon, announced an investment of over $75 million through the Sustainable Jobs Training Fund to support eight projects across all regions of Canada. These projects will provide training opportunities for more than 10,000 Canadian workers, helping them gain the expertise needed for jobs in electric vehicle maintenance, green buildings and retrofits, low-carbon energy, and carbon management.
The Government of Canada announced eight new projects through the Sustainable Jobs Training Fund (SJTF), with over $75 million in total funding. Projects, which will run from 2025–2028, will help more than 10,000 workers upgrade or gain new skills for low-carbon economy jobs.
Funding recipients focus on one of the three following areas:
- Low-carbon energy and carbon management: projects to help workers develop skills for jobs in emerging industries and sectors related to the low-carbon agenda such as hydrogen, geothermal, wind, solar, carbon management, utilization and storage.
- Green buildings and retrofits: projects that help train a workforce to build and retrofit homes and buildings to reduce energy consumption and achieve low-carbon performance, such as the installation of low-carbon heating (including heat pumps), energy efficient components and renewable energy systems.
- Electric vehicle maintenance and charging infrastructure: projects that help train the workforce across Canada to support the country’s transition to electric vehicles with a focus on the repair and maintenance of electric vehicles and national charging infrastructure.
This investment supports economic growth, job creation and Canada’s green economy. It also aligns with Canada’s interim Sustainable Jobs Plan for 2023–2025 to guide efforts to support the move to a net-zero emissions economy.
by Global Korean Post
