Workforce Skills and Training

News, insights and analysis regarding workforce skills required and training programs available to enable the Canadian workforce to benefit from new economic opportunities brought about by emerging transportation technologies such as electric vehicles, autonomous transportation and new digital mobility services.

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NRCan develops new tool for skilled worker training in EV sector

As Canada’s auto industry undergoes its biggest transition, governments look to future proof the sector’s labour force

Victoria Foote

Mar 10, 2025

3 minute read

Invest WindsorEssex opens applications for new $3.8-million EV battery training program

Successful participants in the Battery Boost program may be eligible for employment at the NextStar battery manufacturing plant in Windsor

Emma Jarratt

Dec 16, 2024

3 minute read

Training “tomorrow’s talent” for Quebec’s EV industry the focus at En Route 2024

Propulsion Québec’s one-day event addressed themes of entrepreneurship, valuable employee traits, women in zero-emission transportation and training needs in the EV industry

Mehanaz Yakub

Apr 3, 2024

4 minute read

Electric Autonomy, Electric Mobility Canada launch national EV jobs board

The new Jobs in Motion jobs board will make it easier for Canadians to find EV-related jobs. In an Electric Autonomy panel marking the launch, experts discussed why it’s a crucial tool for the industry today

Mehanaz Yakub

Jun 9, 2023

6 minute read

The EV Economy: pathways to matching the workforce with new jobs

Join this expert panel discussion on the new opportunities for jobs that are being created by the EV transition and the skills, training and workforce development that will be required to support it

Electric Autonomy Staff

May 12, 2023

1 minute read

Quebec commits $7 million to train mechanics to service heavy-duty EVs, hybrids

The 196-hour training program for heavy-duty EV maintenance is the latest in a series of EV Skills programs supported by the province to help companies participate in the energy transition

Mehanaz Yakub

Apr 19, 2023

4 minute read

Kingston, Ont. focusing on skills, education for an EV-centric future

As one of Ontario’s post-secondary rich areas, there is a growing movement in the Kingston region to fill the skills gap in the transition to electric transportation

Kingston Economic Development Corporation

Apr 6, 2023

5 minute read

Girls robotics team competing for Canada, eager to champion EV sector’s women-in-STEM potential

Manufacturing in Canada is moving to a zero-emission future. Attracting female talent to do it , like the up-and-comers on Équipe Francobotique, is a generational opportunity

Emma Jarratt

Mar 8, 2023

6 minute read

The transition to net-zero requires rapidly upskilling Canada’s workforce

Canada will need an evenly distributed workforce to match its net-zero goals — and soon, explains Accelerate Alliance’s Matthew Fortier

Matthew Fortier

Feb 14, 2023

4 minute read

NAPA Canada launching Quebec-made EV repair and maintenance program in B.C., Ontario

The 175-hour intensive certification program prepares vehicle technicians with the knowledge they need to repair and maintain electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles

Mehanaz Yakub

Nov 17, 2022

4 minute read