1 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment LABOUR MARKET STUDY 2010

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2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 3 IN THIS PRESENTATION 1.Understand the composition of professionals in the environmental workforce 2.Learn human resource strategies for recruiting, retaining and engaging staff 3.Discover future labour market needs, challenges and opportunities

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment PROFILE OF CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT Defining Environmental Employment

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 5 environmental employment 1: employed individuals who spend 50% or more of their work time on activities associated with environmental protection, resource management, or environmental sustainability 2: individuals employed to conduct work in one or more of the three subsectors defined by the ECO Canada 2010 National Occupational Standards Model (right), within one or more industries 3: employment in new emerging areas including Alternative/Renewable Energy & Eco-efficiency and Carbon & Climate Change Mitigation Defining Environmental Employment

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment PROFILE OF CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT Profile of Environmental Employment

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 7 Employment Fast Facts There are 682,000 environmental professionals in Canada. 2,000,000+ Canadian workers conduct some environmental activities. 318,000 environmental employers are found in Canada. 91% of environmental employees are multi-disciplinary* *involved in activities in more than one NOS category

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 8 40% of professionals are skilled in Environmental Health & Safety 28% of professionals are skilled in Waste Management 20% of professionals are skilled in Site Assessment & Reclamation 19% of professionals are skilled in Communications & Public Awareness 11% of professionals are skilled in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 7% of professionals are skilled in Construction 6% of professionals are skilled in Administration & support 5% of professionals are skilled in Professional, Scientific & Technical Professional Skills Breakdown Top Occupational AreasTop Industries

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 9 Comparing Demographic Distributions Environmental workers are more highly educated, of a similar age distribution, and are under-represented by women and aboriginals when compared to the rest of the Canadian workforce. * within the past 5 years

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment PROFILE OF CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT Recruiting Environmental Employees

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 11 Effectiveness of Recruitment Methods Environmental employers consider internal recruiting to be the most effective recruitment method. Other effective methods include referrals, Co-op programs, on-campus recruiting, & online job banks. Effective but less commonly used Co-op programs On-campus recruitment Effective & commonly used Internal recruitment Referrals Online job banks Less effective & less commonly used Acquire another company Recruitment Agency Newspapers Less effective but commonly used Posting on corporate websites

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 12 Reputation, Brand, & Compensation are the top 3 factors influencing recruiting success. Factors in Effective Recruiting

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment PROFILE OF CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT Employee Turnover

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 14 Reasons for Employee Turnover 2 X as many employers have lost workers due to retention issues than due to downsizing during the recession. Causes of employee turnover from survey responses: Retirement of employee 8 % Downsizing of workforce 19 % Worker fired for poor performance 26 % Employee found better benefits, salary or career opportunities elsewhere 42 %

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 15 Survey results indicate that many employers face retention problems that can be addressed through HR policies. Top Retention Issues 25 % of retention issues stem from the perception that there are better opportunities for career advancement with other companies.

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment PROFILE OF CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT Employee Engagement

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 17 *Employee Engagement definitions by Towers Watson, New York 2 / 3 of environmental employees are engaged workers. Level of Employee Engagement Engaged Employees Fully understand roles/responsibilities Give full effort Highly motivated Bring passion & energy to their work Enrolled Employees Fully understand roles /responsibilities Give some effort Lower levels of motivation, passion & energy in work Disenchanted Employees Lower level understanding of roles/responsibilities Low level of emotional connection with work Disengaged Employees Rationally & emotionally disconnected from work Not motivated & poorer performing

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 18 Employee Engagement Strategies Rewards for performance The challenge of greater responsibility & variety of tasks Team building activities Professional development opportunities Corporate goals Successful strategies for highly engaged employees: Overall, employee engagement can best be increased through high leverage engagement strategies.

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 19 Employee Engagement Strategies Less successful engagement strategies for all employees: Ownership options Retention training for managers Opportunity for career advancement Unexpected rewards Successful strategies for all employees: Better benefits Strong HR department policies Management feedback tools Strong leadership from management

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment PROFILE OF CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT Hiring during Economic Downturn

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 21 Hiring during Economic Downturn Even during the economic downturn of 2008, nearly 40 % of environmental employers have hired or attempted to hire environmental employees. 1 / 3 of employers who were hiring experienced difficulties finding workers, mainly due to lack of appropriate job skills. Difficulty experienced in hiring:

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment PROFILE OF CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYMENT Future Hiring Expectations

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 23 Canadian Employment Trends 61 % of employers did not have vacant positions during the economic downturn. Nearly 1/2 of environmental employers plan to hire workers over the next 2 years. The future of Canadian Environmental Employment is bright.

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 24 The Impact of Retirement 100,000 retirement vacancies will be created over the next decade. Environmental education Waste management Water quality Retirement will create job opportunities in: Research & development Environmental health & safety Site assessment & reclamation 14 % of the environmental workforce will reach retirement age.

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 25 Future Environmental Skills & Jobs High demand skills: 1) Green construction 2) Manufacturing 3) Agricultural sectors High demand jobs: 1) Environmental engineer 2) Engineering technologist 3) Operations manager, project manager

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 26 Global Employment Trends % of employees with a Bachelor Degree or higher High levels of education will be needed in high growth areas.

2010 Profile of Canadian Environmental Employment 27 1) Strong global growth across the sector 2) Increased career opportunities in high- growth sectors of the industry 3) Worker transferability between multiple disciplines, industries & environmental sectors 4) Continuous learning through an evolving & changing sector 5) Rising employment opportunities as baby boomers retire Future of the Environmental Workforce

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