ECO Canada
ECO Canada (Environmental Careers Organization of Canada) ECO Canada is a Strategic Workforce Solutions Partner to Industry, Academia and Practitioners.
| Type | Not-for-profit organization |
|---|---|
| Industry | Environment |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Grant Trump |
| Headquarters | Calgary, Alberta |
Area served | Canada |
| Services | ECO Job Board, Environmental certification, Wage Subsidies, Lifelong Learning |
| Website | eco |
From job creation and wage funding to training and labour market research, ECO Canada champion the end-to-end career of environmental professionals.
Since 1992, ECO Canada has been the steward for the Canadian environmental workforce across all industries. From job creation and wage funding, to training and labour market research, they champion the end-to-end career of all environmental professionals. ECO Canada aim to promote and drive responsible, sustainable economic growth, while also ensuring that environmental best practices remain a priority. They challenge the status quo by existing outside the typical activist mentality.
ECO Canada work alongside government, policy makers, academia, students, employers, professionals, industry, and international audiences to ensure they support Canada as a global leader in innovative workforce solutions and job creation. They remain the go-to source in the environmental labour market; with their research which provides unmatched statistics and analysis on the economic and labour trends that identify workforce gaps within industry.
- Canada's leading online environmental Job Board
- Formal Environmental Professional (EP) certification
- Internship wage-subsidies to grow environmental businesses & support green jobs
- Training and professional development
- Industry leading environmental research
- Environmental networking events and workshops for professionals across Canada
Scope
ECO Canada is a strategic partner to industry, academia and practitioners.
Their services hit every touch point within the environmental workforce from educational development, to certification and soft skills training – they serve members to ensure they can build and grow their careers.
Over their 29-year history, it has never been more important than now for ECO Canada to build its presence in cities and locations where major industries, like the Canadian energy sector, are being challenged. Their focus is to educate and talk with all stakeholders about the need to shift understanding around how environmental talent can redefine and rebuild these shrinking markets.
MISSION
To ensure an adequate supply of people with the demonstrated skills and knowledge required to meet the environmental human resource needs of the public and private sectors.