ECO Employment Programs
SUPPORTING NEW CAREERS: FUNDING AND TRAINING
Discover new opportunities and gain new skills with our Nature-Based Climate Solutions Program
Program Status: Closed
Applications are now closed. Please subscribe to ECO Canada’s newsletter for updates on funding.
Improve your skills and find employment faster in the nature-based climate solutions sector.
About Nature-Based Climate Solutions
Our Nature-Based Climate Solutions Program provides training and funding for workers leaving the natural resource sector and helps them move into nature-based climate solutions employment such as coastal restoration, forestry, and mining roles that relate to climate adaptation, watershed restoration, drought resiliency, and more.
This integrated program has the following benefits:
- Free access to ECO Canada 7-week course (valued at $2,500)
- $1,000 honorarium upon training completion
- On the job mentorship
- $ 4,500 wage subsidy for a 3-month placement with a nature-based climate solutions employer
- Access to 1-week nature-based climate solutions training program focused on in-demand skills and technical knowledge
Note: To qualify for funding, both work placements and training must be preapproved by ECO Canada and underway by July 1, 2023.
This program is open to those working in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and The Northwest Territories. Not in Western Canada? Try our Environmental Jobs Growth Program.
7-Week Course Curriculum: A Flexible Upskilling Program
Employment opportunities in nature-based climate solutions and green infrastructure projects are perfect for those who have familiarity with the natural resource sector like the oil and gas, forestry, and mining industries. Our 7-week course is designed to give you the skills to find employment in the NBS sector in a short time to get you ahead in the job market.
Learn at your own pace with our on-demand online courses, the curriculum below is valued at over $2,500
Essential Skills for Job Seekers Duration: Up to 5 hours Master Your Environmental Job Search with Unique Tips from HR Managers and Environmental Employers.
Duration: Up to 5 hours
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ECO Impact 2021 Webinar Bundle Duration: Up to 12 hours
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Navigating Canadian Environmental Law Duration: Up to 5 hours Discover How to Find, Understand, and Apply Environmental Laws, Policies, and Regulations in Canada.
Managing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects Duration: Up to 5 hours Discover How to Find, Understand, and Apply Environmental Laws, Policies, and Regulations in Canada.
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Project Management Course Bundle Duration: 8.5 Hours This course focuses on Improving the way you plan, lead and control every project for high-quality results.
Job Opportunities in Canada’s Energy Efficiency Sector Duration: 1 Hour
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Duration: Up to 5 hours The course uses practical exercises to prepare you to convey a clear, concise message tailored to your audience for your next technical proposal or report.
Duration: Up to 5 hours
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Communication Essentials: Fundamentals of Environmental Consulting Duration: Up to 5 hours Learn How to Use Environmental Consulting to Work Effectively with Your Employer, Clients, Contractors, and Regulators.
The Future is Green: Environmental Workforce Outlook Data and Insights 2020 Duration: 40 mins Key takeaways from this webinar include:
Career Opportunities in Climate Change: Science and Policy Duration: 30 mins
Breaking into the Canadian Environmental Sector: Tips for Newcomers To Canada Duration: 35 mins This webinar will highlight some of the challenges facing newcomers and share the experiences of Hari Pemmaraju. |
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Networking Strategies for Environmental Professionals Duration: 1 hour Learn how to Socialize with Confidence and Poise at Business Events Duration: 1 hour This panel discussion will introduce 3 people working in Canada’s environmental sector and delve into their career journeys. As well as exploring what motivated them to start a green career. Insights and tips on how to break into the sector will be shared as well. Essential, Not Optional Skills Needed to Succeed in Canada’s Environmental Industry Duration: 45 mins Join us as we share findings from our latest labour market information and skills need assessment as well as go-forward solutions for bridging workforce and skill gap. Advancing Your Environmental Career: Key Lessons from 2018 Duration: 30 mins In this webinar, you will learn:
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Apply Easily to the Program
1. Apply Online
Fill out our eligibility assessment and application.
2. Get Approved
Participants and employers will be informed by email once they are pre-qualified for the program.
3. Recruitment
Participants and Employers are required to find their own placements, ECO Canada can offer helpful resources such as the Job Board (where hosts can post a job and candidates can submit their resumes).
4. Sign Contracts
Funding is secured once a match is confirmed between the employer and a pre-approved participant. Contract agreements have been signed and returned to us within 15 days of being issued.
5. Secure Funding
This program offers eligible employers up to $4,500 of a participant’s salary for placements in a new full-time or part-time position of 3 months. Both the employer and candidate must fill out reports throughout the placement for the employer to receive the wage subsidy.
Eligible Employers Receive up to $4,500 of a Candidate's Salary.
Breakdown for Participants
- This program has no age restriction for applicants.
- Worker may have been educated in or previously employed in the Natural Resource sector (oil and gas, forestry, mining, & fisheries.)
- Positions located in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and The Northwest Territories.
- Workers must have Canadian citizenship, Canadian permanent residency status, or Canadian refugee status.
Breakdown for Employers
- Receive up to $4,500 in funding towards a candidate's salary
- Employers must be Canadian-owned or a Canadian subsidiary private organization, not-for-profit, municipal government, provincial or territorial governments, or Indigenous organizations.
- The host employer must provide a new, full-time or part-time permanent or seasonal position.
- Funding will cover full-time and part-time placements that are at a minimum of 3 months long.
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About ECO Canada
As the steward for the Canadian Environmental workforce across all industries, ECO Canada offers employment programs that stimulate environmental career pathways, skill development, business growth, workforce support and workforce advancement through wage and training funding.
To date, we have distributed over $176M in wage and training subsidies and helped to fill 16,775 job placements!
