Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) Awarded $2.1 Million to Support Youth Hiring and Training

Source: | · EHRC · | June 6, 2023

Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) was awarded $2.1 million dollars to continue the highly successful Discovering Potential Program (DPP) over the next two years, to March 31, 2025.

Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) was awarded $2.1 million dollars to continue the highly successful Discovering Potential Program (DPP) over the next two years, to March 31, 2025. This program offers youth valuable work experience through internships and on-the-job training in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) occupations, with a particular focus on electricity, renewable energy, environment, and natural resources.

Program Details This program has been made possible thanks to the Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Science, Technology and Internships Program—Green jobs, which offers funding to employers in the natural resources sector across Canada, including in remote and Northern communities, to provide youth with work experience and skills training opportunities that contribute to positive environmental outcomes. The Discovering Potential Program will continue to provide funding to employers in the electricity sector, to hire and mentor eligible youth between 15 and 30 years of age. 1

“Youth continue to be under-represented in Canada’s electricity sector and this program really helps young people at a time when they need it most,” said Michelle Branigan, CEO, EHRC. “Youth unemployment rates in Canada continue to be twice the national average2 –