Navigating the Green Economy
Newfoundland & Labrador’s green economy is constantly growing and evolving, creating new job opportunities in a wide range of industries. Discover career opportunities, training programs, and resources to help you build a future within it and get caught up in the momentum that’s propelling NL forward to a greener economy.
Between 2025 and 2035
$200B
Planned clean energy projects could contribute over $200 billion to our GDP.
11,700
These planned projects could create 11,700 new jobs at peak construction.
2,200
More than 2,200 full-time positions will be required to support these projects going forward.
20GW
There are over 20 gigawatts of new energy projects on the horizon.
The demand for skilled workers will only increase. Now is the time to explore what is ahead.
Ready to start a career in the green economy?
Learn from the experts who are pushing the industry forward.
Gain insights from industry leaders on careers, skills, and innovations in this growing sector. Watch the Green Horizons series to learn what’s happening and how you can make an impact.
Green Jobs Bank
Your future in NL’s green economy starts here.
between 2025 and 2035 NL will need approximately
1,000
planning and development workers, including engineers, scientists, and surveyors.
6,500
construction workers, such as electricians, welders, and wind turbine technicians.
2,000
operations personnel, including administrative staff and technicians.
With so many career options on the horizon, now is the time to explore the path that’s right for you.
What are green jobs?
Building a sustainable future, one career at a time.
Green jobs are jobs that directly contribute to preserving or restoring the environment, whether in traditional sectors like manufacturing and construction or in emerging sectors like renewable energy and energy efficiency. To meet the growing demands of this shift, we’ll need experts from all sectors—business development, data management, skilled trades, and beyond. These careers don’t just support the environment, they power our economy and our communities.
Accelerating
Clean Growth
econav is an initiative of econext, a not-for-profit association with a mission to accelerate clean growth in Newfoundland and Labrador by:
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stimulating research, development, and innovation
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preparing its workforce for a greening economy
3
acting as a catalyst for climate change action within its industries, businesses, and communities
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Newfoundland and Labrador’s workforce is well positioned to support the emerging clean energy industry, and our post-secondary institutions have much of the needed programming already in place. The biggest demand will be in skilled trades, and in some cases upskilling will be required.