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ECO Canada

ECO Canada (Environmental Careers Organization of Canada) is an online resource for environmental jobs, certification and training established in 1992 as part of Canada's sector council initiative. Sector councils are organizations that address human resource challenges facing the Canadian economy. With the support of private sector investors and the Government of Canada’s Department of Human Resources and Social Development, ECO Canada works to determine the skills and human resource needs of Canada’s environment industry.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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ECO Canada (Environmental Careers Organization of Canada) is an online resource for environmental jobs, certification and training established in 1992 as part of Canada's sector council initiative. Sector councils are organizations that address human resource challenges facing the Canadian economy. With the support of private sector investors and the Government of Canada’s Department of Human Resources and Social Development, ECO Canada works to determine the skills and human resource needs of Canada’s environment industry.2

The story

ECO Canada is one of about 30 sector councils whose objectives are to:

Implement national occupational standards for skills and training

Promote employment opportunities via a skilled workforce

Meet industry requirements for qualified new practitioners

Provide labour market projections and information on environmental sector trends for governments, educators, youth, and industry planners

Improve the dialogue between industry and the academic community

Address labour market entry problems and school-to-work transition difficulties encountered by youth

ECO Canada provides resources including an online environmental job board, certification for environmental practitioners, a wage-subsidy internship program, environment industry-specific labour market reports, and the Environmental Employer of the Year Awards. ECO Canada also conducts research studies on human resources issues within the Canadian environmental industry. The organization publishes reports that cover topics such as HR best practices, industry compensation and labour market trends.

From Wikipedia’s article on ECO Canada, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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