Mining Essentials is a pre-employment training program for Aboriginal peoples who are interested in exploring their career options in mining. The program teaches both the essential skills and work readiness skills that the mining industry requires to be considered for an entry-level position. Mining Essentials provides a first step on a rewarding career path!
In an effort to increase awareness about environmental careers and build environmental capacity within Aboriginal communities, ECO Canada’s training division maintains and administers community-based environmental training programs inclusive of Aboriginal culture and knowledge. Programs are delivered by 3rd party licensed trainers from both public and private organizations; they are designed to provide introductory skills to those who want to work in the environmental field. Programs are offered in 2 separate streams, Workforce training and Technician training.
Certificate programs available are the environmental monitor (EM) training program, and the environmental site assessment assistant training program. Both begin with 15 days of core skills training in five modules: foundation skills; introduction to the environmental sector; technical skills; health and safety; and local knowledge. On completion of the core skills training, students can continue in specialized modules (regulatory and research for EM) and environmental site assessment assistant modules.
The following provides a brief description of several of the many occupations normally found in this phase including the typical activities, employment requirements, work schedules, and typical salary ranges. To create a balanced view of jobs across all skill levels, entry level, skilled, trades, technical and professional jobs are included. This job inventory is intended to highlight some key occupations of the estimated 120 occupations in mining. Some jobs are available in more than one of the mining phases.
This section explains Canadian international income tax rules with regards to mining. Topics explored are general rules and principles, taxation of foreign investment in Canada, taxation of Canadian investment abroad, and mining-specific provisions.
While Canada's mineral taxation regime has been stable for many years, it is not static. It keeps up with important trends in the industry, such as globalization, more holistic environmental and social responses, increased Aboriginal participation in mining, and optimization of recycling. However, significant changes are always implemented through a transparent consultative process to ensure that tax rules affecting the economics of new projects are known before massive amounts of capital are committed.
This Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC) is a measure designed to assist junior mining companies in raising new equity through the issuance of flow-through shares. This additional financing should help exploration companies to maintain, or increase, their level of exploration activities in Canada.
An information video explaining the mining sequence in six modules, from geological mapping and early exploration through to mine closure and site reclamation.
This report contains the results of a labour force survey of companies in Canada’s solar industry carried out on behalf of the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) and the Electricity Sector Council by Kelly Sears Consulting Group. The objectives of the study were to prepare a concise profile of the Canadian solar industry based on a review of secondary sources, and to identify labour force trends in the photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal (ST) segments of the industry.
