The natural resource sector offers employment opportunities for individuals from a variety of educational backgrounds and skill sets. The following sections provide information about what this sector has to offer in terms of current employers and job opportunities, as well as future career potential.
- Energy
- Mines
- Gender Equity and Diversity
- Provincial Government Job Postings Including the Department of Natural Resources
Energy
- Careers in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Oil and Gas Industry
- www.jobbank.gc.ca
- Nalcor Energy
- Hebron
- Hibernia
- Terra Nova
- White Rose
- Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
- Careers in Energy (31 KB)
Mines
There are a variety of opportunities for careers in mining requiring different levels of training and education. Contact mining and exploration companies operating in Newfoundland & Labrador directly to investigate employment opportunities. Additional information can be found at the following sites:
- A career in mining – the Mining Industry Human Resources Council careers site
- Earth Sciences Canada – explore a career in the earth sciences
- Mineral Resources Education Program of British Columbia – careers section
- AGI (American Geological Institute) – careers in geoscience
- Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University – training in geosciences
- College of the North Atlantic – school of industrial trades
- Academy Canada – Natural Resources program
- Keyin College
- Corona College – Mining Programs:
- Hard Rock Miner
- Surface Diamond Driller
- Mining Mill Processing Operator
- Geological Field Assistant
- Generic First Line Supervisor
- Surface Miner (Open Pit)
Gender Equity and Diversity
- Scan of Gender Equity Policies and Practices (683 KB)
- Moving Forward: A Review of Natural Resource Sector Gender Equity Initiatives (328 KB)
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