EHRC launches electricity workforce development initiative

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EDITOR'S NOTE

"EHRC is supporting the labour development needed to meet Canada's electrification demands with its new "Pathways to Power" program, which includes a major federal investment of $6.87 million from the government's Sectoral Workforce Solutions Program."

Jack Burton, editor

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