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

• www.jobbank.gc.ca
• Nalcor Energy
• Hebron
• Hibernia
• Terra Nova
• White Rose
• Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
• Careers in Energy (31 KB)

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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
• Natural Resources Canada– careers in geoscience
• Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University – training in geosciences
• College of the North Atlantic – school of industrial trades
• Academy Canada – Faculty of Construction, Trades and Mining
• Keyin College

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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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