Canada’s green jobs strategy needs more than good intentions

The federal government lacks a data-driven method for identifying how workers in legacy sectors can transition into clean-economy jobs and where the real gaps lie.

Without a foundation, like the C.D. Howe Institute’s Matching Skills model, Canada will continue to operate with blind spots that leave workers uncertain and employers short of talent, writes Lin Al-Akkad.Unsplash photograph by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu

Opinion

BY LIN AL-AKKAD

January 21, 2026

Imagine a pipeline of workers laid off from one sector, discarded like old parts, while next door a booming green industry sits idle, struggling to hire. That mismatch is more than inefficient—it is a warning that Canada is heading into the energy transition without the to...

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