海角社区

Work in this sector encompasses a large range of professions. Possible work areas include:

Typical Employers

Typical employers can be categorized into the following core areas:

• Environmental protection. Organizations in air quality, water quality, site assessment and reclamation, waste management, health and safety industry sectors. Typical employers include but not limited to, engineering consulting firms, government, chemical, petrochemical or utility companies, GIS firms, surveying and computer mapping companies.
• Resource management. Organizations in energy, fisheries and wildlife, natural resource management industry sectors. Typical employers include but not limited to, local, provincial and federal governments, national parks, commercial fish farms and hatcheries, and non-profit and inter-governmental organizations, consulting and business firms.
• Environmental sustainability. Organizations in education and training, research and development, policy and legislation, communications and public awareness industry sectors. Typical employers include but not limited to, general medical and surgical hospitals, colleges universities and professional schools, governments, legal services, social advocacy services, advertising and related services, non-profit organizations.

Industry Profiles

To learn more about this sector, visit the following web sites:

• (脡cotch Qu茅bec)
  An overview of Quebec cleantech cluster: air, energy efficiency, green chemistry, renewable energy, residual waste, soil & groundwater, sustainable mobility and water.
• (ECO Canada)
  Labour market research reports on: labour supply, HR strategies, supply and demand, environmental employment, etc.

Career Profiles

To learn more about different career options in this sector, visit the following websites:

• (ECO Canada)
  Career profiles categorized by envirostream: Air, animals, communication, governance, water, plants, communities, human use, and land. Each profile includes job duties, salary and related careers.
• (The Greenest Workforce)
  Job profiles, careers in the forest products industry, fast-facts on careers and more.

Career Books

Recommended books (available at CaPS):

• Career opportunities in conservation and the environment
• Green careers in energy
• Saving the earth as a career: Advice on becoming a conservation professional
• (Available in the 海角社区 Library)

Job Resources

The following links provide a list of job boards, internships and volunteering opportunities.
Note: To find internships, you can also use keywords like "internship" in some of the job boards to find opportunities.

Associations & Groups

The following links provide associations and groups in the field.

Find an Organization

海角社区, Quebec & Ontario

• (Environmental Expert)
  Environmental companies in Quebec. Searchable by categories (air, health, soil, waste, energy, etc.)
• (EnvironnementTechnologies Vertes)
  Organizations in environment and green technologies.
• (茅cotech Qu茅bec)
  Companies that contribute to the transition to a green economy. Note: the site is a bit slow.
• (ONEIA)
  Environmental groups, organizations, agencies and websites across Ontario, Canada.
• (Ontario Environment Network)
  Environmental groups, organizations & agencies across Ontario, Canada.
• (Ontario Environment Business Directory)
  Companies in environmental business. Searchable by location, goods/services, industry type, etc.

Canada

• (BCEIA)
  BCEIA members. Category: air, consulting/law, energy efficiency, engineering, laboratory, water, etc.
• (Enviro-access Consulting)
  Companies offering environmental solutions. Fields: Water, air, soil, waste management, renewable energies and more.
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  Companies in water supply and wastewater management. Searchable by province and sector.
• (Canada's Information Resource Centre)
  (is required. 5-8 simultaneous users). Access is limited to 8 users at a time. Searchable listings of manufacturers, distributors, service companies, consulting firms, governmental offices, special libraries, trade representatives specializing in the environment.

International

• (Environmental Expert)
  A list of companies in environmental industry.聽 Searchable by category and location.
• (Goodnet)
  A list of environmental agencies.

Wildlife/Conservation

• (SBM)
  A list of conservation and environmental protection groups.
• (Ontario Wildlife Rescue)
  Interactive map to locate wildlife centres regulated by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
• (Chairity Village)
  List of animal or environment-related organizations.
• (GoodWork Canada)
  Scroll down to see a list of conservation organizations.
• (Wildlife Habitat Canada)
  Listings of projects supported by the Wildlife Habitat Canada.
• (Goodnet)
  Listings of animals and wildlife organizations.
• (MarineBio)
  This site list global marine conservation agencies by species.

Clean Technology (water, waste, sustainable Energy)

• (脡cotech Qu茅bec)
  Businesses in the cleantech sector.聽 Searchable by sectors: air, green chemistry, water, eco-mobility, energy efficiency, renewable energy, waste, soil and groundwater.
• (BC Sustainable Energy Association)
  Sectors: Bioenergy, solar energy, wind energy, geo exchange, consulting, etc.
• (Contact Canada)
  List of companies, searchable by category and location.
• (Enviro-access Consulting)
  Companies offering environmental solutions. Fields: Water, air, soil, waste management, agriculture, ecological products, etc.
• (Goodnet)
  Companies in energy.聽 Searchable by topics such as energy, green tech, recycling, etc.

Forestry

• (Greenest Workforce)
  Leading Canadian forest product companies across Canada.
• (Canadian Forests Website)
  Companies in forestry and forest products in Canada.