Today’s labour needs are a significant challenge for our industry, as we rely upon skilled people to bring our projects to reality. To help meet the need for skilled workers, Petro-Canada encourages students toward careers in the oil and gas-related disciplines. Whether through technology and trades routes or through university studies, addressing labour needs is the key focus of our educational partnerships.
Some of our current partnerships are:
Women Building Futures Petro-Canada Training Centre
In May 2008, Petro-Canada announced a $1.5 million investment in this facility and a student award program to encourage the participation of women in the trades workforce.
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)/Petro-Canada Millwright Centre, Edmonton
Three hundred additional students are enrolled in the technology and trades millwright faculty as a result of Petro-Canada’s $1.7 million donation in 2006.
Scholarships and Awards
The Petro-Canada Emerging Leaders Awards Program provides scholarship, mentoring and job placement opportunities for students in:engineering, geology, geophysics, environmental earth sciences, business, and trades and technology. In addition to financial support, we offer other opportunities to awardees, which could involve co-op work assignments, presentations, mentorships and other creative interactions that Petro-Canada and the students jointly develop. This awards program is proactively implemented by Petro-Canada in post-secondary institutions, consistent with our recruitment strategy.
Post-secondary institutions currently offering these awards are:
- University of Calgary
- University of Waterloo
- University of Alberta, Edmonton
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Edmonton
- McGill University, Montreal
- University of Aberdeen
All student enquiries about obtaining a Petro-Canada scholarship should be directed to the scholarships and awards division of the respective post-secondary institution. Petro-Canada does not make decisions on award selections.
Learn more about our awards programs:
Youth Development
To encourage high school students toward resource-related disciplines, we provide support to the following programs:
Youth Science Foundation and Let’s Talk Science, Canada
To date, Petro-Canada has provided more than $1,645,000 to these organizations toward the development of programs that encourage youth involvement in project-based science.
The Manning Youth Innovation Awards
Petro-Canada has invested more than $191,000 in the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation to promote and celebrate innovation in youth. By stimulating and supporting creativity and new ideas, the next generation will be equipped to provide new solutions for the challenges of the future.