Jobs & Training

Canada’s coal industry is hiring!

This job board has lots of career opportunities within Coal Association of Canada member companies, which represent the broad spectrum of organizations engaged in the exploration, development, production, transportation and commercial use of coal, as well as a myriad of suppliers of goods and services that support the industry.

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Types of Jobs in the Coal Industry

The Canadian coal industry offers a wide range of careers that support mining operations and the industry as a whole. Skilled professionals such as engineers, geologists, technologists and equipment and logistics specialists are in high demand. As are jobs including information technology, accounting, human resources and communications, which all support the mining industry.

Skilled workers employed by the mining sector make significantly higher wages than those employed in other sectors. And the mining industry will need about 200,000 new workers over the next decade to support all types of mining!

Here’s a sample of some of the jobs that support Canada’s thriving coal industry:

Mining engineers
Geological engineers
Civil engineers
Geologists
Information systems analysts
Human Resources specialists
Pipefitters

Heavy duty equipment mechanics
Industrial electricians
Welders
Heavy equipment operators
Millwrights
IT and Communications professionals

Salaries and Wages in the Coal Industry

Between 2001 and 2010, average weekly earnings in Canada’s mining sector rose 31% to $1,445, more than double the average weekly earnings in Canada’s overall industrial sector. Salaries in the coal sector rose even higher during the same time period to 37%.

Training and Education programs

The following is a sample of some of the educational institutions across Canada, which have programs and classes for careers in coal and the mining industry.

British Columbia
BCIT – BC Institute of Technology
Camosun College
Northwest Community College School of Exploration and Mining
Thompson Rivers University
College of the Rockies
Vancouver Island University
North Island College
Simon Fraser University
University of British Columbia

Alberta
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Keyano College
University of Alberta
University of Calgary
Mount Royal University

Saskatchewan
Northlands College
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
Southeast Regional College
University of Regina
University of Saskatchewan

Manitoba
Brandon University
Red River Community College
University of Manitoba

Ontario
Brock University
Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
Carleton University
Collège Boréal
Haileybury School of Mines
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
McMaster University
Northern College
Queen’s University
Sault College
Sir Sanford Fleming College
University of Guelph
University of Ottawa
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario
University of Windsor
York University