Oil Sands Operations Labour Demand Outlook to 2023

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Photo Courtesy Syncrude Canada Ltd. Oil Sands Operations Labour Demand Outlook to 2023 August 12, 2014 Carla Campbell-Ott, Executive Director, Petroleum HR Council (a division of Enform) In Partnership With

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Oil Sands Operations Labour Demand Outlook to 2023August 12, 2014

Carla Campbell-Ott, Executive Director, Petroleum HR Council (a division of Enform)

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Table of Contents (Agenda)

• Oil Sands Operations Outlook to 2023: Key Findings

– Scope

– Business Trends

– Employment and Hiring Outlooks

– Occupations with the Greatest Labour Demand/Supply Risks

• Oil Sands Construction, Maintenance and Operations Labour Demand Outlook to 2023

– Overview of the Report

• Workforce Strategies

– Workforce Challenges

– Meeting Future Workforce Demands

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Oil Sands Labour Demand Outlook to 2023

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Scope of Oil Sands Operations Labour Demand Outlook

Oil sands operations sector: extraction, production and upgrading of bitumen.

Oil sands operations workforce: directly employed by oil sands companies and includes workers:*

– located on-site

– in head and regional offices (e.g., in Calgary, Edmonton)

*The worker must be fully supporting oil sands operations in order to be counted in the sector’s workforce numbers.

Out of scope:

• Workers supporting both oil sands and conventional E&P (usually employed by large, integrated companies)

• Oil and gas service workers

• Construction workforce

• Support service roles (i.e., induced workforce)

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Business Trends Impacting Oil Sands

• Market diversification

– Pipeline projects

– Rail and trucking to transport product

• New federal rules

– Increased scrutiny on foreign investment

– Merger and acquisition activity

• Attraction, retention and development of workers

– Changing demographics

– Pace of industry activity

• Shortage of workers

– Impacts all of Canada

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Oil Sands Construction Employment to 2023 (BuildForce)

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E = Estimated; F = Forecasted

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Oil Sands Operations Employment to 2023 (Petroleum HR Council)

Between 2014 and 2023, direct employment within oil sands operations is projected to increase by another 15,330 new jobs – with employment estimated at 41,880 workers by the end of the projection period.

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E = Estimated; F = Forecasted

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Oil Sands Construction and Operations Workforce Projections to 2023

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E = Estimated; F = Forecasted

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Construction Occupations with Greatest Job Increases due to Industry Activity (BuildForce)

The top five occupations make up over 50 per cent of the aggregated oil sands construction workforce at the 2019 peak.

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TOP 10 OIL SANDS CONSTRUCTION OCCUPATIONS WITH GREATEST JOB INCREASES DUE TO INDUSTRY ACTIVITY TO 2019

Total BuildForce Trades Occupations 16,420

Contractors and supervisors 2,265

Steamfitters, pipefitters and plumbers 2,170

Electricians 1,990

Trades helpers and labourers 1,315

Carpenters (including scaffolders) 1,165

Boilermakers 985

Construction managers 985

Sheet metal workers 900

Ironworkers (structural and reinforcing) 860

Insulators 820

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Operations Occupations with Greatest Job Increases due to Industry Activity (Petroleum HR Council)

Power engineers and heavy equipment operators account for 28 per cent of new oil sands operations jobs.

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TOP 10 OIL SANDS OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS WITH GREATEST JOB INCREASES DUE TO INDUSTRY ACTIVITY TO 2023

Total Oil Sands 15,330

Power engineers and power systems operators (9241) 2,895

Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (7521) 1,470

Petroleum engineers (2145) 825

Engineering managers (0211) 660

Facility operation and maintenance managers (0714) 555

Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (7312) 495

Managers in natural resources production and fishing (0811) 465

Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (2243) 405

Mechanical engineers (2132) 375

Geoscientists and oceanographers (2113) 325

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Net Hiring Requirements for Total Operations

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Total hiring to support growth

15,330

Total hiring due to age-related attrition

6,380

Net hiring requirements to 2023

21,710

TOP 10 OIL SANDS OCCUPATIONS WITH GREATEST NET HIRING REQUIREMENTS TO 2023 (# OF JOB OPENINGS)

Total Oil Sands 21,710

Power engineers and power systems operators (9241) 4,130

Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (7521) 2,070

Petroleum engineers (2145) 1,050

Engineering managers (0211) 980

Facility operation and maintenance managers (0714) 880

Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (7312) 735

Managers in natural resources production and fishing (0811) 685

Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (2243) 550

Mechanical engineers (2132) 505

Industrial electricians (7242) 460

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Overview of the Oil Sands Construction, Maintenance and Operations Labour Demand Outlook to 2023

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Oil Sands Construction, Maintenance and Operations

This table shows the overlapping occupations that are required for oil sands construction, maintenance and operations.

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OCCUPATION (NOC)BUILDFORCE

(Aggregated Oil Sands Construction)

OILMAP(On-site Oil Sands

Construction & Maintenance)

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(Oil Sands Operations)

Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (7311) • • •Crane operators (7371) • • •Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (7521) • • •Industrial electricians (7242) • • •Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (2243) • • •Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers (7252) • • •Welders and related machine operators (7237) • • •

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Workforce Strategies

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Workforce Challenges for Oil Sands Operations

• Oil sands expansion

– 15,330 new jobs are required over the next decade

• Shortages for certain occupations

– Occupations requiring specialized training

– Occupations coveted by other industries

• Aging workforce

– 6,380 workers will be eligible for retirement over the next decade

• Difficulties recruiting to remote locations

– Higher costs of living

– Rotational work arrangements

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Meeting Future Workforce Demands

• Attracting and retaining under-represented workers

• Alternate sources of labour supply

• Training and Development

– Government of Alberta

– Oil Sands Learning Network

– Investing in talent management

– Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW)

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