Announced in Budget 2016, the $197 million investment will bring real benefits to Canadians by allowing Fisheries and Oceans Canada to make more informed decisions about our oceans, waterways and fisheries while also creating job opportunities in science.
As part of this investment, Fisheries and Oceans Canada will undertake our largest single recruitment toward restoring ocean science. The Department will hire 135 research scientists, biologists, oceanographers and technicians through a national recruitment campaign. Job postings will be available online on Jobs.gc.ca in the coming days.
The NEB has released the report Canada’s Energy Future 2016: Province and Territory Outlooks. This report provides an overview of the regional dynamics in Canada’s Energy Future 2016: Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2040 (EF 2016). It reviews EF 2016 findings and data points for each province and territory, and provides comparisons for energy production and consumption trends between the regions.
Nova Scotia is making plans to ensure it can meet its renewable energy targets in 2020 no matter what happens to the $9.2 billion Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador, says the province's energy minister.
Nova Scotia has set a goal of obtaining 40 per cent of its electricity from green sources by 2020 -- with Muskrat Falls expected to provide slightly less than 10 per cent of the province's overall needs once it's online.
The provincial government of New Brunswick is offering to work with Saint John businesses to seize the tidal energy sector opportunities which arise from the city’s suitable location on the north shore of the Bay of Fundy.
