1. Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Labour Market and Immigration Division Natural Resources Labour Market Outlook for BC January 26, 2015

2. BC’s Labour Market Outlook 2 1 Million total job openings expected An additional 100,000 jobs expected from LNG activity Major Projects will generate up to 1/3 of job openings To 2022

3. Labour Market Drivers 3 Provincial economic growth accounts for 1/3 of job openings Major natural resource projects planned throughout BC Major Projects Retirements Strong employment in mining and oil & gas is expected in northern BC 65% of all job openings will be in Lower Mainland/Southwest Workers from the Lower Mainland/ Southwest will be needed for jobs in the north 2/3 of job openings will arrive through anticipated attrition Aging workforce presents a looming gap in labour pool

4. 4 78% of job openings will require some post- secondary education Training 34% of openings will require a university degree (NOC O/A) 44% of openings will require college education or an apprenticeship (NOC B) Skill Level 1/3 of jobs will need to be filled by migrants to BC, both Canadian and international Migration Job Opening Highlights

5. Immigrants currently make up 27% of provincial labour force Provincial average unemployment rate is 5.4% Immigrant Employment 5

6. Underutilization of Immigrant Skills 6 New British Columbian*Born in Canada Pre-arrivalPost-arrival Skill Level A47%28%37% Skill Level B30%27%26% Skill Level C21%31%28% Skill Level D2%14%9% $11.37 Billion Annual cost** of immigrant underemployment Immigrant Unemployment 11% Pre-Arrival Job Skill Level A/B 77% Post-Arrival Job Skill Level A/B 55%

7. Major Projects 7 RegionNatural Resource Project Examples Northwest BC Kitimat LNG Pacific Northwest LNG Rio Tinto Alcan Smelter Expansion Northwest Transmission Line Northeast BC Peace River Site C Dam Dawson Liquids Extraction Plant Quintette Coal Mine Cabin Gas Plant Fortune Creek Gas Plant Lower Mainland/ Southwest Trans Mountain Pipeline Twinning Ruskin Dam Seismic Improvement Services to natural resource sector i.e. Engineering, Surveying, Accounting Vancouver Island & Southeast BC John Hart Redevelopment Gold River Power Project Waneta Hydroelectric Expansion Kicking Horse Canyon Project

8. Lower Mainland/Southwest 8 Fastest growing occupations are natural resource: Mine service workers and operators in oil and gas drilling Underground miners and related occupations Contractors and supervisors in mining, oil and gas Managers in natural resources production Commercial fishing managers Lower Mainland Rest of BC

9. Top Jobs: Natural Resource Sector Outlook 9 Occupations in Demand to 2022 Openings Forecast Electricians7,400 Welders and related machine operators6,200 Steamfitters, pipefitters4,900 Senior managers – construction, transportation, production and utilities4,700 Heavy-duty equipment mechanics4,200 Facility operation and maintenance managers3,800 Civil Engineers3,500 Electrical technologists and technicians2.200 Power engineers and power systems operators1,700

10. WorkBC 10 Economic factors Regional demand Occupational statistics