Thursday, November 13, 2025 | Norton Rose Fulbright, Calgary, AB

About the Event

Pride at Work Canada, in partnership with Electricity Human Resources Canada and with support from Women & Gender Equality Canada, is proud to launch the findings of our Empowering 2SLGBTQIA+ Workers in Energy research project.

This national initiative explores the experiences of workers across the energy sector, providing employers with the insights and tools they need to build safer, more inclusive, and more competitive workplaces. While the project is national in scope, this event will highlight what the findings mean for energy employers in Alberta.

Focus on Alberta

Alberta’s electricity and energy sector is facing urgent workforce challenges, including:

• Labour shortages driven by an aging workforce and competition for talent
• Retention difficulties linked to workplace culture and safety concerns
• Reskilling needs as the industry continues to adopt AI and other new technologies

At the same time, Alberta’s workers bring resilience, expertise, and innovation that are vital to addressing these challenges.

Through community-led interviews and focus groups with workers across the country, Pride at Work Canada uncovered intimate insights into the realities of working in energy. The findings challenge common assumptions about inclusion in both field and administrative environments, showing that:
Visibility, often celebrated in office settings, can expose field workers to life-threatening risks

• Gender-based outcomes are uneven and emerge in unexpected ways
• Employers must adopt a new paradigm to ensure the safety and human rights of field workers

Schedule of Events

Industry Roundtable: Powering Alberta’s Energy Workforce
3:00 – 5:00 PM MT

An exclusive gathering of Alberta’s energy sector leaders for the first look at the findings from Empowering 2SLGBTQIA+ Workers in Energy. Together, we will explore what the research means for talent strategies in the province and examine how employers can stay ahead in a rapidly changing workforce. This is a candid, solutions-focused conversation about the future of energy in Alberta. By invitation only.*

Report Launch & Reception: Empowering 2SLGBTQIA+ Workers in Energy

5:00 – 7:00 PM MT

Celebrate the voices and vision of our communities, whose insights are shaping the future of Canada’s energy sector. This event will highlight the hopes and strengths of Two-Spirit, queer, and trans workers as powerful partners in driving change. Join our movement to redefine safety in Alberta workplaces, and take action by amplifying the findings from Empowering 2SLGBTQIA+ Workers in Energy and championing the adoption of its recommendations across the sector. Open registration.

* About Our Invitation-Based Events
Pride at Work Canada regularly hosts small, intentional roundtables and gatherings across the country that bring together voices from government, business, advocacy, and community sectors. These spaces are designed to support honest dialogue, knowledge exchange, and strategic collaboration.

Participation is by invitation to ensure a balanced group across types of organizations, identities, sectors, and lived experiences related to the themes at hand. We consider both professional expertise and community insight when shaping these conversations, and we center engagement from our Proud Partners and Community Partners, while also welcoming expressions of interest from others doing meaningful work in this space.

If you’d like to be considered for future events, you can reach out to Jose Patiño-Gomez, Director of External Relations, or fill out this short form to register your interest.