Science and Research committee  For the jobs numbers, I wouldn't have a number. It depends on which technology we're talking about. I've heard numbers for the grid-scale SMRs in the 150 range. Construction jobs would be a lot more than that. When it comes to training, I started my career in Uranium City, Sask

Science and Research committee  Thank you for the question. I wrote that myself, so I can speak to it. I was most disappointed just because of the way it was portrayed. I've worked in the nuclear industry my entire life. My father worked in nuclear and, as I said earlier, my son works in nuclear. To take our j

Science and Research committee  Thanks for the question. I really don't feel qualified to answer that question. I need to say one thing. I am not a doctor. My background actually is as a nuclear operator, so I don't feel qualified doing it. I know there is a lot of work going on. We've heard some discussions

Science and Research committee  No. This is a huge industry, with people having all different types of jobs. The lowest paid occupations that I'm aware of would be the cafeteria workers at the nuclear power plants, and they make more than that.

Science and Research committee  If you had asked me that question when I first started, I would have said that the vast majority were males. That's changing. It has been changing for a long time and continues to change. We're seeing a lot of women in engineering, in STEM occupations, in civil-type jobs, and we

Science and Research committee  I've known a couple of people who have moved a long distance to start jobs like those at Ontario Power Generation, for example. Sometimes at the very beginning of their career, they leave because they want to go home. Other than that, I'm not aware of anybody leaving. These are j

Science and Research committee  Yes. I was listening earlier, and I did hear that question. Our membership includes unions representing people from mining in Saskatchewan, those fabricating the fuel in Ontario and operating nuclear power plants, and those in construction, as well as the building trades council

Science and Research committee  I can't imagine anybody saying that. We're always looking for good employment, and this is good employment. All we have to do is forecast those opportunities so that we're training people for them. I would hate to think that anybody would not pursue an opportunity because we do

Science and Research committee  That's a great question. My wife is not here, so she can't stop me from answering it. My son works in a nuclear power plant. She didn't want me to say that to people, because she didn't want it to look as if I got him the job, but I can honestly say that I didn't. He got the job

Science and Research committee  I don't have the details, but off the top of my head they're probably very comparable. Skilled trades, whether in Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Ontario, are paid very comparably. A skilled worker in the oil and gas sector in Alberta or Saskatchewan is probably paid very close to tha

Science and Research committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Good evening. I'm Bob Walker, national director of the Canadian Nuclear Workers' Council. It's encouraging to see the science and research committee's interest in small modular reactors and the benefits nuclear offers for both the environment and our econ