Ontario faces a critical shortage of power engineers that threatens the province’s industrial competitiveness, energy infrastructure reliability, and economic growth. Power engineers are the certified professionals who operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the boilers, pressure vessels, refrigeration systems, and energy generation equipment that keep hospitals, manufacturing plants, universities, data centres, and commercial buildings running. Without them, facilities cannot legally or safely operate their heating, cooling, and power systems.
The numbers tell a stark story. Industry estimates suggest Ontario will need …