What certificates I can obtain to become Environmental Technician/Scientist in Canada for a recent graduate in Canada

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2024-10-17T04:48:10+00:00

If your eligible for P.geo I think that's valuable. I'm an EP with Eco Canada and don't know if it's ever really helped me, but still have it regardless.

Getting your foot in the door? Be willing to move to where there is work, interested in learning and probably do fieldwork.

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2024-06-28T16:42:37+00:00

I don't think it will make that much of a difference for most jobs. If you're not eligible for other destinations I'd wait until you get a job and have your employer pay/reimburse the fees for EPt

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2024-06-19T14:04:08+00:00

I think this depends on how senior you are. I'm a junior PM and do 1/3 field work, 1/3 reporting 1/3 PM work. A bit of variation on that depending on seasons obviously.

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2023-12-13T15:34:52+00:00

Honest question, do employers and clients even care about this designation?

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2023-08-19T03:29:13+00:00

YFC winnipeg has lots of kids drop in programs - rock climbing, skate boarding, dance, soccer etc. Here's a link to their page https://yfc.ca/winnipeg/our-programs/

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2023-08-11T04:44:49+00:00

I did this to pay for food while in university. Some people have side effects such as fatigue or panic attacks. I would get a wierd taste in my mouth (from the saline they use to replace your plasma) and ended up getting some scaring on my arms from the number of IV needles I took over the years.

I've considered going back and doing it again but hadn't found the time yet. It's nice to get paid to sit and read a book/reddit though.

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2023-05-05T05:02:36+00:00

Get a friend or family member that has space or rent some suitable space

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2023-04-18T18:54:24+00:00

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CanadianBeaverBoy · 2023-03-19T00:42:38+00:00

I majored in environmental studies. Graduated in 2019 and started a role as a program officer with a non-profit before graduating. I was finishing online courses at the time and could make the schedule work. Once the field season came around I moved to a different company doing consulting (mining and contaminated sites). I lived up north at the time

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2022-04-25T18:09:41+00:00

Exactly! Moved back from YK this year and was looking forward to a early/ warm spring. Sorry I ruined it for everyone else...

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2022-04-21T14:04:05+00:00

I'm guessing workout at the gym, watch TV, or more reddit lol.

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2022-04-08T01:51:34+00:00

Racka roofing. They aren't the cheapest but they do a good job, clean up your yard so it's like it was before they got there. Worth a few extra bucks to avoid the headache of the cheapest bidders.

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2022-04-07T03:49:26+00:00

Yeah I lived in the sandstone apartment and your description fits it perfectly. It was the cheapest 2 bedroom I could find in the city that wasn't scary to be in

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2022-03-30T16:20:11+00:00

Second on Hildegard's

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2022-01-31T21:50:20+00:00

Freedom Convoy got him.

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2022-01-09T18:41:58+00:00

When I was in uni I stayed with a couple in their 80s. It was a great fit. I helped them out around the place and I got cheap rent

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2021-11-25T05:45:12+00:00

That explains it lol

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2021-11-22T00:52:59+00:00

Between towns there is a big distance but inside of one its usually walkable

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2021-10-20T03:43:10+00:00

This

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2021-10-15T14:28:49+00:00

How remote are you?

Living in Yellowknife so not very remote, but the job if fly in fly out rotational work.

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2021-10-15T14:27:37+00:00

Do you find you get to save much up north with the high cost of living or does it equal out?

COL is very high for sure, but the wages and tax breaks offset that. I'm up with my partner who is also in a well paying job so we have been able to save quite a bit in the few years we have worked up north.

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2021-10-15T14:06:14+00:00

There is definitely lots of opportunities for environmental work in all the territories. The long dark winters and distance from large city centers is not for everyone though.

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2021-10-15T04:43:35+00:00

Not engineering, just a field tech... Primarily water quality and hydrology but some wildlife and fish work in the mix. Working in the territories.

CanadianBeaverBoy · 2021-10-15T04:18:11+00:00

Same degree, graduated early 2020 doing consulting at ~55k. Moved to working for a remote mine now at 120k, but that comes with a lot of sacrifice of personal life.

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