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MIHR Allocates Funding to Northern College’s Mining Programs

Recently, the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) allocated two million dollars in funding to Northern College to help address drastic enrolment decrease in mining related post-secondary programs in Canada, creating a one-time Financial Scholarship Support Program for students enrolled in the Fall 2023 to Winter
2024 semester.

Northern College’s Haileybury School of Mines received more than $48,000 dollars in scholarship money from MiHR for the Winter 2024 semester.

“In order for Canada’s mining industry to support the transition to a clean economy, the sector needs a robust pipeline of qualified and skilled workers to support expansion and avoid ongoing labour shortages,” said Ryan Montpellier, MiHR’s Executive Director. “Yet, Canada’s mining talent pipeline is shrinking.”

Post-secondary enrolment declined in Canada from 2015 to 2020 in the three types of engineering most closely associated with mining, with materials and metallurgical engineering declining by 7%, mining or mineral engineering by 41%, and geological engineering by 29%. 

The funding contributes to Northern’s mining-specific Scholarship Bursary and Awards funding, making more than $140,000 available to Northern’s mining students through MiHR, the OE Walli Foundation, and Northern College.

“The mining industry is central to our history as an institution, dating back 112 years,” stated Mitch Dumas, President and CEO of Northern College. “This kind of support from national bodies like MiHR is a testament to the great work we do at Northern and the significant role we have played in producing the highest quality mining professionals.”

He added: “With the regional base and precious metal industries in the midst of a significant boom, any incentive that can help draw the next generation of skilled mining professionals to Northern is good news for our institution, and even better news for the economic health of our region.” 

Partnerships allow Northern College to grow and adapt to the latest in industry and labour market trends, positioning itself to continue to play a large role in Canada’s mining industry by eliminating the financial barriers that could prevent potential students from pursuing an education in mining. The financial scholarship support program shows students they are supported in mining programs and that they can help Canada be the world leader in safe, sustainable mining