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The job market for Canadian earth scientists is significantly driven by the country's strong resource industry. Enrolment in earth science degree programs is growing, but the demand from the job market is expected to outpace the projected supply from domestic programs. If the job market will indeed need as many workers as predicted, it will be necessary to change tactics for recruitment into Canadian university geosciences programs, to provide the market with the necessary workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Canadian Geoscience Council (CGC) was reorganized into the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences/ Fédération Canadienne des Sciences de la Terre (CFES/FCST) in the fall of 2006. This article highlights the activities of the new organization in 2008, the first year that real progress and renewal could be demonstrated. The organization aims to be the unified voice of earth science in Canada, using a multi-pronged approach along three lines: defragmentation of the Earth Science sector, outreach (to K-12 and the general public) and lobbying (to decision makers). We also published a Human Resources snapshot of our sector and are making progress toward creating one Canadian Geoscience Literature database. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]