Site C employment continues to decrease in February

The number of workers employed at Site C continued to decline in February, according to the latest employment statistics released by BC Hydro.

The report released by the Crown corporation said 1,604 people were employed at the facility in the second month of 2025, compared to 1,717 in January and 1,866 in December 2024.

BC Hydro says it anticipates employment numbers will continue on a downward trajectory until the project is completed later this fall.

Seventy-five per cent of the project’s construction and non-construction contractors were primary B.C. residents, down from the 77 per cent reported in January. About 21 per cent of these workers reside in the Peace region.

Peace region residents employed at Site C also saw a decline in February, going from 259 (15 per cent) in January to 221 (14 per cent).

The number of workers at the facility who identified as Indigenous fell to 49 in February from 57 in January, but that is roughly three per cent of the number of staff for both months.

The number of women employed at Site C also dipped in February, with 166 (10 per cent) employed that month compared to 191 (11 per cent)  the previous month.

Apprentices working on the project went from 89 in January to 77 in February – roughly five per cent in both months.

As of April 2nd, the fourth generating unit at Site C is now operational, meaning the dam is more than halfway towards its goal of being fully operational by fall 2025.