There were 5,087 total workers on the Site C project in August 2021. This is the third highest worker number to date on the project. Of the total workers, 3,513 were from British Columbia, or 69 per cent. There were 1,050 workers on site from the Peace River Regional District or 24 per cent of the construction and non-construction contractor’s workforce. 

The total project workforce number increased by 62 workers in June for a total of 5,108. This is the now our second highest worker number to date on the project. In 2020, we peaked at 5,181 on October. The total B.C. residency percentage decreased by 1% to 70% in July.  The PRRD residency worker percentage remained the same at 24%, with the number increasing by 16 for a total of 1,054, which is also our second highest number to date on the project. In 2020 we peaked at 1,144 in October. The apprentice number increased by 13 to 189. As a percentage of apprenticable red seal trades, this increased to 14%.