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effective engagement and productive consultation panies and its status as one of the country’s largest
impacts every aspect of the Syncrude operation, employers of Indigenous people.
now and into the future.
“One of Syncrude’s founding principles is local
Aboriginal people should share in the opportuni-
ties created by oil sands development,” Greg Fuhr,
Syncrude’s Vice President, Production, Mining and
Extraction. “Seeing the growth of Aboriginal repre-
sentation in our workforce shows we’re on the right
track when it comes to meeting our commitment to
employing First Nations, Métis and other Aboriginal
people.”
Syncrude is also a recognized leader in Indigenous
relations, with total cumulative procurement of over
$3 billion ($342 million in 2017) from Aboriginal com-
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