Human Resources committee  I'll start. Syncrude has a very strong relationship with the Alberta Building Trades Council, and on the rare occasions when we have peak workforce needs that exceed the Canadian capacity, we work with the building trades for them to identify, through the American building trad

Human Resources committee  Our dedicated aboriginal recruiter is a key part of that, particularly in the local community. From a broader perspective we are active with the Aboriginal Human Resource Council, which is a sector council in Canada that links up through programs like Inclusion Works. It provides

Human Resources committee  Syncrude has a strong relationship with our local community college, Keyano College. In fact I'm the chair of the board of governors. Suncor and Shell Canada also have representatives on the board of directors. We're also active in advisory services to curriculum development thro

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Shory. It's nice to see you. Cameco would be the largest overall employer of aboriginal people in the country from an industrial perspective. Syncrude is among one of the other leaders behind them, aspiring to achieve the levels that they have, which are truly im

Human Resources committee  Mr. Cuzner, it's nice to see you again. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation actually has a business up in Fort Chip called Chip Manufacturing. They supply clothing, the wristlets, the elastic protectors that go around the sleeves of coveralls to protect them from getting caught

Human Resources committee  Syncrude does not currently have a direct corporate child care program. Again, our goal is to make sure there are adequate services within the broader community so we invest heavily in day care, but it's making the size of the pie bigger for everyone in the region, including our

Human Resources committee  Certainly we would be the same. We dialogue at multiple levels. Chiefs to chiefs are very important to us. They're actually tracked to make sure we have them on a regular basis. We also have elder advisory committees from each of the first nations that work with our consultation

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question, Ms. Sims. Syncrude since 1965 has had an aboriginal relations program. We actually have within the company an aboriginal steering committee of which I am the chair. It encompasses all of the managers of all aspects of our operations that may have an i

Human Resources committee  Our total corporate workforce is 19.2% female. We also track the percentage of women in leadership positions, which is about 9.2%.

Human Resources committee  Not unlike my colleague at Kinder Morgan, and I believe Cameco is the same, we have a dedicated aboriginal recruiter who is from one of the local communities. They're from Fort Chipewyan. They work directly at the school level with the employment coordinators in each of the regio

Human Resources committee  Good morning, and thank you very much for allowing us the opportunity to present to you today. I am Kara Flynn, the head of government and public affairs for Syncrude. Within that portfolio I am responsible for our aboriginal strategy, and all of our consultation and oversight

Human Resources committee  All right. That's no problem at all.

Human Resources committee  Thank you. To give you a quick recap, Syncrude has six key commitment areas where we engage and consult directly with the chiefs in the local region. They are shown on that first slide. They were developed in consultation with those chiefs. They will focus on the education and b