Human Resources committee  To add to that, I think exactly what Noront also touched on is a real focus on the youth. Branching into the high school and to partnerships that are helping to support the youth so they can envision a future in engineering or any of those disciplines as well, partnerships with Indspire, Actua, some of those large institutions that support youth and their learning is a key strategy going forward.

Human Resources committee  I think Heather could probably better speak to some of the programs, such as Careers and RAP, that we're involved in as well.

Human Resources committee  It's 4.8% in the Wood Buffalo region.

Human Resources committee  I think what you're seeing is actually a symptom of us listening to our communities and listening to what the community members want. I think you'll see, particularly in Fort McKay, a huge level of entrepreneurship. It's really community-driven. The community has wanted to start their own businesses and work independently, and through listening and understanding what the community wants, that's the right partnership for us.

Human Resources committee  It's more of a franchisee type of arrangement, absolutely, where the first nation is actually a partner in running the gas stations.

Human Resources committee  For Suncor as a total we're just under 3% aboriginal employees through the self-declaration process. Within the oil sands operations in Wood Buffalo, that percentage is actually 4.8%. There's a larger representation within the Wood Buffalo region, the area where we've been operating the longest.

Human Resources committee  Good morning. My name is Mary-Pat Campbell and I am the manager of stakeholder and aboriginal relations for Suncor Energy based in Calgary, Alberta. Together with my colleague Heather Kennedy, and on behalf of Suncor, we'd like to thank you for the opportunity to share and participate in the work that you're doing to better understand opportunities for aboriginal persons in the Canadian workforce.