Syncrude Aims High to Recruit and Support Aboriginal Employment and Business

With a successful Aboriginal Relations Program, Syncrude proves to be one of the top employers in terms of hiring Aboriginals and supporting Aboriginal business. Syncrude is, for example, the only business in Canada to have achieved gold level accreditation for the third time with the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business and its Progressive Aboriginal Relations program.

Aside from supporting Aboriginal business, Syncrude is also involved in the increased recruitment of Aboriginal people. Residents of Fort Chipewyan First Nation are benefiting from the Fort Chipewyan Rotational Employment Program. This program provides career opportunities while allowing Fort Chipewyan residents to maintain a physical link to their community, homes, and heritage. Planning is underway to introduce the program to the communities of Conklin and Janvier.

Through their Aboriginal Development Program, Syncrude focuses on the following six key commitment areas:

• corporate leadership
• employment
• business development
• education and training
• community development
• the environment

Syncrude currently employs over 400 Aboriginal people who represent about 9% of their total employee population. As one of the largest employers of Aboriginal people in Canada, BEAHR would like to recognize Syncrude’s best practices in recruiting and retaining Aboriginal employees.

For more information on Syncrude please visit their website at www.syncrude.ca.

NEW Calendar Contest Deadline

Artwork entries for the 2009 Aboriginal EnviroCareers Calendar contest will be accepted until June 30th, 2008.  Explore your surroundings and draw an environmental career of your choice for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship!

If you are an educator and want to involve your students, send an email to info@beahr.com to receive a contest information package.