Syncrude Canada Ltd.
- January 9, 2018
Syncrude is one of the largest operators in Canada’s growing oil sands industry, with a 50-year history of innovation. Based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, and with a large research and development facility in Edmonton, Syncrude is known for pioneering many of the technologies used today in the industry, including an expanding suite of techniques to improve environmental and economic performance.
Syncrude currently employs approximately 5,000 people directly and an average of about 2,400 contractor employees. Our operations provide jobs for many more thousands of people directly and indirectly across Canada.
Syncrude is also a recognized leader in Aboriginal relations, with procurement of $228 million from local Aboriginal companies in 2014 and our status as one of the country’s largest employers of Aboriginal people.