Trans Mountain project helps Métis man grow family electrical business
Alberta company employs largely Indigenous workforce on Canadian pipeline mega-project
Indigenous Businesses
$13 billion
Oil sands producers spent $13 billion with Indigenous-owned businesses since 2012, including a record $2.1 billion in 2018
Source: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Support For Natural Gas
40/41 communities
40 out of 41 First Nations who are involved in the natural gas industry in BC are in favour of development
Source: CEC Research
Community Investment
$80 million/year
Oil sands producers spent more than $80 million/year on avearge in support of community programs since 2012
Source: BMO Capital Markets
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