Indigenous Ownership
39 communities
39 Indigenous communities in B.C. and Alberta agreed to become equity owners of oil and gas pipelines in 2022
Source: Enbridge, Coastal GasLink
Business Contracts
$9 billion
Indigenous and local businesses received $9 billion in contracts with major pipeline and LNG projects as of the end of 2022
Source: Trans Mountain Corporation, Coastal GasLink, LNG Canada
Indigenous Employment
10,800 jobs
There were 10,800 Indigenous people employed in Canada’s oil and gas industry in 2022
Source: Government of Canada
Indigenous Project Ownership
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Northern Alberta Métis community launches seven new oil sands partnerships to boost economic opportunity
About 150 kilometres south of Fort McMurray, the Conklin region is responsible for nearly 1/3 of oil sands production
How growing up without reliable power in India helped shape Harshivam Bawa’s passion for responsible Canadian energy
Bawa is the new chair of the Ottawa-based Young Energy Professionals Network
These three Indigenous women are leading the future of Canadian LNG
'By being owners in these projects, we can meaningfully contribute to a cleaner and more just world'
Second B.C. community hospital gets CT scanner from LNG sector
“It’s going to help us a great deal to get the CT scanner. We’ve been wanting to have one for many years"
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Indigenous-owned oil sands contractor Bouchier marks 25 years of determination and success
Company's values are shaped by the seven sacred teachings, which guide its approach to business and drive to make a meaningful impact on the lives of others
Community non-profits in northeast B.C. get $50,000 boost from Coastal GasLink
New fund will support children, families, seniors and newcomers
LNG Canada donation gets Kitimat General Hospital long-awaited CT Scanner
Latest investment in more than $10 million in community support
Enserva raising money to support energy security in Canada’s remote communities
New initiative builds on success of over $19 million raised for STARS Air Ambulance
How two Indigenous former heavy equipment operators built a thriving oil sands maintenance company
'We have been able to prove ourselves in a very competitive industry'
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Young Indigenous worker Treylynd Jules thriving on the Trans Mountain expansion
Indigenous people represent about 11 per cent of the project’s total workforce as of the end of 2022
Why Kristy Robinson loved working above the clouds on the Coastal GasLink pipeline
‘It certainly showed me that I’m capable of doing more than I realized’
Cedar LNG moving toward final go ahead this fall
Partnership with Haisla Nation helping advance plans for floating natural gas export terminal
Majority of ‘engaged’ women across Canada see benefits of oil and gas: Poll
Coalition seeks to give a voice to those apprehensive about sharing opinions on a tricky issue
LNG ‘watchmen’: merging economic opportunity and environmental protection key for remote B.C. First Nation
‘That buy-in is basically allowing Indigenous people to govern the environment and to sustain their families’
Kitselas First Nation language keeper helping monitor Coastal GasLink pipeline construction
'This is history, just like the highway and railway'
Indigenous leaders meet G7 diplomats to make case for Canadian LNG
'Every official had a real desire to really understand Indigenous sentiment around resource development'