Northeast British Columbia Operations
At a Glance
How we live and work around Fort St. John and area
Local Economy
Supporting jobs, companies and public services (health, safety and education)
- Local direct and indirect (suppliers) jobs
- Revenues to governments in royalties
and corporate taxes - Property taxes to municipal governments
- Surface land rentals to land owners
Local Employment
- 343 full-time staff including contractors
- 14 post-secondary students in cooperative work terms in 2023
Investing in Communities
APPLE Schools program
For over 10 years, we have been supporting the APPLE Schools program, which collaborates with school districts to encourage healthy living to their students. Watch a video to learn more about the difference APPLE Schools is making.
Annual Doig Day event
The Doig River First Nation holds their annual Doig Day event, which we continue to support. This event has been welcoming over 500 Grade 4 children to experience the Dane-Zaa culture for more than 35 years.
Stay in School program graduation
The Stay in School program held a barbeque for their graduation class, which around 100 people attended. We were pleased to help celebrate the students by providing food, gift bags, recognition certificates and other incentives.
Peace Senior Connect & Care Society
The Northeast British Columbia team made a donation to the Peace Senior Connect & Care Society in Fort St. John. This contribution will support their outreach programs that bring some cheer to local seniors through activities, meals, and care packages.
Local Community Highlights
Employee volunteering
Our employees hosted different events and raised funds to support local charities, including the Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society.
30+ community organizations supported
Fort St. John Hospital Foundation, Northern Lights College, Hudson Hope School, Dawson Creek Minor Society, along with senior long-term care facilities and meal programs.
Supporting education
“The scholarship helped pay for my tuition, and in doing so, it lowered some of my financial anxiety. I would love to express my gratitude and thanks to Canadian Natural for this award.”
Bailie Copeland,
Métis Nation in Rose Prairie, B.C.;
2023 Canadian Natural Building Futures Scholarship Recipient
Supporting health and wellness
Our contribution to the Northern Rockies Senior Society will support their meals on wheels program. This program delivers low-cost, nutritious meals to seniors with a disability that prevents them from cooking.
Across our Operations
Employment Creation
- 86,673 full-time equivalent jobs including direct, indirect (suppliers) and induced (economy at large) supported by operational and capital spending
- 10,272 direct employees across operations
- 493 post-secondary students hired for summer/cooperative work terms across all operations in 2023.
- Indigenous business development
We work with Indigenous companies and contractors, and support local training and capacity building
Community Facts
- $36.6 million invested in local communities
- 15,552+ hours of employee volunteering across operations
- $830 million in contracts with Indigenous businesses a 21% increase from 2022
- 157 scholarships & bursaries awarded to post-secondary students across our operations, including students in Northeast British Columbia
Improving Safety
Our local teams follow active safety improvement plans focused on meeting our ultimate goal of “No harm to people; No safety incidents.” We have reduced total corporate recordable injury frequency by 50% since 2019.
Technology and Innovation
$502 million invested in technology development and deployment in 2023.
