Syncrude Canada Ltd. 2005 Sustainability Report

Our People

Syncrude’s 4,327 employees are our company’s most valued asset. Skilled, flexible and highly motivated, they take measured risks to meet our business objectives and demonstrate respect for their co-workers. Accordingly, we make every effort to recognize their contributions to our success through industry-leading reward systems and programs that help them develop to their full potential.

Workforce by the Numbers

  2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Total Permanent Workforce 4,327 4,180 4,026 4,004 3,874
New Permanent Employees - all categories 557 383 236 350 542
Trades and Operators 384 251 148 189 399
Administrative, Professional & Technical 173 132 88 161 143
New Employees - diversity
Aboriginal 50 27 23 34 44
Female 129 87 45 95 118
Recruiting Effectiveness
New hire acceptance rate:
% of job offers accepted 78 86 90 80 86
Local hires (% of all new hires) 70 66 61 78 n/a
Job Applications Received (#) 30,032 18,166 19,777 n/a n/a