Community

Canadian Natural operates in several areas of Western Canada, the United Kingdom and Africa. We recognize that our activities have a significant influence on people’s lives in those areas. We know that we have the opportunity to work together with the communities and create value for them. This is why we strive to ensure that opportunities are realized by the communities and that they share the economic benefits of our operations.

By providing direct and indirect employment, community investment and support to local initiatives, we aim to help sustain the communities where we work and support their development and well-being. Our business activities and community engagements have an impact on the growth and prosperity of these communities.

We are supportive of our employees donating valuable time to assist with community projects, from year-round initiatives to specific projects.

Canadian Natural has been a long-time sponsor of Habitat for Humanity in Calgary through corporate donations, contributing roughly $215,000 during the past three years. In this time, over 400 Canadian Natural employees volunteered their time over 20 Saturdays to help build three houses for those less fortunate.

Our Aberdeen employees volunteer their time towards youth development initiatives. In Port-Gentil, Gabon, our employees have been building classrooms for the CEMI (Centre Espérance et Mission d'Insertion), which provides reintegration of abandoned children aged between 8 and 15 through education and lodging. Check our
2010 Stewardship Report to Stakeholders for the full story.

Our field employees are involved in construction and repair of homes, schools and other facilities by donated materials, services and volunteer hours. Employees from our Estevan office in Saskatchewan participated in the “Day of Caring” event helping with clean up and enhancement of the city daycare.

With the Energy in Action program, every year we visit schools in several communities to provide natural resources and environment education. Students, Canadian Natural volunteers and community members team up to complete an outdoor environmental renewal project in their own schoolyard. Furthermore, Canadian Natural is also a sponsor of Inside Education, which is a partner in the Energy in Action program and provides energy education programming to Alberta teachers and students. Learn more about the Energy in Action program.

In Cote d’Ivoire, we are funding the refurbishment and renovation of one of the oldest kindergarten schools in the popular area of Cocody, Abidjan, which provides pre-school education to more than 180 children.

In 2010, we also contributed towards the extension of Medical Center L’Enfant Jesus Koumassi, to enlarge the maternity area of the hospital.

Among other youth development programs and sports activities, we have been supporting the national soccer school in Port-Gentil, Gabon. This organization collects and trains young talents from all over Gabon, while providing them lodging and schooling. Our company provided funds for the training football pitch and transportation tickets to allow the school to take part in an international tournament.

Learn more about Canadian Natural’s community investment initiatives in our 2010 Stewardship Report to Stakeholders.