Joint Ventures

Fort McKay Graham Joint Venture

In November 2021, Fort McKay Group of Companies entered into a joint venture partnership with Graham Construction to undertake heavy construction projects in the oilsands, thus creating Fort McKay Graham. Fort McKay Graham entered into a $250 million, five-year contract with Imperial Oil to provide large-scale earthwork, land reclamation and mining support services at Kearl mine. This is the largest multi-year deal Imperial Oil has signed with an Indigenous company; it was a long, worthwhile process for Director of Business Development and Client Relations, Bobby Shott. 

It was not long after entering into the joint venture that equipment was mobilized and starting in January 2022, 160 employees (Q1 head count) began work at Kearl mine. The partnership with Graham Construction and contract with Imperial Oil helps to establish Fort McKay Group of Companies as a competitive provider paving the way for other Indigenous companies to reach the same achievements. Fort McKay Graham is an opportunity for FMGOC to claim a stronger presence in the mining and heavy equipment industries in the Wood Buffalo region and for the Fort McKay First Nation and surrounding Indigenous communities to benefit through increased employment capacity and investment into education, housing and health.