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Keyano College 8115 Franklin Ave Fort McMurray, AB T6H 2H7

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Fort McMurray is the traditional home of Chipeweyan and Cree people in northeastern Alberta. In the 1800s a trading post was built by the North West Company. In the 1920s oil was discovered and white people began moving into the area. In the 1960s the city tripled in size when two companies began refining oil from the Athabasca oil sands. The population of Fort McMurray is now about 35,000.

Most employers require their workers to have high school education. The highest paying jobs are in the two large oil companies. Most of the work at these companies is shift work and most women cannot get childcare for these shifts. Most Native women work in minimum-wage jobs.

Keyano College

Keyano College offers workplace training programs and programs to help people get into the workforce. One program in 1992 helped Native women to finish high school. It was called Aboriginal Women and the Workplace. This 24-week program was funded by Canada Employment.