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Cameco Corporation cameco.com April 15, 2015 CAHRMA Jodi Ledding Cameco’s Northern Workforce Strategy Sr. Specialist, Workforce Planning & Talent Acquisition
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Overview 2 CAHRMA ●Company background ●Northern challenges ●Northern Workforce Strategy
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Cameco… ●One of the world’s largest producers of uranium ●3,300 employees across four countries – CA, US, AUS and KZ ●Number 1 industrial employer of Aboriginal Canadians ●One of Canada’s Top Employers (2010-2015) CAHRMA 3
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Northern challenge 4 CAHRMA
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Key recruitment area 5CAHRMA
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Northern Saskatchewan – A closer look -40,000 population -50% under 20 yrs 60% w/o Grade 12 -40+ communities -First Nation reserves / Municipalities / Metis Locals -Remote / Fly in -Food Basket Costs High -Minimal Road Access -Other Employers -Mining/ Education & Health Systems / Forestry / Trapping & Fishing / Public Services -Strong Language Area -Cree / Dene 6CAHRMA
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Northerners as a Proxy for Aboriginal Northern SK Saskatchewan Source: Saskatchewan Trends Monitor from Statistics Canada census data 7CAHRMA
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Gaps in Educational Attainment 8CAHRMA
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Cameco’s strategy 9 CAHRMA
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Cameco’s Five-Pillar Strategy CAHRMA Workforce Development Business Development Community Engagement Environmental Stewardship Community Investment 10
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Workforce Development 11 CAHRMA Target: SLA target - 67% RSN Result: 50% RSN Action: ●W EEK I N / W EEK OUT S CHEDULE ●Northern Career Quest (NCQ) ●N ORTHERN S KILLS A SSESSMENT ●N ORTHERN S UMMER S TUDENT P ROGRAM ●Underground Mining Program ●A PPRENTICESHIPS ●Mine Engineer Technician Program ●C AREER C OMPASS
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Business Development 12 CAHRMA Target: SLA target – 35% northern procurement Result: 74% Action: Northern Preferred Supplier Program Northern Business Directory Mentoring
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Community Engagement 13 CAHRMA Target: Inform communities reoperations and project activities Result: Raised the bar Action: Engagement Protocol N ORTHERN T OUR C OMMUNITY L IAISONS Northern Leaders Roundtable M INE S ITE E LDERS
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Community Investment 14 CAHRMA Target: “We want more for our youth” Result: Youth focused CI policy Action: I NDSPIRE SCHOLARSHIPS Northern Football League KidSport North D REAM AND BELIEVE C AMPS S CIENCE A MBASSADOR PROGRAM A THABASCA S TUDENT A CHIEVEMENT AWARDS Radio-a-thon
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Environmental Stewardship 15 CAHRMA Policy: Minimize damage by garnering a greater understanding Result: Environmental Quality Committee (EQC) Initiative/Action: Three subcommittees formed representing 30 communities Members nominated by their communities Bridge between government, industry and the North Mine tours Independent Monitoring
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Rotate the Message Slide 16 Lower Level CAHRMA
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Multiple Targets, Multiple StrategiesYouthCREDENDA Career Fairs Post- Secondary Northern Career Quest Summer student program Scholarships Mine Tours NASA Scholarships Attraction and Retention Workplace – Education and Training Elder program Skills Database Training Career Development Career Transition Apprenticeship Workplace education CAHRMA
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Highlights 750 RSNs employed in northern Saskatchewan 130 more since 2008 700 RSN contractors employed in northern Saskatchewan 400 more since 2004 $300 M / year procurement to northern business CAHRMA
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Questions cameco.com jodi_ledding@cameco.com
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