Sasktech Inspection

Acuren’s Indigenous Relations Policy

It is crucial that our relationships with Indigenous communities and businesses are positive ones. Our focus is to work collaboratively with our customers and Indigenous communities on a path to reconciliation. We understand that relationship building, and reconciliation are a journey that must be approached with humility.

Our goal is to establish relationships with Indigenous Peoples that are trust-based, respectful and beneficial for both parties. In doing so, we will recognize the unique history, rights, and culture of Indigenous Peoples. The respectful inclusion of Indigenous communities in our business will be reflected in our communication efforts, contracting and supplier selections, workforce engagement and overall community relationship building.

Acuren’s Indigenous inclusion commitment areas are:

Communication & Engagement

Our communication with Indigenous communities will be respectful, transparent, and culturally sensitive. In seeking to listen and understand, we will value Indigenous perspectives and knowledge shared. Through the respect of community protocols, we will enable opportunity for meaningful input, resulting in better projects. In our efforts to ensure respectful engagement, our staff will participate in ongoing, Indigenous-led, cultural learning opportunities sourced within our operating areas from Indigenous communities.

Business Development

Our inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in business development will focus on accessing capacity for sustained, market-competitive opportunities, realized through our customer’s projects. When making contract and supplier decisions, we will be knowledgeable of, and meaningfully consider, Indigenous-owned, community-owned and affiliated service providers in our operating areas.

Employment

Our efforts to include Indigenous Peoples into our workforce will ensure we have a culturally respectful and welcoming workplace. In collaborating with our customers, we will effectively respond to workforce needs associated with our scope of work. Through our relationships with Indigenous communities, we will determine opportunities for workforce inclusion. Recruitment, hiring and retention processes will identify and address potential barriers to success, with a primary goal of successful and rewarding employment.

Community Involvement

Our desire is to support our customers by building sustainable relationships with the Indigenous communities whom they work with. Sustainable relationships are honest and respectful in their approach, while realizing shared benefit through opportunity. We will listen to communities, seek to understand what is important and respond accordingly. We understand that relationship-building with Indigenous communities is a journey that we are invited to be part of and one that will be approached with humility.