TC Energy implementing staffing changes, doesn’t confirm how many employees being laid off
Posted September 30, 2020 7:17 am.
CALGARY (660 NEWS) — Calgary-based TC Energy, working on the Keystone XL pipeline, says staffing changes are being made to remain a competitor in the market.
In an email statement to 660 NEWS, the pipeline firm said its “Canada Gas Operations and Projects team is implementing a new structure to ensure the optimal skill sets to navigate the next tranche of our expansion and operations”
“TC Energy continually reviews our organizational structure and processes to ensure we continue to deliver safe and reliable services while meeting the needs of our customers.”
“As ordinary course of operating our business, staffing changes are made as required to remain competitive and optimize our operations,” the statement finishes.
TC Energy did not confirm how many people were being let go from the company.
Opposition Energy Critic Irfan Sabir accused the UCP government of giving billions of dollars to the company without limitations.
“This was supposed to be jobs and get products to market,” he said.
“Instead, the Keystone XL project is embroiled in legal and political uncertainty and political uncertainty and the company itself is laying off people right here in Calgary.”
Jason Kenney and the UCP gave TC Energy $7.5 billion dollars with no strings attached.
Now TC Energy itself is laying people off.
This isn’t a good sign for Alberta.
And we don’t know how many are being laid off — and that’s not ok. #ableg #yyc
— Rachel Notley (@RachelNotley) September 29, 2020
“We don’t know how many people are laid off and that’s not okay. Jason Kenney needs to immediately instruct his Labour Minister, Jason copping to release the number of people laid off.”
TC Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian Indigenous communities on Tuesday, that will allow them to pursue an ownership interest in the Keystone XL pipeline project.
The final agreement between TC Energy and Natural Law is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2020, formalizing its participation in Keystone XL.
In March, the company approved construction of the US$8-billion project to transport up to 830,000 barrels per day of oil from Alberta to Nebraska after the Alberta government agreed to invest about US$1.1 billion as equity and guarantee a US$4.2-billion project loan.
– With files from the Canadian Press
