[MacLac]

Can’t even trust the YYC media to report the actual story….lol.

‘Deeply disappointed’: Ottawa reacts to Imperial Oil plan to cut 20% of Calgary workforce by end of 2027

Imperial Oil is planning to slash about 20 per cent of its workforce by the end of 2027 as part of a restructuring plan.

www.ctvnews.ca

In reality, IOL is laying off “20% of its GLOBAL workforce + moving most of its Calgary personnel to either YEG or Sarina, leaving only a “small presence in YYC.”

Did you know that BP Canada only has 8 people working in YYC’s “BP Tower?” Or that Encana aka Ovintiv Once had over 13,000 staff and are now down to 300 in the BOW tower as YYC is only considered a “field office” now?

 

[David A]

Many of us old timers still remember when Shaw vacated Edmonton for Calgary during the mid-90s.

Yes, it was Shaw I was thinking of. Chap GTP is confused, Imperial Oil had their head office in Toronto not here, when it relocated to Calgary.

However, at some point before that they did have (I think regional) office here before that was moved.

 

[MacLac]

Head office was in the Devonian building in the 50/60’s before Lougheed moved it to YYC and felt sorry for them and made them the O&G head office Center cause they had nothing else going for them

Ian has a picture of their HQ in the Devonian……he’s posted it before, that’s how I know this….

 

[Glenco]

Well there is a complicated history here. Lets start by noting Calgary was celebrating when Imperial Oil moved its head office there. Of course then those jobs were lost to another city and this is exactly what is happening now.

There were also head offices over the year that were moved from Edmonton to Calgary and jobs were lost here. So maybe for some of us here it is hard to be too sad when the predator becomes the prey.

My personal story echoes what you are saying. In the advent of the NEP there was a lot of consolidation and it wasn’t in Edmonton. When I got laid off I applied for a job at other engineering companies but when I went in the front door they were packing up and consolidating their operations down south. I don’t remember anyone in the conservative government voicing any concern for Edmontonians in fact it was a convenient cover from their ambitions to consolidate all oil and gas industries down there.
Later on in the eighties I got a job at NOVA until the early nineties when they to decided to consolidate and I had to relocate. I lived there for about 10 years and my experience was not that pleasant whenever I mentioned I was from Edmonton. The gloating and petty snide remarks was very irritating to say the least. So I will take this as a win for Edmonton and bask in the the satisfaction something I have been waiting for for over 30 years.

 

[Glenco]

One last thought on this topic. My situation was as a result of government policy which made it all the more galling the situation today is a result of a company locating their resources where they think they are appropriate. Can’t argue with that.

 

[Airboy]

Didn't Husky head south in the 60- or 70s.

 

[Airboy]

And Just as I expected Dani is blaming Ottawa for the move, Their failed policies. Not her separatist talk.

 

[Gronk!]

And Just as I expected Dani is blaming Ottawa for the move, Their failed policies. Not her separatist talk.

The provincial NDP is blaming Danielle Smith for the move.
This finger-pointing game is not unexpected.

 

[MacLac]

Didn't Husky head south in the 60- or 70s.

Darn tootin’ they moved…..forgot about them….since they don’t exist anymore lol

 

[Airboy]

Darn tootin’ they moved…..forgot about them….since they don’t exist anymore lol

I just remembered the tower was suppose to be here.

 

[David A]

One last thought on this topic. My situation was as a result of government policy which made it all the more galling the situation today is a result of a company locating their resources where they think they are appropriate. Can’t argue with that.

It was and may still be Alberta government policy to move or encourage things to move to Calgary from here, perhaps partly because Lougheed and a number of other premiers after were from Calgary.

I recall initially an argument was to try even things up between Edmonton and Calgary as at the time Edmonton was larger and had more government jobs. However, unfortunately it did not seem to stop once things became even.