Fort Hills oil sands mining project to generate 5,000 construction jobs

The Fort Hill oil sands mining project is estimated to yield an average of 180,000 barrels of bitumen per day for a period of over 50 years. The project will have two main pits capable of handling 14,500 tonnes of oil sands per hour.

The project is estimated to result in $7 billion in labour income over the construction period which is expected to run until 2017.  Once operational, it is anticipated that $1.5 billion will be spent annually on operating costs, $800 million of which will be annual labour income.

It is estimated that this project will generate 5,000 on-site construction jobs and 2,000 full-time jobs post-construction.