Bouchier

Bouchier is an integrated site services company serving the Athabasca oil sands region from its headquarters in Fort McKay, Alberta. Founded in 1998 with a single used Caterpillar dozer, the firm is 100% Indigenous-owned and employs more than 1,200 people, making it one of the largest Indigenous-owned enterprises in the Athabasca oil sands area.

Its work spans three service lines. Civil contracting covers site preparation, pressure and vac services, dredging and dewatering, road and grounds maintenance, and fuel and lube services. Facility services include maintenance, renovations, HVAC servicing and firewater system management for industrial clients. The logistics arm handles transportation, material distribution and modular mobilization and demobilisation, supported by real-time track and trace technology.

Operations run on a fleet of more than 425 pieces of equipment and serve customers across the oil sands and energy, industrial services, civil construction, facility maintenance, and logistics and transportation sectors.

The company describes itself as entrepreneurial in origin and states a commitment to safety, community investment, and local Indigenous ownership and regional employment.