Supporting and protecting a diverse workforce.

Mountain Province Diamonds understands the value of including diverse voices in our workforce.  We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate and foster inclusion and participation across all levels of our organisation.

At our Gahcho Kué mine, about half of our workforce resides in the Northwest Territories (NT).  Eighteen different NT communities are represented among Gahcho Kué employees and about 28% of our northern workforce come from local indigenous communities.

Women comprise 19% of our workforce at Gahcho Kué.  Of the women employed at the mine, approximately 20% are in skilled, professional, and managerial positions. In planning for the future, we also awarded 14 scholarships in the STEM program to women in 2023.

Mountain Province Diamonds invests in its current and future workforce.  On average, each of Gahcho Kué mine’s approximately 500 employees spends 45 hours in training or development courses each year.  This time is split between health and safety training and supporting the professional development of our workforce.  In 2023, two employees successfully completed the Northern Leadership Development Program at Aurora College in Yellowknife and three were enrolled for the 2023-24 program.  Indigenous residents were promoted in the Mine Operations department through the Gahcho Kué mine’s Departmental Progression Plan.

Mountain Province Diamonds also invests in the next generation of skilled workers through training and apprenticeship positions. In 2023, a total of 80 employees progressed to higher levels in their respective departments during the year. Of these, 27 were Indigenous NWT residents from Gahcho Kué’s Impact Benefit Agreement communities.

Above all else, Mountain Province Diamonds is committed to prioritising health and safety across the full lifespan of our projects, from exploration through closure. We work together with our workforce to cultivate a culture of workplace safety. We strive to empower individual workers with the policies, practices, tools, information, and authority they require to perform their work safely. One of our key focuses is sharing knowledge, information, and lessons learned from safety incidents and near misses among workers at all levels of our organisation to ensure that our safety practices are ever-improving.

The total recordable injury frequency rate improved by 43% in 2023 through the dedicated efforts our employees have made to keep each other safe at work.

Mountain Province Diamonds supports the health and well-being of its workforce, who live and work at the mine for several weeks at a time. Since 2018 the mine has aimed to help employees learn about important health metrics like blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, blood sugar, and percent body fat. The mine also offers a fully equipped gym with weight-training and cardio equipment, a gymnasium with basketball, volleyball, badminton, and squash courts, and a running and walking track.