Fort Saskatchewan Nitrogen Operations is located on 227 hectares of land some 20 km northeast of Edmonton. The actual production facilities occupy less than one-tenth of the land area. The remainder is used as a buffer zone between the site and the City of Fort Saskatchewan. The facility employs approximately 100 people in operations, maintenance, and administration.

Environmental Stewardship
Agrium’s Fort Saskatchewan facility strives to improve their environmental performance by optimizing their existing equipment, eliminating or reusing waste streams, and seeking out new technology which will further reduce emission  levels.

All site precipitation and process effluent is collected and transferred to the Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant making the Fort Saskatchewan operation a “zero discharge facility”.

As part of Fort Saskatchewan’s commitment to open and honest communications with the community, the site has a community outreach program and holds regular meetings with a Community Advisory Panel to address topical issues.

Impact on Local Economy
The Fort Saskatchewan Nitrogen Operations annually spends approximately $140 million in Alberta for services, raw materials, goods, and equipment. In addition, the facility annually pays about $1.3 million in municipal taxes. Agrium's United Way support matches employee campaigns dollar for dollar. In 2005, the Fort Saskatchewan site combined contribution to the United Way was close to $60,000.