Telus is staying close lipped over how many jobs in Prince George will be lost as part of a company-wide campaign to reduce its workforce by 1,500 positions.
"The headcount reduction isn't focused in any area of Canada, but spread across our organization," company spokeswoman Liz Sauve said Friday in an e-mail.
"Wherever possible, the reduction will happen through early retirement or voluntary departure packages."
Telus CEO Darren Entwistle unveiled the plan during a quarterly update this week.
Telecommunication Workers Union national president Lee Riggs has said he expects most of the cuts will occur in B.C.
"We expect that the jobs of skilled professionals in your community will be offshored and contracted out, even though Telus brought in $398 million net in the past three months and today increased shareholder dividends by 10 per cent," Riggs said in a posting on the union's website.
Sauve said Telus' commitment to Prince George remains strong.
"Telus is investing more than $8 million in the Prince George area in 2015, building upon the more than $60 million TELUS has invested in Prince George since 2012," Sauve said.
