Services
Explore our key service areas
We’ve built expertise in many service areas through our decades of experience in planning, permitting, and environmental services for the power sector.
Environmental solutions
We understand how potential environmental impacts need to be considered at each project stage. Our team draws on decades of experience to provide environmental services that are right-sized, practical, and cost effective.
Key deliverables
Environmental assessment
Biophysical studies
Environmental monitoring
Environmental mitigation planning
Reclamation and restoration planning
Regulatory planning and permitting
We cover the entire regulatory process, from creating and submitting formal documents to assisting clients through public hearings. We also implement project mitigation measures to ensure regulatory compliance through construction and post-construction. Whether it’s strategic planning or completing necessary support activities, our team of experts can help.
Regulatory processes
Strategic support for regulatory applications
Project applications at federal, provincial, and municipal levels
Environmental Assessments and screenings
Municipal permits and approvals
Crossing and proximity agreements, water resource applications
Traditional land use, archaeology, paleontology
Land use, acquisition, and impact assessments
Regulatory hearings support
Expert verification of applications
Strategic risk evaluation
Expert testimony
Stakeholder and indigenous engagement
From large-scale infrastructure projects to smaller private developments, we prioritize integrating public input into decision-making. Following the principles and ethics of the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2), our team excels in engagement processes. Our extensive and diverse network enhances our ability to create meaningful engagement processes and build strong relationships with community members, leadership, and economic development partners.
Key deliverables
Meaningful engagement programs
Strategic communications and public facing materials
Supporting client discussions
Negotiations with regulatory agencies
Coordinating traditional knowledge or land use studies with community members
Capacity building and training for Indigenous communities and commercial entities
Regulatory support for effective participation in project development
Geographic information systems
Our strategic use of GIS enhances decision-making, planning, and fieldwork precision. With extensive field experience, we apply GIS services to meet your specific project needs.
Key deliverables
Data creation and acquisition
Constraints analysis
Routing, siting, and map creation
Data analysis and integration
Land title mapping and parcel identification
Vector and raster data analysis and reporting
Implementation and use of ArcGIS Online
Siting and route development
Our collaborative approach involves environmental, GIS, engineering, design, regulatory, and public/Indigenous engagement disciplines. We meticulously analyze route and site options, recommending solutions considering environmental, social, and economic impacts.
Facility siting
Industrial facilities
Wind turbine and solar sites
Power plants
Telecommunication towers
Substations
Linear route development
Transmission lines
Distribution lines
Renewable site collector lines
Pipelines
Roads and access trails
Railways (transit and spur lines)
Municipal utility line assignments
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