Regulatory & Permitting Strategy
We help clients identify the clearest regulatory pathway for their project, then translate that strategy into successful approvals. Our advice draws on decades of environmental assessment, permitting, and former-regulator experience across BC and the Yukon.
- Advising on regulatory pathways and approval strategies from exploration through closure
- Coordinating multi-jurisdictional approvals across provincial, territorial, and federal legislation, including BC's Mines Act and Water Sustainability Act, Yukon’s Quartz Mining Act and YESAA, and the federal Fisheries Act
- Leading federal, provincial, and territorial environmental assessments
- Preparing permitting applications and responses to information requests
- Facilitating regulatory meetings and communicating technical information to decision-makers
- Developing and reviewing management plans required under project permits
Indigenous & Stakeholder Engagement
We help clients design engagement approaches that reflect the priorities of the Indigenous Nations, communities, and stakeholders they work with, then support the relationships that follow. Our approach recognizes that meaningful progress depends on trust built over time.
- Advising on engagement strategy and long-term partnership planning
- Advancing capacity agreements, benefit agreements, and other partnership frameworks
- Designing engagement approaches informed by Indigenous governance and protocols
- Facilitating meetings and technical discussions between Indigenous Nations and project proponents
- Supporting Indigenous-led and co-developed assessment processes
- Managing engagement logistics and maintaining defensible engagement records
Risk Navigation & Project Coordination
We help clients anticipate the risks that can slow a project down, then coordinate the people and processes needed to manage them. Our approach combines strategic foresight with strong project management, keeping programs on track from initial planning through final approvals.
- Conducting project risk assessments across regulatory, environmental, and schedule considerations
- Mapping stakeholders and identifying engagement priorities early in the project lifecycle
- Developing mitigation strategies for permitting, technical, and reputational risks
- Leading multi-year permitting programs from planning through delivery
- Providing PMP-certified project management, budgeting, and scheduling
- Coordinating multidisciplinary teams across technical disciplines
- Liaising with regulators, Indigenous Nations, and technical committees