Stakeholder and Aboriginal engagement and consultation

In our practice, we are guided by a set of principles that help frame our approach to the consultation process.

• We believe strongly in the value and fairness of a sincere, open and transparent stakeholder engagement process that seeks the input of those potentially affected by a decision.
• Stakeholder engagement establishes a meaningful opportunity for stakeholders to participate in decision-making that, as far as possible, reflects their interests and concerns.
• Stakeholder engagement leads to better decisions and requires clear communication in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust.
• Appropriate, effective stakeholder engagement enables a project proponent to explain goals and plans, while creating a valuable opportunity to learn more about stakeholders’ views and explore how they might be incorporated into business planning.

Services that we provide include:

• stakeholder engagement program design, development, implementation and monitoring
• building and facilitating relationships with key audiences
• community meetings, planning and facilitation
• mediation and negotiation
• regulatory compliance planning and audits
• project-specific communication materials development