Safeguarding your business. Protecting the environment.

Emergency response, Environmental site assessment, Remediation and monitoring, Regulatory and permitting, and Insurance claims management.

Trade
Sub-contractors

Responsible partners to help remediate your site

Emergency response and Environmental Remediation

Accidents can happen anytime, anywhere. When they do, appropriate action is crucial to minimize damage, protect public health and ensure regulatory compliance. 

We provide an integrated program of essential services—from emergency spill response, incident management and environmental site assessment (ESA) to remediation, regulatory compliance and insurance claims management.

Managing Complexity. Mitigating Risk.

Protecting the Environment and your Business.

The insurance claims process is governed by a labyrinth of complex environmental regulations, creating additional levels of uncertainty during time-sensitive incidents. We help our clients navigate the complex processes from initial impact and site assessment to investigation, remediation and project close-out. 

We don’t just manage incidents—we lead the technical, regulatory, insurance claim and recovery processes to achieve the best outcome. This approach reduces risk, saves time and money and protects your business and your reputation.

Essential Services

  1. Incident Management & Recovery

When a crisis occurs, we deploy more than just equipment—we deploy a strategy. Our teams have experience  in stabilizing the scene, containing contaminants, and managing the logistical challenges of an environmental incident. 

  • Integrated Spill Response: Spill containment for overland, rail, and waterway incidents. (Shoreline-clean up and assessment for soil, sand and sediments – SCAT)
  • Tactical Logistics: Environmental oversights for vehicle recovery, cargo salvage, and site management. 
  • Command & Control: Incident management and coordination with first responders, (Police, fire and ambulance) towing, traffic control, and specialized field crews.
  • First Nation Consultation: Our team has decades of experience with First Nation communities in managing the regulatory processes. 
  1. Technical Science & Site Investigation

We assess conditions below the surface to understand the impact to the site. Utilizing Phase I, II, and III Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), we provide the data-driven clarity needed for informed timely decision-making. 

  • Delineation & Characterization: Identifying the scope of soil, groundwater, and sediment impact.
  • Risk-Based Solutions: Designing remediation plans that balance ecological safety with project budgets.
  • Environmental Due Diligence: Soil, sand, sediments, vegetation, wildlife, fish and fish habitat, Riparian and RIP-RAP, SARA, Watern and soil.
  1. Regulatory Compliance verification:

The “red tape” is often more complex than the cleanup. We act as your chief liaison, navigating the evolving provincial and federal regulatory processes to help ensure every box is checked for project close-out.

  • Authorization & Permitting: Seamlessly managing WLRS, MCMM, MOE, AER, DFO, and SARA requirements.
  • Environmental Auditing: Rigorous verification sampling to prove cleanup targets have been met.
  • Habitat Parity: Restoring sites to their pre-disturbance condition through habitat offsetting and reclamation.
  1. The TOTAL Environmental Advantage: Project Lifecycle Management.

    We provide a fully integrated program of technical, regulatory and insurance claims management services all under one, saving you time and money by reducing risk and protecting your business. 

    • Integrated Insurance Coordination: We speak the language of adjusters and providers (including ICBC), helping to ensure the technical data supports your claim. Our regulatory compliance verification processes are integrated into insurance claims process for efficiency. 
    • Multi-Disciplinary: From Qualified Environmental Professionals, (RPBio’s) Professional Engineers (P. Eng) Professional Geologists (P. Geo) and Geotechnical Engineers to HAZWOPER (HAT-MAT) field operators, you have access to a unified team of professionals.
    • Lifecycle Stewardship: We stay with the project from the initial call right through to the final regulatory sign-off and project close-out. 

    Experience by sector:

    We plan, design and deliver resilient programs for small and complex assignments: 

    • Intermodal & Logistics: Road and Rail transportation freight spill and cargo incidents 
    • Critical Infrastructure: Government, Utilities, and Public Works.
    • Natural Resources: Energy, Mining, and Oil & Gas site operations.
    • Built Environment: Industrial facilities and commercial real estate.

    TOTAL Environmental: A Reliable Partner to Protect your business 

    Don’t wait for a crisis to build a plan. Whether you need emergency response or long-term site remediation, our team is ready to support your business. 

    Can we keep pages and links? 

Electrical(Commercial, Industrial & Residential)Plumbing(Commercial, Industrial & ResidentialCarpenters/Cabinet/ Counter makers.Mechanics – All types
Dry-wall/PlasterPainters & decoratorsSite preparationAlarm fitters, Fire & Security
Chimney maintenance4. REE materials separation6. Magnet manufacturing8. Magnet manufacturing
Crane operatorsTruck driversElevators & escalatorsFlooring/tiling/carpets Lino/hardwood)
Drain TileConcrete Pump / Place / FinishFireplacesGlazing (Glass) Window installers
Excavation & DemolitionFencingFramingGutters/drainage
H.V.A.C Heat, ventilation, Air-conditioningInsulationInterior DesignJanitorial
LandscapersPaving & asphaltIrrigationRoofing
Masonry workVacuum SystemSundecksSprinkler Systems
Sheet Metal & fabricatorsSiding/Cladding/Stucco/ Stone and brickBricklayersSwimming Pools
Concrete WorkWater Well DrillingWiring Installation ContractorsCooks

The International trade contractors market grew from $5.4BN in 2022 to $5.7BN in 2023, with growth driven by an increase in demand in construction activity across North America. Currently, leading economies are competing for the same skills, with some countries changing immigration policy in order to attract skilled workers.

Further pressure is driven by the Ukraine war and the pandemic prior, both of which have generated a surge in commodity prices and disruptions in the global skills and materials supply chain driving inflation across goods and services and affecting markets across the globe. In some parts of the World, including across North America, projects are being postponed or cancelled altogether.

There is a growing demand for specialty trade contractors, include subcontractors that specialize in a specific discipline of a construction project.

The main types of specialty trade contractors are foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors; building equipment contractors; building finishing contractors; and other specialty trade contractors. Foundation, structure, and construction exterior contractors work in the speciality trades required to finish a building’s basic structure (foundation, frame, and shell).

Construction costs are increasing steadily due to rising material costs. Companies in the industry experienced subdued growth in their profits with rising prices of materials such as crude oil. A key component of asphalt, increased by 58% in 2021 from the year 2020 . According to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) released by the Bureau of Labour Statistics, in the US, prices paid for items used in residential construction jumped 1.7% in April 2021 and have increased by 12.4% over the last 12 months. Softwood lumber prices increased 6.5 percent in April 2021, setting a new high for the third month in a row, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Lumber prices have risen by 52.0 percent since November 2020. High material prices will continue to adversely affect the specialty trade contractor market for years to come.

Emergency spill response and planning

  • 24/7 rapid response
  • Spill reporting advisory
  • Dispatch and Field Emergency response
  • First responder support and coordination
  • Initial incident assessment...
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Environmental remediation, monitoring and Engineering

  • Diesel and hydraulic fuels
  • Tankers and trailer cargo
  • Haz-Mat assessments
  • Environmental and site risk assessment
  • Environmental Impacts Assessments
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Commercial Insurance Claims Management

  • Claims insurance compliance and policy volitation risk assessment (CIV/PRC©)
  • Regulatory and Insurance coordination
  • Vehicle and trailer storage in three locations.
  • ICBC and private commercial insurance claims management.
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Regulatory, permitting and compliance

  • Regulatory compliance risk assessment
  • Regulatory compliancy verifications (RCV’s)
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Field and Project level operations

  • Vehicle and cargo recovery oversight and monitoring
  • Cargo recovery, logistics and storage
  • Site remediation, recovery, clean-up, waste disposal, removal and abatement
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Market sectors we serve

Transportation

Assisting with road, rail, and marine environmental incidents.

Government

Supporting regulatory compliance and infrastructure protection.

Buildings & Structures

Site assessments, risk management, and restoration.

Insurance

Managing commercial claims, risk assessments, and policy compliance.

Industrial

Handling hazardous materials and environmental safety.

Oil & Gas

Spill response, remediation, and regulatory compliance.

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