Knowing and understanding what each regulatory agency expects, what they reject, and what they willing to negotiate is the difference between a four-month approval and a fourteen-month one.
Navigating the complex and ever-changing world of Government and Municipal laws, bylaws, policies and regulations can be daunting, which is why we’ve built a team of experienced professionals to help.
Our team members have direct experience working with Government at all levels, and across each function and branch of Government, including National and Federal, First Nation and Indigenous Governments, State and Provincial, Local authorities and Municipalities.
Our team prepares, submits, and manages environmental permits across British Columbia and Western Canada — daily work with the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship (WLRS), the Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals (MCMM), the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOT), the Ministry of Environment and Parks (MOE), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the BC Energy Regulator, the Environmental Assessment Office, and local government planning departments.
Each submission is prepared by a qualified professional with experience working with regulators, adjudicators and senior inspectors. By working directly with regulators to verify each step in the process, we are able to advance the applications to submisson ready status.
From baseline studies and impact assessments through to Mines Act permits, RAPR assessments, DFO authorizations, EMA discharge permits, Water Sustainability Act licences, and EAO submissions where required — we manage the regulatory path so the rest of the project can stay on track.
Permitting, capital project support, and environmental services for local, provincial, and federal government clients.
How we support public sector clients
Municipal and provincial work demands fluency in overlapping bylaws, regulations, and approval processes. Our team carries direct experience with WLRS, MCMM, MOT, MOE, DFO, ECCC, and local government planning and engineering departments. We support owners through procurement, permitting, technical review, and delivery.
Services
Client experience
BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, BC Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals, Metro Vancouver, City of Chilliwack, City of Abbotsford, District of Kent, City of Calgary, City of Vancouver, Emergency Management BC, and First Nations governments.
Selected projects
Government Relations
As the firms senior Government Relations Director, Jim Bennett brings over 30 years of executive and managerial experience in communications and governmental relations.
Prior to joining the team, Jim was the Owner and President of The Bennett Group LLC, a management consulting firm that provided governmental relations support for clients such as TimeWarner, the Utah Hospital Association, Utah League of Credit Unions, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Utah Transit Authority, FranklinCovey, Deseret News. He has also managed dozens of local, statewide and national political campaigns.
Jim has appeared on MSNBC with Andrea Mitchell and Lawrence O’Donnell as a political contributor.
Jim received his Master of Business Administration from Brigham Young University his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California in 1993.
With decades of experience in the public arena, Jim stands ready to help you and your company succeed.
