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Expertise

Support for
municipalities and RCMs.

Building solid projects, securing the right funding. We support municipalities and RCMs in planning their interventions in natural environments and in accessing government funding programs (PRCMHH, ATCL, and others).

Overview

Environmental expertise that moves your municipal projects forward.

From commercial and residential development to recreational and tourism projects, including land-use planning, floodplain review, wetland protection and litigated files, municipalities and RCMs deal daily with increasingly complex environmental issues.

Our team supports municipal and supra-municipal bodies at every stage of their mandates: ecological characterization, project analysis and design, technical studies, ministerial authorization requests, funding applications and construction monitoring.

Our knowledge of the available financial assistance programs (PRCMHH, ATCL, etc.) allows us, when the situation lends itself, to identify the funding sources a project may be eligible for and help reduce its costs for the organization.

What it includes

From strategic planning to project completion.

  • Ecological characterization (wetlands, waterbodies, terrestrial environments)
  • Geomatics analyses
  • Hydrogeomorphological characterization
  • Watershed analysis
  • Mapping of floodplains and mobility zones
  • Mobility opinions
  • Land-use planning and development
  • Analysis of the environmental feasibility of development projects
  • Carrying capacity and cumulative impact studies
  • Support for land-use plan reviews (natural environments and constraint zones)
  • Natural hazard management plans
  • Wildlife habitat developments
  • Monitoring and updates of regional wetland plans (PRMHH)
  • Regulation, authorizations, and legal expertise
  • Ministerial authorization requests (MELCCFP, DFO)
  • Regulatory analysis and advisory opinions
  • Support as an expert witness in litigated files
  • Environmental advisory services
  • Funding and conservation
  • Identification of environmental projects eligible for funding programs
  • Preparation of funding applications (PRCMHH, ATCL)
  • Training and support
  • Training municipal teams on natural environment management tools
Supporting an RCM in developing its regional wetland plan
Our method

A structured partnership that turns your environmental issues into opportunities.

  1. Environmental overview of the territory

    Analysis of the municipal or supra-municipal territory: inventory of existing natural environments, identification of priority conservation issues, overview of floodplains and other natural issues. A complete GIS database to guide decisions.

  2. Identifying funding opportunities

    Analysis of available funding programs (PRCMHH, ATCL, federal programs) in light of the needs and projects identified. Filing calendar and strategy to strengthen the applications.

  3. Preparing applications and carrying out studies

    Preparation of application forms, drafting of technical sections, completion of required environmental studies (characterizations, mapping, HGM analyses). Assembly of the complete, submission-ready file.

  4. Monitoring, delivery, and reporting

    Support throughout the delivery of funded projects, technical supervision, and monitoring of program reporting requirements. Closing report compliant with funders' requirements.

This expertise, in action.

Regional wetland plan, MRC du Fjord-du-Saguenay
Municipal support for PRCMHH funding