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Falkirk Environmental Consultants Ltd. (Falkirk) is a leading Canadian consulting firm focused on the areas of regulatory affairs and permitting, Indigenous engagement and relationship building, water stewardship, closure and reclamation planning, compliance and environmental management, and project management. Falkirk is at the intersection between industry, communities, and government helping to define successful pathways for projects to advance. We often act as an “owner’s’ representative” and are known for tackling strategic, complex problems by bringing forward creative, cost-effective solutions.

Falkirk takes great pride in having a diverse senior management and technical team, strong Indigenous representation throughout our organization, and decades of success and experience in the resource sector. The Falkirk motto is “Getting it Right, the First Time” because that is what we do.

Falkirk is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia and currently has nearly 30 full time employees made up of senior project management professionals, Indigenous engagement experts, Professional Engineers, environmental and data scientists, and social science and project permitting specialists from across Canada. As a firm we also partner with independent technical specialists in specific areas to meet client or project requirements.

Our team members come from across Canada and the southern United States and we have direct experience working in nearly all the key resource regions of North and South America.

The Falkirk team has helped companies and organizations in British Columbia, across Canada, and in other jurisdictions globally, to navigate their projects through complex permitting processes and political realities. Successfully moving projects into their next phase of development with understanding, alignment, and strong support. Key Practice Areas for the company focus on the following four key issues:

Project Permitting and Regulatory Affairs,
Indigenous Engagement, Reconciliation Planning, and Socioeconomics,
Water Stewardship, and
Environmental Management and Compliance.

And from this, our team’s core competencies include:

Full project permitting strategy design and implementation, budget control, contractor/specialist selection, and outcomes management;
Project permitting, licences, and regulatory affairs for all stages of the development cycle from exploration to the feasibility and environmental assessment stage, operations, and ultimate closure;
Indigenous engagement, consultation, and relationship building;
Socio-economic studies, community, and land use planning;
Water stewardship including water quality predictive modeling, hydrology, water management, and water treatment;
Government affairs and strategy at all levels from local, to provincial/state, and territorial to Federal; and
Environmental management and compliance of industrial operations.

All the above services are delivered using well established health and safety and project management protocols.

Our team members are known as thought leaders in their areas of expertise and have received a number of awards and recognitions for their work.

Principles that guide us:

We think and act like owners

We provide solutions that are cost-effective and timely.

We differentiate ourselves by thinking and acting like owners, we commit to building resilient and meaningful relationships, timelines and focus on outcomes. Our team has an unparalleled track record of success both in government and industry delivering project approvals in a timely and cost-effective manner. We do this using strong relationships, science and engineering proficiency, and communication strategies that align project goals with those of the communities in which we work.

Falkirk has helped companies and organizations across Canada, and in other jurisdictions globally, to navigate their projects through complex permitting processes and political realities, successfully moving them into their next phase of development with understanding, alignment and strong support.

A team that gets results

We are dedicated to taking your project from plan to completion.

Falkirk Environmental Consultants has been involved in full project permitting strategy design and implementation, budget control, contractor/specialist selection, and outcomes management. Project permitting, licences, and regulatory affairs for all stages of the development cycle from exploration and assessment to operations and ultimate closure. Design and management of baseline environmental studies. Full environmental assessment process management (Federal, Provincial, State, and Territorial) and regulatory engagement. Government affairs and strategy at all levels from local to provincial, territorial, and Federal, and Indigenous/First Nations and community engagement, public affairs and communications. Due diligence and risk assessments.

Track record of success

Our team has the skills for any project from permitting to public affairs.

Falkirk is comprised of an accomplished team of senior technical, regulatory, and indigenous engagement professionals with decades of experience. We are headquartered in Vancouver, BC and our primary focus is on the natural resource sector including mining and mineral exploration, energy, and large scale infrastructure projects. We lead the engagement, permitting, and regulatory affairs matters for dozens of projects across Canada and internationally. We work with government, financial institutions, and communities to provide solutions to complex issues.

Our commitment to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples

Critical to the Falkirk mission is to be a positive force in Canada and globally in advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

Beginning with our leadership team that care deeply about these issues and are recognized and celebrated leaders in Indigenous rights issues to the cultural sensitivity training that all of our staff receive or our approach to building and supporting meaningful relationships between industry and Indigenous communities, we have a deep respect for the history, knowledge, wisdom and rights of Indigenous people.