Consulting Services

Ecovision advises non-profit organizations, governments and businesses seeking to defend nature and achieve ecologically sustainable communities and economies.

 

Ecovision's areas of policy services include:

  • Environmental assessment of projects, policies and programs

  • Climate change mitigation and adaptation

  • Nature, wildlife and environmental policy

  • Achieving greener federal budgets

  • Governance and strategic planning of environmental non-profit organizations and charities

  • Government relations

Recent Consulting Projects

 
  • Consultant on biodiversity legislation and government relations (Ecojustice, 2022 - present)

  • Interim Policy Director (Nature Canada, March - May 2023)

  • Consultant on biodiversity legislation and government relations (Greenpeace Canada, 2021 - 2022)

  • Emeritus Counsel (Nature Canada, 2020 to 2022)

  • Member of Advisory Committee (Parliamentary Commissioner on Environment and Economy, 2016 - 2019)

  • Member of Toward Sustainable Mining Community Interest Panel (Mining Association of Canada, 2016 - 2020)

  • Member of Species at Risk Advisory Committee (Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2017 - 2020)

  • Co-chair (Green Budget Coalition, a coalition of 22 national nature and environmental organizations, 2017 - 2019)

  • Public sector advisor for ENACT, an eight-year, $16-million  project to build sustainable development capacity in Jamaica (CIDA)

  • Capacity development coordinator and environmental law advisor for the three-year Zimbabwe Mining Titles and Environment Project (CIDA)

  • Environmental law and policy advisor for the five-year Costa Rica Productive Sector Modernization Project (CIDA)

  • Advisor on departmental sustainable development strategy  process (Industry Canada)

  • Advisor on federal legislation to implement development assessment process under the Yukon Indian land claim agreement (Government of Yukon)

  • Advisor to Slovakian Ministry of Environment on access to information law (Harvard University, US AID)

Previous Legal Projects

 

Until late 2022, Ecovision also provided legal services to nature and environmental not-for-profit groups. Previous legal projects include:

  • Serving as emeritus counsel to Nature Canada and Nature Network groups on environmental and NGO governance law issues (2020 - 2022)

  • Serving as adjunct professor, teaching introductory environmental law course (Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015), natural resources law course (Winter 2013), and environmental assessment law seminar (Winter 2012, Autumn 2012) (University of Ottawa Faculty of Law 2013 - present)

  • Counsel for joint environmental assessment review of  Marathon Platinum-Gold Mine Project  (Citizens for Responsible Industry in Northwestern Ontario,  2011 - 2014

  • Serving as counsel at hearings for Joslyn North Oil Sands Mine Project (Sierra Club Prairie, 2010)

  • Proposing options for a comprehensive federal review of laws, regulations and policies governing oil pollution prevention, contingency planning and clean-up (Tar Sands Group, 2010)

  • Leading Mackenzie WILD campaign and providing representation at National Energy Board hearings for Mackenzie Gas Project (Sierra Club Prairie, Nature Canada, 2009-2010)

  • Leading NGO advocacy in Parliament to sever environmental law provisions from budget implementation bill, and reform Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (Ecojustice, 2010)

  • Advising federal Member of Parliament on, and drafting, private member's bill requiring establishment of cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (2010)

Past Ecovision Clients