We help people work together to achieve big things by providing a range of policy services to support government and civic organizations.

From arts and culture to health systems to urban planning, we work across many fields and bring our clients better ways to frame, collaborate and achieve their goals.

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Client list

Project list

2023

  • OurCare: A Pan-Canadian Conversation about Primary Care

  • Youth Assembly on Digital Rights and Safety

  • Royal Canadian Geographical Society Centennial Plan

  • Hamilton Public Health Services Board of Health Governance Review

  • Fleming College: IGNITE Summit

  • Women's College Hospital Family Practice Health Centre 2023-2028 Strategic Plan

  • Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto 2023–2025 Medical Education Strategic Plan

2022

  • Government of British Columbia: BC Services Card App Adoption Research

  • Democratic Action Fund

  • Toronto Public Library: Know Your Vote & Celebrate Democracy

  • University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine 2022–2027 Strategic Plan

  • Toronto Public Health: Application for Exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

  • Citizens' Assembly on Democratic Expression, Year Three

  • Toronto Public Library Research & Reference Tier and Special Collections Cultural Plan

  • Toronto Pearson Priorities Panel

  • World Wildlife Foundation Conservation Team Facilitation

  • Barrie Police Community Safety Implementation Plan

2021

  • West Neighbourhood House Community Check-up

  • Citizens' Assembly on Democratic Expression, Year Two

  • Ontario Nurses Association Implementation Planning

  • Disability Without Poverty: Canada Disability Benefit Policy Development

  • Algoma Citizens' Reference Panel on Integrated Care

  • World Wildlife Foundation National Conservation Team Retreat

  • World Health Organization: Global Tobacco Control Strategy

  • Toronto Public Health Drug Strategy

  • Canada Learning Code Educator and Community Engagement

  • Metrolinx Regional Roundtable

2020

  • West Neighbourhood House Community Check-up

  • Ontario Nurses Association Strategic Plan

  • Future Skills Canada: PetroLMI

  • Saskatoon Public Library Engagement Strategy

  • Citizens' Assembly on Democratic Expression, Year One

  • Ontario Justice Centres Architectural Vision

  • Family Service Toronto Strategic Plan

  • CQUIP Strategic Plan

  • City of Barrie's Community Safety and Well-Being Plan

  • FRSA Residents' Reference Panel on Auto Insurance in Ontario

  • GTAA Airport Explorers

  • Canada Learning Code Teaching for the Digital Future: Developing a Pan-Canadian K-12 Computer Science Framework

2019

  • Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain: Panel de citoyens sur la mobilité dans la Région Métropolitaine de Montréal

  • Canada Learning Code: Teaching for the Digital Future, Developing a Pan-Canadian K-12 Computer Science Framework

  • City of Hamilton: Hamilton Children’s Museum Visioning and Public Engagement

  • City of Toronto: TransformTO Implementation Plan - Public Meetings, Survey, Conversation Guide

  • City of Toronto: TransformTO Implementation Plan - Stakeholder Engagement and Resident Panel

  • Metrolinx Regional Reference Panel

  • Metrolinx Regional Roundtable and Fare Integration Forum

  • Neighbourhood Legal Services: Health Justice Program Community Engagement

  • Ontario College of Family Physicians: Compassionate Care and Opioid Management

  • Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General: Creating Ontario Justice Centres, Collaborative Design and Development

  • Toronto Public Library: Civic Life

  • Trans Canada Trail Next

2018

  • Canada Learning Code: Pan-Canadian K-12 Computer Science Framework Learning Forum

  • Children’s Treatment Network: 2018-2021 Strategic Plan

  • City of Toronto: First Parliament Project, Master Plan Public and Stakeholder Engagement

  • Compass Canada: The Culture of Food in Scarborough Research

  • Greater Toronto Airports Authority: Engagement Strategy and Management

  • Kingston Frontenac Public Library: Code of Conduct Engagement Process

  • Metrolinx Intergovernmental Forum

  • Metrolinx: Standing Reference Panel

  • North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network: Annual Care Connections Forum Planning

  • Ontario College of Family Physicians: Strategic Planning Conference

  • Ontario Ministry of Attorney General: Toronto and London Community Justice Centre Needs Assessments (Phase II)

  • Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure: Long-Term Infrastructure Plan Stakeholder Roundtables

  • Ontario Ministry of the Status of Women: Then, Now, Next: Ontario’s Women’s Empowerment Summit

  • Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport: 2018 Ontario Sport Symposium

  • Open Society Foundations: Communicating the Right of People with Disabilities to Decide

  • Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre: Community Dental Care Sustainability Model

  • Public Safety Canada: Strategy Session

  • Sidewalk Toronto: Digital Fellows Program

  • Sidewalk Toronto: Expert Working Groups

  • Sidewalk Toronto: Kids Camp

  • Sidewalk Toronto: Public Roundtable Meetings and Public Talks

  • Sidewalk Toronto: Quayside Public and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy

  • Sidewalk Toronto: Residents Reference Panel

  • St. Michael’s Hospital: Community Research Co-Design Team

  • Toronto Public Library: Know Your Vote T.O.

2017

  • Canada Health Infoway: Better Health Together Workshop

  • City of Toronto: First Parliament Heritage Interpretation Strategy Engagement

  • City of Toronto: Planning Review Panel (II)

  • Duncan-North Cowichan Citizens’ Assembly on Municipal Amalgamation

  • Government of Canada: Federal Expert Panel on Youth Employment

  • Greater Toronto Airports Authority: Toronto Pearson Residents’ Reference Panel on Airport Growth and Noise Fairness

  • Metrolinx: Residents’ Reference Panel on the Regional Transportation Plan

  • Ontario Association of Children’s Rehabilitation Services: Policy Summit

  • Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations: Policy Exchange 2017

  • Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development: Student Advisory Council

  • Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General: Community Justice Centre Needs Assessment

  • Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: Patient and Family Advisory Panel Recruitment and Selection

  • Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure:
    Long-Term Infrastructure Plan Stakeholder Roundtables

  • Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport: 2017 Ontario Sport Symposium

  • Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation: Canada's Drug Futures Forum

  • St. Michael's Hospital: Essential Medicines Workshop

  • St. Michael’s Hospital: Patient, Family, and Community Engagement Evaluation

  • Trans Canada Trail Foundation 2018-2022 Strategic Plan

2016

  • City of Lethbridge Citizens' Assembly on Councillor Employment and Compensation

  • Community Foundations of Canada: 150 Alliance Roadshow

  • City of Toronto: Old City Hall Public Consultation

  • Citizens' Reference Panel on Pharmacare in Canada

  • Region of Peel Governance Review

  • St. Joseph’s Health Centre Recognition Program

  • Vulnerable Persons Standard

  • Canadian Race Relations Foundation Living Together Symposia

  • Health Quality Ontario Patient Engagement Framework

  • City of Brampton’s Council and City Leaders Engagement Workshop

  • St. Michael’s Hospital Residents Health Services Panel

  • St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team Patient Design Session

  • Toronto Central LHIN Patients First Proposal Public Consultation

  • Toronto Central LHIN Primary Care Transitions Physician Engagement

  • Ontario 2016 Sport Symposium

  • Toronto Supervised Injection Services Community Consultations

  • St. James Park Masterplan and Site Improvements Consultation Process

  • Consultation Process for the Redevelopment of Facilities and Public Space in Moss Park

  • People for Education Stakeholder Measuring What Matters Summit

2015

  • 150 Alliance 150

  • Calgary Commission on Municipal Infrastructure

  • Inspirit Conference: Change Up

  • Local Health Integration Network’s Ontario Wide Patient Engagement Survey

  • Metrolinx Residents’ Reference Panel on the Davenport Community Rail Overpass

  • OHA Health Achieve Tune up

  • Plexxus Environmental Scan

  • Public/Patient Engagement Training Institute and Patient Advisory Council

  • Scarborough Hospital Engagement and Place-making Strategy

  • The Citizens’ Reference Panel on the Mental Health Action Plan for Canada

  • Toronto Arts Council Strategic Plan

  • Toronto Central LHIN Health Equity Roadmap Development

  • Toronto Planning Review Panel

  • Town of Whitby Food Truck By-Law Review

  • Trans Canada Trail Futures

2014

  • Grandview-Woodland Community Plan Citizens’ Assembly

  • Halton Region Citizens’ Reference Panel on Strategic Priorities

  • PEI 2014 New Canada Conference

  • Port Hope Radioactive Waste Remediation Community Liaison Groups

  • Residents’ Reference Panel on Supervised Injection Services

  • Residents’ Review Panel for the LHIN Patient Experience Survey

  • Review of the Quality of Care Information Protection Act, 2004: Patient & Family Engagement

  • St. Joseph’s Health Centre Community Reference Panel

2013

  • BC Services Card User Panel

  • CAMH Next Leaders Program

  • Canadian Urban Transit Association Symposium

  • CBC 2017 Starts Now Conferences

  • CBC Corporate Engagement Strategy

  • Metrolinx: Residents’ Reference Panel on Regional Transportation Investment

  • Metrolinx: The Big Move Public Roundtables

  • OHA Conference Engagement Review

  • Prince Edward County Civic Lottery

  • Second Generation Health System Strategy for Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  • Wagemark Foundation


2012

  • Calgary Arts Development Strategy Citizens’ Reference Panel

  • City of Pickering Engagement Strategy

  • ImagiNation 150 Municipal Planning Handbook

  • Metrolinx: Big Move Transit Investment Conversation Kit

  • Next10 Volunteerism in Ontario Survey

  • OHA National Nursing Executive Summit

  • Port Hope Radioactive Waste Remediation Community Liaison Groups

  • Quetico Foundation Board Renewal Strategy

  • Reluctant Radicals (Counterpoint)

  • Residents’ Workshops on Halton’s Affordable Housing Strategy

  • The Residents’ Panel to Review the Condominium Act

  • TransCanada Trail Strategic Plan

  • Transition to Early Years Programming

  • United Way Strategic Plan Public and Stakeholder Consultation

  • YMCA Canada Annual General Meeting

  • YMCA Redevelopment Engagement Handguide

  • YMCA Brand Camp

  • Canadian Nurses Association Expert Commission Public Consultation

  • Citizens’ Reference Panel on Ontario Health Services

  • Future Fund Evaluation Survey

2011

  • Halton Community Investment Fund Review

  • Halton Region Citizens’ Reference Panel on Strategic Priorities

  • Hamilton Citizens’ Reference Panel on Cultural Policy and Planning

  • Holding a Better Public Meeting Handbook

  • Metrolinx Public and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy for Regional Transportation Planning

  • Middle East and North Africa YAANI Policy Lab (British Council)

  • NRTEE: Climate Prosperity Public Engagement Strategy

  • OHA National Nursing Executive Summit

  • Partnership Project Non-profit Sector Survey

  • PEI2014 Winter Forum

  • Saskatchewan Trail Completion Summit

  • TCHC Tenant Communications Strategy & Tenants’ Reference Panel

  • The Ottawa Hospital Patients' Reference Panel on Clinical Services Transformation

  • Toronto Arts Strategy Consultation

  • Toronto Residents’ Reference Panel on Household Income

  • Understanding Alternate Level of Care

  • YMCA Canada Annual General Meeting

2010

  • 150!Canada Conference

  • ArtSmarts Strategic Plan

  • Citizens’ Advisory Panel on Clinical Hospital Services Distribution Plan

  • Developing a Strategic Vision for the TCHC Youth Council

  • Explosives and the Environment: A Public Deliberation (Civic Lottery)

  • Mayor’s Citizen Advisory Committee on Civic Engagement

  • North York East Local Immigration Partnership Community Engagement Refresh

  • Ontario Youth Matter Youth Advisory Council

  • Politics of Participation: Learning from Canada’s Centennial Year

  • TransCanada Trail National Leadership Roundtable

  • Ward 5 Citizens’ Workshop Series

  • Waterloo-Wellington’s CCAC Engagement Strategy

  • YMCA Canada Annual General Meeting

  • YMCA Canada Strategic Plan

  • Biobanking in BC: A Deliberative Public Consultation

  • Central LHIN Citizens’ Reference Panel on Regional Health Priorities

2009

  • ENGAGE 2009: Workshop on Health Services and Integration Planning & Citizens’ Reference Panel on Regional Health Priorities

  • Engaging with impact: Targets and indicators for successful community engagement by Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks

  • Feasibility Study for an Ontario School of Social Entrepreneurs

  • MH LHIN Citizens’ Reference Panel on Regional Health Priorities

  • Northumberland Hills Hospital Citizens’ Advisory Panel on Health Service Prioritization

  • Provincial-Municipal Fiscal Service Delivery Review Evaluation

2008

  • Citizens’ Reference Panel on Health Technologies (Civic Lottery)

  • Ignite the Americas: International Youth Arts Forum

  • Offline Engagement: How Young Canadians Can Contribute to Making Better Public Policy

  • SE LHIN Citizens’ Regional Health Assembly

  • Sorted: Civic Lotteries and the Future of Public Participation