Thank you to our 2021 WIN Awards sponsors!
Platinum
KPMG in Canada is a proud sponsor of the Women’s Infrastructure Network and honoured to play a role in recognizing the women who have made significant contributions to the industry. As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 14 consecutive years, we are dedicated to supporting the development and leadership of women in the infrastructure sector.
KPMG’s Infrastructure Team thrives on complex, end to end infrastructure challenges that demand situational agility and unparalleled tenacity. With deep experience across industries, disciplines, and borders, we tailor our service teams to meet the unique requirements and challenges of each project. Working closely with our clients, KPMG in Canada aims to provide progressive and results-oriented advice to meet business needs.
For more information, visit https://home.kpmg/ca/en/home/industries/infrastructure.html
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As a Canadian leader in construction and infrastructure development with global expertise, Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) strives to be the number one Canadian infrastructure company and is proud to be recognized as one of the Best Employers in Canada. Aecon safely, profitably and sustainably delivers integrated solutions to private and public-sector clients through its Construction segment in the Civil, Urban Transportation, Nuclear, Utility and Industrial sectors, and provides project development, financing, investment and management services through its Concessions segment. Visit aecon.com and join our online community on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram @AeconGroup.
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BTY Group is an award-winning global leader in Infrastructure Advisory services. Over the past 40 years, the independent consultancy has established reporting standards in both mature and emerging PPP markets for procurement, technical advisory and independent certification. A proud and involved supporter for the Women's Infrastructure Network, BTY is committed to enabling lasting growth and progression for women in STEM professions across the infrastructure space.
Concert Infrastructure is an independent, long-term investor, developer and manager of Canadian public infrastructure projects. Its foundation includes the financial strength and backing of Canadians represented by the union and management pension plans who own the company as well as the 29-year history, experience and success of Concert Properties. Concert develops projects that help build and strengthen Canadian communities.
EllisDon is a world-leading construction and building services company that completes in excess of $5 billion worth of contracts annually, in every market sector and across the globe. Over the last 70 years, we’ve grown from being a general contractor to a multi-faceted company that can deliver any aspect of a project. Our “Cradle-to-Grave” construction and total service offering lets us deliver projects in their entirety. We can lead projects all the way from the initial concept phase to long-term asset management, operations and maintenance. By leveraging our core construction and building services capabilities throughout the pre-construction, construction, and post-construction phases of a project, we are able to provide solutions to clients that bring outstanding value, minimize risk, and guarantee success. The driving force behind some of the most original and exciting projects in the world, EllisDon has distinguished itself through innovative people and practices.
Fasken is a proud sponsor of the Women’s Infrastructure Network and a committed partner in promoting and advancing the leadership of women, including in the infrastructure sector. The Fasken Global Infrastructure and Projects team are the recipients of the Silver P3 Bulletin Award for North American Legal Advisor of the Year (2019) and IJGlobal’s North America Public Sector Legal Advisor of the Year (2018). The team has also acted on significant transactions that have won numerous awards, including; Best Road/Bridge/Tunnel Project, North America Transmission Project of the Year, North America Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year and North America Utility Deal of the Year. More recently, the group played a significant role in the ground breaking Wataynikaneyap Transmission Project. Fasken has also been consistently ranked as a top firm in this sector in leading independent industry reviews and publications. The Fasken Global Infrastructure & Projects Group is comprised of a multi-jurisdictional team with lawyers across Canada, Europe and Africa, and regularly advises project developers, consortia, constructors, bond underwriters, lenders (both bank and bond) and procuring authorities. They have a proven track record of closing projects on behalf of their clients in both Canada and the US, having advised on significant projects both north and south of the border.
To learn more about our Global Infrastructure & Projects Group, please visit our website.
Golder is a leading, specialized, global employee-owned engineering and consulting firm with over a half century of successful service to its clients. Golder’s 6,500 professionals offer unique skills to address the ever-evolving challenges that earth, environment and energy present to clients and their projects across the world’s major industries.
Graham is proud to sponsor the Women’s Infrastructure Network and its promotion of the advancement and leadership of women in the infrastructure industry. We value the opinions and contributions women make within our company and throughout the industry, and actively seek to recognize and celebrate those achievements. Graham is an employee-owned construction solutions partner with revenues exceeding $2 billion annually. With over nine decades of experience, Graham provides general contracting, design-build, integrated project delivery, construction management, public-private partnerships and development services in the buildings, industrial, infrastructure and project finance sectors. Graham has offices throughout North America and employs over 1,600 passionate professionals focused on delivering lasting value. Graham has the resources, capacity and expertise to undertake projects of every scope, scale and complexity. Visit us at grahambuilds.com to discover how we’re building for a better tomorrow.
The Ledcor Group of Companies is one of North America’s most diversified construction companies, serving the building, oil & gas, infrastructure, mining, power, and telecommunications sectors. Ledcor also owns operations in property investment, forestry, aviation, and marine transportation services. Ledcor employs over 7,000 people across 20 offices, and numerous construction sites. Since 1947 we have been growing with our clients and partners: Forward. Together. Find out how at www.ledcor.com.
McCarthy Tétrault is proud to support the Women’s Infrastructure Network and applauds its commitment to building vibrant networks and creating valuable development and leadership opportunities for women in the infrastructure sector. McCarthy Tétrault’s Infrastructure Group is a recognized leader in Canada and is consistently ranked for infrastructure, projects and project finance by Chambers Global, IFLR 1000, and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. We act for all parties including governments and other project sponsors, bidding consortia, investors, international and domestic banks, and underwriters in a wide variety of sectors, including social infrastructure, transportation and power. At all times, we strive to innovate, taking our knowledge beyond legal expertise to understand our clients' business and strategic needs. This commitment is essential to our success and has led to our work on Canada's most significant infrastructure transactions and projects, on behalf of a wide variety of interests both in North America and abroad.
To learn more about our Infrastructure group, visit our Group page.
National Bank Financial Markets is proud to be a sponsor of the Women’s Infrastructure Network and to promote the development and advancement of women in the industry. A fully-integrated investment dealer and a subsidiary of National Bank of Canada, we offer clients a full suite of financial solutions from debt and equity underwriting to bank credit and risk management products. National Bank Financial Markets also delivers comprehensive advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and financing. A recognized leader in Infrastructure and Project Finance, our team provides clients with sound advice, comprehensive products, and exceptional levels of service that span the entire project lifecycle.
Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth accumulation products to individuals and corporate customers. Chartered in 1865, Sun Life Financial and its partners currently have operations in key markets worldwide including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Bermuda and Asia. Sun Life has over 7,710 employees with 3,600 advisors and managers. Sun Life's financial strength is reflected in their strong credit ratings of Aa3 and AA-, according to Moody's and Standard & Poor's, respectively. Sun Life's Project Finance team within Sun Life Investment Management, is based in Toronto and invests in project finance, power and infrastructure financings across North America, Europe, and Australia. The Project Finance team currently holds a portfolio of investments exceeding C$10 billion. The team has significant experience in investing and funding PPP/PFI transactions where they have underwritten and participated in a wide range of transactions.
At WSP, we are proud to be surrounded by so many inspiring women who make significant and meaningful contributions to infrastructure in Canada and abroad.
As one of the world's leading professional services firms, WSP provides technical expertise and strategic advice to clients in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Energy sectors, as well as offering project and program delivery and advisory services. Our experts include engineers, advisors, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. With approximately 49,500 talented people in 550 offices across 40 countries—more than 8,000 in Canada and 9,500 in the U.S.—we are uniquely positioned to deliver successful and sustainable projects, wherever our clients need us. www.wsp.com
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ACCIONA is a global company and has successfully delivered large infrastructure projects across Canada since 2001. Our leadership and expertise span the entire value chain from research and development through construction, operation and maintenance of projects. Currently involved in some of Canada’s largest infrastructure projects, ACCIONA delivers solutions that contribute to the economic and social progress of the communities in which it operates. www.acciona.ca
In 2019, our three primary life insurance brands - Great-West Life, Canada Life and London Life—came under one strong brand name—Canada Life. We are one of the largest financial institutions in Canada with total assets under management of over $400 billion.
Our commercial mortgages, public bond and private placement investments provide opportunities for businesses and governments to help create employment, fund research and development, and support infrastructure, healthcare and renewable energy projects.
Our Canadian fixed income investment portfolio exceeds $65 billion. Private Debt group manages over $10 billion of which $7.4 billion are infrastructure investments including green energy projects, airports, port terminals, hospitals, transit, highways, utilities, schools and universities. In 2019 alone, our Private Debt group invested $1.5 billion in new private placements of which close to $900 million were in infrastructure-related transactions.
CBRE Caledon Capital Management Inc. (“CBRE Caledon”) is a leading infrastructure and private equity solutions provider. CBRE Caledon creates long-term value for its investors by accessing and managing high quality investment opportunities and building comprehensive infrastructure and private equity portfolios. Today, its dedicated team of over 50 professionals represents over $10 billion on behalf of institutional investors globally. CBRE Caledon is a separate business unit within CBRE’s independently operated investment management subsidiary, CBRE Global Investors. CBRE Global Investors is one of the world’s largest real asset investment management firms with $106 billion in assets under management. The Firm sponsors real asset investment programs across the risk/return spectrum in the Americas, Europe and Asia for over 500 institutional investors worldwide.
As an industry-leading provider of trustee services to public-private partnership (P3) projects across the country, Computershare Trust Company of Canada participates in many of Canada's prominent P3 and project finance transactions for infrastructure projects within a variety of sectors including transportation, energy and social infrastructure.
Our corporate trust team combines a broad array of in-house legal expertise and a deep base of experience, which ensures we can deliver the most efficient solutions tailored to your specific project. Computershare Trust Company of Canada is a federally regulated trust company licensed to operate in all jurisdictions across Canada with over $1.8 trillion CAD in debt under administration. We offer corporate trust services
in both official languages and provide on the ground support for projects across Canada from our offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.
Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a global market leader in corporate trust, transfer agency and share registration, corporate actions, employee equity plans, mortgage servicing, and stakeholder communications. We also specialize in proxy solicitation, bankruptcy, class action and utility administration, and a range of other diversified financial and governance services.
Davies is a leading Canadian business law firm focused on high-stakes matters. Tackling our clients’ issues with clarity and speed, we are consistently at the heart of their most complex deals and cases. With offices in Toronto, Montréal and New York, we are recognized as a top-tier firm in each of our core practice areas.
Our commitment to fostering equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is embedded in how we work as a firm. EDI reflects the firm’s core values and strengthens our relationships with each other and with clients, shaping the work we do on their behalf. We embrace our differences in an inclusive culture that is collaborative, empowering and enriched by diverse perspectives.
Founded in 2000, P1 Consulting is a dynamic and progressive consulting firm with a strong reputation in the fields of fairness, procurement, complex outsourcing arrangements and facilities management solutions. P1 serves leading, national and international businesses and public sector agencies including municipal, provincial and federal jurisdictions.
By design, we are a small, boutique firm with operations across Canada and the US. We are a flexible and organic company that evolves and adapts as quickly as the industries we advise, to ensure that we always remain on the leading edge of best practices. A unique and specialised firm with an unparalleled depth of expertise, we establish strong and lasting relationships with our clients, which is why a large portion of our business is with repeat clients.
We help our clients reach their goals by empowering them with informed choices, and understand that every organization is guided by unique considerations that require specialized solutions. We take a hands-on, collaborative approach to manage projects, provide timely support and develop innovative solutions for complex projects. For every engagement, we assemble a team with the most appropriate experience and expertise.
Plenary Group is a proud sponsor of the Women's Infrastructure Network and is a strong supporter of the advancement and leadership of women in the infrastructure sector as North America's leading specialized developer of long-term Public-Private Partnerships/Alternative Financing and Procurement (PPP/AFP) projects.
Plenary Group has become North America's leading specialized developer in the Public-Private Partnership market since its inception in 2005, with a portfolio of more than $16 billion in Canadian and American public infrastructure assets under management.
Our business model relies on strong partnerships with local contractors, sub-contractors and trades to ensure the efficient and timely completion of projects, while at the same time using local procurement as an economic impetus to the local communities in which we build.
For more information, please visit www.plenarygroup.com.
Turner & Townsend is an independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With 110 offices in 45 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients’ assets.
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The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) is proud to sponsor the Women’s Infrastructure Network and support women’s leadership in the infrastructure sector in Canada and abroad. As promoters of innovative approaches to infrastructure development and service delivery through public-private partnerships, CCPPP recognizes the important role that strong leadership plays in taking projects from concept to operation. Established in 1993, CCPPP is a national, non-partisan, member-based organization with broad representation from across the public and private sectors. The Council is a proponent of evidence-based public policy in support of P3s, facilitates the adoption of best practices, and educates stakeholders and the community on the economic and social benefits of public-private partnerships. For more information on CCPPP, go to www.pppcouncil.ca, or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
INTECH Risk Management (“INTECH”) is a proud supporter of the Women’s Infrastructure Network (“WIN”) and the involvement of women in the infrastructure industry.
INTECH are award-winning, global insurance and risk management advisors, guiding and arming clients with independent and impartial advice for over 40 years. We provide cost-effective solutions and optimize insurance programs to protect our clients’ best interest.
INTECH routinely consults to owners, contractors, law firms and other stakeholders on all insurance related matters associated with the design, financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure, real estate, and other alternative assets. Whether supporting the lenders, sponsors, or government authorities through the various risks inherent with new and existing facilities, INTECH brings extensive experience from all sides of the deal to ensure the interests of all stakeholders are protected.
To learn more about our presence across North America and abroad, please visit: www.intechrisk.com
TSX Trust is proud to sponsor the Women’s Infrastructure Network and support its commitment to the advancement and leadership of women in the industry. TSX Trust is a federally regulated trust company with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. We offer a broad range of trustee and agency services to support project finance and public-private partnership transactions, including acting as indenture trustee, insurance trustee, security agent, paying agent, escrow agent and custodian. Our team of experienced corporate trust professionals work with each of our clients to understand their infrastructure project and specific needs. We are committed to innovate and create the arrangements that best support your project, working with you throughout the lifecycle of the project to respond and adapt to any changes that may arise.
For more information about TSX Trust, please visit www.tsxtrust.com.