Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing Canada and the world. Through her leadership of Stratos’ science, innovation, and clean economy practice, Jennifer Davis takes up the mantle of that challenge with public and private sector partners across the...
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Stratos Partner Julie Pezzack on Preparing Companies for ESG
Investors, prospective employees, and the public are increasingly looking at corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) management and performance to assess the long-term value of companies and whether they should support corporate activities. While ESG has...
Step into a Stratos Workshop
At Stratos, convening is an experience – one designed with intentionality, customized to achieve desired outcomes, shaped to be inclusive and safe, and often infused with creativity and interactive dialogue. These unique trademarks of Stratos’ Convening, Facilitation and Engagement Practice hold true for both in-person and virtual gatherings.
Stratos Partner Barb Sweazey on the Art of Convening
Bringing the right people together to solve today’s complex problems is both a core value and service at Stratos. As head of the organization’s convening, engagement, and facilitation practice, Barb Sweazey is an expert creating the space and conversations needed to...
Rebecca Lafontaine: Growing up and finding my voice within the Métis community
Three years ago, I began tracing my genealogy to apply for Métis citizenship through the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO). I received my letter of acceptance in January 2020. I spent my childhood years in Elliot Lake and Sault Ste. Marie, two communities in northeastern...
Deepening Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Considerations in Canada’s Clean Technology Funding Programs
Clean technology is set to play a critical role in meeting our net zero climate goal and in the diversification and growth of the Canadian economy. To help meet these objectives, the Government of Canada runs a number of granting programs that fund the advancement of...
What Happens To A Community When A Mine Or Other Industry Closes?
Stratos works with industry, government, and communities on projects related to all stages of the mining life-cycle, including mine closure and reclamation, – so we are often thinking about what happens in a community when a mine closes and the best way to plan for...
Identifying Common Ground: Intersection between Canada’s mining sector and aboriginal communities
We are all aware of the many challenges facing the minerals sector today. These include securing access to lands for exploration and development, project financing, uncertainty of environmental and project approval processes, and gaining the trust and support of...
Building A New Arctic Policy Framework For Canada
In December 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to co-develop a new Arctic Policy Framework with Northerners, territorial and provincial governments, and First Nations, Inuit and Métis People. The new framework will replace Canada’s Northern...
Regulation in an Era of Reconciliation
Over the last two years, two national conversations have been unfolding: reconciliation (as embodied in the ‘Calls to Action’ released by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission) and the federal review of environmental assessment (as embodied in the release of...