We conduct comprehensive research for impact assessments, risk mitigation, litigation, public policy, and more.
We collaborate with law firms, governments, conservation authorities, cultural heritage preservation organizations, etc.
Our team is made up of experts from a variety of disciplines, so we're equipped for large-scale projects.
With Canadian and American experts on hand, we have all the tools we need for transnational projects.
We offer historical research services to deepen understanding of current issues, particularly in the context of litigation.
We have a new division focused on cultural heritage, covering the built environment, public history, and more.
our genesis
"At the heart of our undertaking lies a profound commitment to facilitating meaningful connections between highly-qualified experts and organizations or institutions grappling with complex challenges and projects.
In an era marked by intricate challenges and dynamic projects, we recognized the need for a platform that goes beyond conventional consulting paradigms. IHC was conceived to be the bridge, a conduit that seamlessly links experts possessing specialized knowledge with entities seeking solutions to intricate problems.
Our vision is twofold: to empower experts by providing them with a platform to showcase their skills and contribute to transformative projects, and to assist organizations and institutions in accessing the precise expertise required to overcome hurdles and achieve their goals.
At IHC, we believe that every challenge is an opportunity for growth and innovation. By fostering collaboration between experts and those in need of their skills, we aim to catalyze solutions that transcend expectations. Our commitment to excellence, transparency, and mutual success serves as the cornerstone of our consulting services.
IHC Consulting Services Inc. is the nexus where expertise meets challenges."
Guillaume Teasdale, PhD
Founder, President & CEO
our divisions
Indigenous Research
Environmental Research
Environmental Research
Our Indigenous Research Division is dedicated to advancing Indigenous rights and promoting economic development within Indigenous communities. With a strong foundation in historical research, we specialize in navigating complex issues surrounding land claims, advocating for equitable outcomes and recognition of Indigenous sovereignty. Ou
Our Indigenous Research Division is dedicated to advancing Indigenous rights and promoting economic development within Indigenous communities. With a strong foundation in historical research, we specialize in navigating complex issues surrounding land claims, advocating for equitable outcomes and recognition of Indigenous sovereignty. Our research also delves into the intersection of Indigenous peoples and emerging industries, such as the Canadian cannabis industry, exploring opportunities for participation and empowerment. Addressing pressing environmental concerns, our team collaborates with Indigenous communities to amplify their voices in environmental decision-making processes and advocate for sustainable practices. Through rigorous analysis and engagement, we contribute to the development of inclusive public policies that respect Indigenous rights and promote social justice. Our director and senior consultants are available to serve as expert witnesses in litigation.
Environmental Research
Environmental Research
Environmental Research
Our Environmental Research Division stands at the forefront of addressing critical environmental challenges through a multidisciplinary approach. With a focus on environmental impact assessment, we meticulously evaluate the consequences of human activities on ecosystems and biodiversity. Our dedication to fact-based public policy ensures
Our Environmental Research Division stands at the forefront of addressing critical environmental challenges through a multidisciplinary approach. With a focus on environmental impact assessment, we meticulously evaluate the consequences of human activities on ecosystems and biodiversity. Our dedication to fact-based public policy ensures that our research findings serve as a cornerstone for informed decision-making, advocating for sustainable practices and conservation efforts. From the preservation of wetlands to the management of water and waste, our expertise spans a wide spectrum, encompassing renewable energy solutions and climate analysis to mitigate environmental degradation. Our team of skilled professionals in environmental science and engineering tackles complex issues, employing innovative solutions to promote sustainability. Additionally, our commitment to carbon accounting and emission reduction strategies contributes to global efforts in combating climate change. Grounded in a deep understanding of environmental history, we strive to learn from the past to shape a more resilient and harmonious future for generations to come. Our senior consultants are available to serve as expert witnesses in litigation.
Cultural Heritage
Editing & Translation
Editing & Translation
Our Cultural Heritage Division is devoted to promoting the rich and varied legacy of tangible and intangible elements handed down by previous generations. Tangible cultural heritage includes monuments, buildings, archaeological sites, artifacts, works of art and historic landscapes. It encompasses the physical artifacts, structures, pract
Our Cultural Heritage Division is devoted to promoting the rich and varied legacy of tangible and intangible elements handed down by previous generations. Tangible cultural heritage includes monuments, buildings, archaeological sites, artifacts, works of art and historic landscapes. It encompasses the physical artifacts, structures, practices, beliefs, traditions and expressions that reflect the collective experiences, values and identities of a community. Cultural heritage serves as a reservoir of knowledge, creativity and identity, shaping the way individuals perceive themselves and their place in the world. Intangible cultural heritage includes traditions, rituals, languages, music, dance, oral expressions, knowledge systems and crafts. Unlike tangible heritage, intangible cultural elements are often transmitted orally or through practice and performance, reflecting the cultural diversity and creativity of human societies. Examples of intangible cultural heritage include traditional musical genres, folk dances, storytelling traditions, culinary practices, Indigenous knowledge systems, linguistic diversity and traditional crafts.
Editing & Translation
Editing & Translation
Editing & Translation
Our Editing & Translation services are tailored to ensure clarity, accuracy, and professionalism across a diverse range of materials. Our team specializes in the meticulous editing of academic works, websites, marketing materials, press releases, handbooks, and more, guaranteeing that content meets the highest standards for communication
Our Editing & Translation services are tailored to ensure clarity, accuracy, and professionalism across a diverse range of materials. Our team specializes in the meticulous editing of academic works, websites, marketing materials, press releases, handbooks, and more, guaranteeing that content meets the highest standards for communication and coherence. Whether refining complex research papers or polishing promotional materials, we are committed to enhancing the impact and effectiveness of your message. Additionally, our translation expertise spans both English and French, offering seamless and culturally sensitive translations that preserve the essence and intent of the original content. With a focus on precision and attention to detail, we strive to exceed our clients' expectations and deliver exceptional results in every project.
Karen has more than fifteen years’ experience in archival research related to British colonial policy, law, and European-Indigenous relations in the Great Lakes. She received her PhD in history from York University and has lectured and published articles on pre-Confederation Treaties and diplomacy, water rights, The Indian Act, and Métis identity. She has previously worked for Indigenous non-profit organizations creating and managing research projects focused on self-determination and economic development. As a consultant, she has most recently prepared reports on the Huron Tract Treaty, cannabis law and policy, Indigenous governance, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Karen approaches current issues with an understanding of their historic origins. At IHC she works with clients to bring cultural context and evidence-based analysis to an array of topics including lands and resources, consultation and engagement, recruitment and retention, procurement, and corporate social responsibility.
Greta-Quinn Goranson, MPPGA
Director, Environmental Research
Quinn has a Masters of Public Policy and Global Affairs from the University of British Columbia, specializing in sustainability, resources, and energy, as well as a Bachelors degree in Environmental Geography and Political Science from the University of Toronto. Quinn has experience as a global policy consultant working on water insecurity and climate mitigation through foreign direct investment and government programming. With over 5 years of experience at multiple government levels, non-profits, and lobbying groups, Quinn has developed a deep passion for environmental issues and social justice and works to promote the integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge principles and Indigenous consultation in all sustainability governance and decision making. Her expertise also extends to renewable energy transitions, decarbonization, resource management, environmental security and geo-political resource conflicts. Quinn is adept at a variety of impact assessment techniques, program evaluation, and stakeholder consultation.
Catherine Tourangeau, PhD
Director, Cultural Heritage
TBA
Director, Editing & Translation
OUR SENIOR consultants
Aadita Chaudhury, PhD candidate
Senior Consultant, Environmental Research
Aadita is a PhD candidate in the Graduate Program in Science and Technology Studies (STS) at York University in Toronto. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master of Environmental Studies from Yo
Aadita Chaudhury, PhD candidate
Senior Consultant, Environmental Research
Aadita is a PhD candidate in the Graduate Program in Science and Technology Studies (STS) at York University in Toronto. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master of Environmental Studies from York University. With a background spanning environmental studies, STS, political ecology, cultural studies and interdisciplinary arts practice, Aadita explores how scientific inquiry and the arts can configure nature as a site for embodied experiential knowledges, and future world-making. She has been part of research projects and networks at the intersection of arts, ecology, technology and, transnational social and environmental justice in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, and India.
Andrew Fletcher, PhD
Senior Consultant, Indigenous Research
Andrew has an MA in History and French from the University of Glasgow and a PhD awarded by the Université de Sherbrooke. He holds a teaching position at Champlain College Lennoxville and is coordinator of the “Kchi al8msakw: Indigenous Language Learning Centre,” an interinstitution
Andrew Fletcher, PhD
Senior Consultant, Indigenous Research
Andrew has an MA in History and French from the University of Glasgow and a PhD awarded by the Université de Sherbrooke. He holds a teaching position at Champlain College Lennoxville and is coordinator of the “Kchi al8msakw: Indigenous Language Learning Centre,” an interinstitutional language revitalisation project primarily focused on the Abenaki language. He has considerable experience working with colonial archives, with a particular focus on those relating to New France and linguistic sources for Algonquian languages. His research focuses both on Indigenous cultures and legal history in the colonial period. At IHC, Andrew brings his expertise to projects related to Indigenous history.
Mckelvey Kelly, PhD candidate
Senior Consultant, Indigenous Research
Mckelvey is a PhD candidate in history at the University of Saskatchewan, specializing in Indigenous and North American histories. With a deep commitment to community engagement, she brings extensive experience in collaborating with Indigenous peoples and navigating coloni
Mckelvey Kelly, PhD candidate
Senior Consultant, Indigenous Research
Mckelvey is a PhD candidate in history at the University of Saskatchewan, specializing in Indigenous and North American histories. With a deep commitment to community engagement, she brings extensive experience in collaborating with Indigenous peoples and navigating colonial archives alongside community-based repositories. Her research is rooted in the study of the Wandat (Wyandot, Wyandotte, Huron, Wendat) people, examining the interconnected structures of power and control inherent in North American Indigenous removal and diaspora. Central to Mckelvey's work is a nuanced exploration of Indigenous women's intimate relationships with the land, shedding light on their resilience and agency within historical narratives. At IHC, Mckelvey is eager to continue her meaningful collaborations with communities, conducting research that aligns closely with their needs and goals. Through her expertise and dedication, she aims to contribute significantly to projects that foster deeper understanding and appreciation of Indigenous histories and legacies.
Marine Lefèvre, PhD
Senior Consultant, Editing & Translation
Marine has worked in communications and translation for over 15 years. As a journalist and producer at Radio-Canada/CBC, she produced, wrote, translated, and adapted a wide variety of content for French-speaking and multicultural audiences based on English stories/interviews, pres
Marine Lefèvre, PhD
Senior Consultant, Editing & Translation
Marine has worked in communications and translation for over 15 years. As a journalist and producer at Radio-Canada/CBC, she produced, wrote, translated, and adapted a wide variety of content for French-speaking and multicultural audiences based on English stories/interviews, press releases and other materials. As a translator, she has worked for several companies, including Chrysler Canada, acquiring extensive experience in translating and adapting commercial, promotional, technical, and administrative documents into French. She holds a doctorate in history from the Université de Montréal and the Université Paris IV-Sorbonne, and has written several books based on her research. She has also worked in the academic and publishing world, translating scientific articles and monographs. At IHC, she puts her experience to use in all types of writing, editing, and translation projects.
Paragi Neema, MASc
Senior Consultant, Environmental Research
Paragi holds a Master's in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor's in Environmental Engineering from Delhi Technological University. Specializing in water-focused disciplines, she excels in water resources management, stormwater management, water and was
Paragi Neema, MASc
Senior Consultant, Environmental Research
Paragi holds a Master's in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor's in Environmental Engineering from Delhi Technological University. Specializing in water-focused disciplines, she excels in water resources management, stormwater management, water and wastewater treatment and reuse, and the control of emerging contaminants. Beyond water, her engineering expertise encompasses solid waste management, air pollution monitoring and control, green technologies, environmental impact assessment, and sustainable development. Collaborating with universities, think tanks, government agencies, and consulting firms, Paragi brings an extensive professional background. At IHC Consulting, she aspires to integrate her passion for environmental research, public policy, and community engagement to provide impactful solutions for critical environmental challenges.
Jonathan Quint, PhD candidate
Senior Consultant, Indigenous Research
Jonathan has an MA in history from the University of Windsor and is completing aPhD in history at the University of Michigan. He has taught courses oncolonialism, borderlands, and Indigenous histories of North America at institutions in the United States and Canada. Jona
Jonathan Quint, PhD candidate
Senior Consultant, Indigenous Research
Jonathan has an MA in history from the University of Windsor and is completing aPhD in history at the University of Michigan. He has taught courses oncolonialism, borderlands, and Indigenous histories of North America at institutions in the United States and Canada. Jonathan is an interdisciplinary scholarwith expertise researching Indigenous title, European land tenure, and relationships between Indigenous peoples and Euro-American empires in colonial North America. At IHC, Jonathan is a major asset for all our projects related to the history of Indigenous peoples in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Elizabeth Ann-Berton Reilly, PhD
Senior Consultant, Cultural Heritage & Indigenous Research
Elizabeth has a PhD in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies from the University of New Mexico, where she examined how several tribal members make meaning through their beliefs, life experiences, and how they view themselves. In addition, she
Elizabeth Ann-Berton Reilly, PhD
Senior Consultant, Cultural Heritage & Indigenous Research
Elizabeth has a PhD in Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies from the University of New Mexico, where she examined how several tribal members make meaning through their beliefs, life experiences, and how they view themselves. In addition, she specializes in using an Indigenous methodology to explore how tribes can reaffirm and reconstruct their identities by using archiving, such as treaties. She has a strong background in researching and working with tribal members from non-federally recognized communities, specifically the Wyandot in Michigan and the Abenaki in New Hampshire. Elizabeth has spent over ten years conducting multiple oral history interviews with tribal members and extensively researching tribal genealogies, documents, and family histories.
Ramya Swayamprakash, PhD
Senior Consultant, Environmental Research
Ramya completed a PhD in history at Michigan State University. She is an accomplished environmental historian and trained urban designer. She has written and published on wide-ranging topics in scholarly and public-facing avenues. She is an interdisciplinary writer and schol
Ramya Swayamprakash, PhD
Senior Consultant, Environmental Research
Ramya completed a PhD in history at Michigan State University. She is an accomplished environmental historian and trained urban designer. She has written and published on wide-ranging topics in scholarly and public-facing avenues. She is an interdisciplinary writer and scholar with expertise in infrastructure, especially large dams, water resource management, impact of human infrastructure creation on non-humans. Ramya has extensive experience in archival research, especially working with smaller archives, bringing relatively unknown stories to the fore, in addition to creating exhibits. At IHC, Ramya lends her experience to environmentally focused and related projects.
OUR associate consultants
Emma Grant, MA candidate
Associate Consultant
Emma is a MA candidate at the University of Windsor with an undergraduate degree in honours history. Her research focuses on community and identity formation in the Detroit River borderlands in the first half of the nineteenth century. By assessing howpatterns of land settlement intersect with
Emma Grant, MA candidate
Associate Consultant
Emma is a MA candidate at the University of Windsor with an undergraduate degree in honours history. Her research focuses on community and identity formation in the Detroit River borderlands in the first half of the nineteenth century. By assessing howpatterns of land settlement intersect with imperial policy, her research delineates the lines between colonial and communityspaces and studies how racial communities were formed within early Windsor/Essex society. Emma is a qualified novice researcher with a concrete understanding of archives in Ontario and Michigan.
Finnley Culhane, BA candidate
Associate Consultant
Finnley is a BA student at Wayne State University, double-majoring in political science & romance languages with a concentration in French and minoring in history. Her research focuses on Indigenous populations across North America. She is completing a history research project investigating
Finnley Culhane, BA candidate
Associate Consultant
Finnley is a BA student at Wayne State University, double-majoring in political science & romance languages with a concentration in French and minoring in history. Her research focuses on Indigenous populations across North America. She is completing a history research project investigating the Residential School and American Indian Boarding School systems, the promised governmental reconciliation efforts, and the intergenerational trauma involved. She is also conducting a political science research project investigating Tribal sovereignty in the United States and Indigenous Constitutions.
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