In 2017-2018, Canada invested $5.37 billion in official development assistance (ODA) to over 130 countries, both through multilateral and bilateral mechanisms and by working with Canadian, international and local partners. But did you ever wonder about the leading Canadian companies active in the development sector? Whether you’re interested in partnering up with a Canadian company or preparing to bid for a tender in a country or sector where a Canadian company is a leader, this article will certainly help you to make a more informed decision.
CPCS Transcom Limited
CPCS Transcom Limited (commonly known as CPCS) is an international infrastructure development firm specializing in private sector participation in transportation and power infrastructure, operations, investment, policy and regulation. An Ottawa, Ontario-based company, CPCS operates in more than 80 countries worldwide, particularly in Africa and Southeast Asia.
CPCS provides advisory services across a broad spectrum of infrastructure sectors including ports and port facilities, railways, urban transit and property development, electric power, marine, multimodal logistics and roads. CPCS has international expertise in the areas of transaction structuring, public-private partnerships (PPP), financial and economic modeling, legal and regulatory reform, operations, engineering and social and environmental advisory. CPCS also provides services across the full spectrum of the infrastructure cycle, from creating an enabling environment to negotiating a successful transaction.
Since its establishment, CPCS has completed 1400 projects in more than 120 countries. Projects that CPCS is associated with include the East African Railway Master Plan, Lagos Rail Mass Transit and OSCAR Railway Costing. With 285 references in our database, CPCS has a vast portfolio of awards from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank as well as from other donors.
Agriteam Canada Consulting Ltd.
Agriteam Canada is one of Canada’s leading international development firms, providing management and technical expertise to developing and transitional country partners on projects that promote sustainable growth and meaningful opportunities for people to improve their lives. Over the past 30 years, the company has implemented over 370 projects in more than 65 countries, focusing mainly on capacity building and project management.
Agriteam’s areas of expertise include agriculture and food security, education reform, environment and climate change, gender equality and human rights, health, inclusive governance and public sector reform, legal and judicial reform, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), natural resources management and peace and security.
With 146 awards and shortlists in our database, the company has extensive experience with GA Canada, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and others.
CowaterSogema
CowaterSogema is a global consultancy company with its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, an office in Montreal, Canada, an office in Pretoria, South Africa (CowaterSogema South Africa) and operations in Paris, France (CowaterSogema Europe). It operates in the following sectors: governance and public administration, public sector audit, gender equality, education and vocational training, health systems, economic development, water supply and sanitation, climate change, natural resources and energy and agriculture and irrigation.
The company has references in more than 65 countries where it has implemented projects awarded by the World Bank, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank as well as other agencies.
Exp International Services Inc.
Exp International Services Inc. is a consulting organization which provides technical and strategic services related to the world’s built and natural environments in 6 key practice areas: buildings, earth and environment, energy, industrial, infrastructure and sustainability. Among the services the organization specializes in are architecture and design, building engineering, infrastructure engineering and geotechnical services. Exp’s references are based mainly in Asian countries, with projects awarded by the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.
ECONOLER
ECONOLER is an international consulting firm specializing in the design, implementation, evaluation and financing of energy efficiency and sustainable energy projects and programs. After its creation in 1981 in Canada as one the first Energy Service Companies (ESCO) in the world, Econoler quickly acquired expertise in energy auditing, measurement and verification of energy savings and the design, implementation and financing of energy efficiency projects under the Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) approach. Shifting permanently to consultancy work from the mid-1990s, with a strong focus on international activities, Econoler soon became one of the world’s most experienced consulting firms in the field of energy efficiency, adding to its core expertise all other aspects of the field: energy efficiency policies, strategies, action plans, regulatory frameworks, demand-side management and demand-response programs, tariff and rate design. Other areas of expertise include green energy finance schemes, small-scale renewable energy, technologies for off-grid energy access and other climate mitigation strategies including carbon finance.
The company has a vast portfolio of references all over the world, mainly in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean from the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, GIZ as well as other agencies.
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