C3 Alliance

What C3 Alliance does

C3 Alliance is a privately-held Vancouver-based professional services and events firm founded in 2008, operating with 1-10 employees from its office at 450-688 West Hastings Street. The company is structured around three service lines: Advisory Services, Project Management, and Event Management. Advisory and project management work is delivered to Indigenous communities, government entities, and natural resource/industry clients, with visible mandates including project management support for the Kitsumkalum Community's Na Aksa Gyilak'yoo School construction and a long-standing partnership with the Nanwakolas Council.

The Event Management division is the most visible and recurring revenue anchor. C3 owns, organizes, and produces a portfolio of annual industry conferences spanning BC's resource and Indigenous relations ecosystem, including the Resource Breakfast Series, Tailings and Mine Waste, BC Natural Resources Forum, Indigenous Resource Opportunities Conference (IROC), Mine Water Solutions, Heap Leach Solutions, and the International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD). The Aki-C3 National Events Alliance extends this conference franchise into a national scope. The company's go-to-market is relationship-based, with events, conferences, and direct engagement serving as primary channels rather than digital marketing or technology platforms.

The business is founder/CEO-led by Dan Jepsen, who received an "Honorary Paddler" recognition at the Nanwakolas Council's 10th Anniversary event in November 2023, underscoring the centrality of personal relationships to the firm's commercial position. No funding rounds, parent companies, subsidiaries, or institutional investors are disclosed. Revenue, pricing, and headcount details are not publicly available.

Name

C3 Alliance

Legal name

C3 Alliance

Website

https://c3alliancecorp.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C3 Alliance is a Vancouver-based consulting and events firm (founded 2008, 1-10 employees) providing advisory, project management, and event management services to Indigenous communities, government, and natural resource industry clients across British Columbia, anchored by a portfolio of annual industry conferences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indigenous Relations and Resource Sector Consulting

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHADAI

Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisory

SECONDARYHSACADAA

Meeting & Conference Planning & Coordination

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Corporate Event & Meeting Services

SECONDARYTHAHACAA

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Professional Conference Organizers (PCOs) & Meeting Planners

SECONDARYTHAHAMAD

Customer/User Conferences & Client Advisory Boards

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Corporate Meetings & Summits

Keywords

• Indigenous advisory services
• Project management consulting
• Event management services
• Natural resources consulting
• Community engagement advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

C3 Alliance is a Vancouver-based consultancy that delivers advisory services, project management, and event management to Indigenous communities, government, and natural-resources industry clients. Core consulting practices include advisory work on complex Indigenous and resource-sector challenges and project management for community development initiatives such as the 'Na Aksa Gyilak'yoo School construction. Its event management division produces and hosts an annual portfolio of mining and natural-resources conferences held across Canada.

Product overview

C3 Alliance is a services company offering specialized advisory, project management, and event management services for Indigenous communities, government, and industry. The company operates a multi-service model encompassing Advisory Services and Project Management as core consulting offerings, combined with a comprehensive Event Management division that produces and manages annual conferences including the Resource Breakfast Series, BC Natural Resources Forum, Indigenous Resource Opportunities Conference, and various mining and resource sector events. The Aki-C3 National Events Alliance represents a strategic partnership for national events coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory Services Professional advisory services delivered to Indigenous communities, government, and industry clients to tackle complex challenges spanning Indigenous relations, resource-sector projects, and community development.
• Project Management Project management services supporting construction projects and other complex initiatives for clients, including on-the-ground engagement such as site visits and milestone participation for the Kitsumkalum 'Na Aksa Gyilak'yoo School.
• Event Management Comprehensive event management services covering planning, coordination, and execution of conferences and gatherings, with C3 Alliance acting as both organizer and producer across its owned portfolio.
• Annual Events Portfolio Recurring portfolio of mining and natural-resources conferences owned/produced by C3 Alliance, including the Resource Breakfast Series (September 2026), Tailings and Mine Waste (November 2026), BC Natural Resources Forum (January 2027), Indigenous Resource Opportunities Conference (June 2027), Mine Water Solutions (May 2027), Heap Leach Solutions (October 2027), and International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (October–November 2027).

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nanwakolas CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 November 2023Nanwakolas Council is a key strategic partner for C3 Alliance. C3's President & CEO Dan Jepsen was honored with an 'Honorary Paddler' recognition at the Nanwakolas Council's 10th Anniversary event on November 30, 2023, indicating a deep, long-standing collaborative relationship focused on Indigenous resource opportunities and community development.
• Kitsumkalum CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerC3 Alliance is honored to support Kitsumkalum Community on the construction of the new 'Na Aksa Gyilak'yoo School. C3 participated in groundbreaking ceremonies and site visits, demonstrating their commitment to community development projects and relationship building with Indigenous communities.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM): Operates major mining sector conferences and events in Canada, directly comparable to C3's BC Natural Resources Forum, ICARD, Heap Leach Solutions, and Mine Water Solutions portfolio. Both serve the mining industry with technical conferences and member engagement.
• Association for Mineral Exploration (AME): Runs the annual AME Roundup conference in Vancouver and other BC-based mineral exploration events. Directly comparable event management and Indigenous engagement mission aligned with C3's regional event portfolio.
• DPRA Canada: Indigenous-owned Canadian consultancy providing advisory and engagement services to Indigenous communities, government, and industry. Directly comparable to C3's advisory service offering and three-way relationship model.
• GLOBE Series: Operates major sustainability and resource-sector conferences in BC and Canada. Comparable event-management business model and natural-resources audience overlap with C3's conference portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC): Operates the largest mining industry convention in North America (PDAC Convention) and provides Indigenous engagement programming, comparable in event scale and resource-sector focus though at significantly larger scope than C3.
• MNP LLP: Large Canadian professional services firm with a dedicated Indigenous Services practice serving communities, government, and resource industry. Comparable client base and advisory mandate, though as part of a much broader portfolio.
• KPMG Canada — Indigenous Services: Big Four firm with a national Indigenous advisory practice serving communities, government, and corporate clients. Comparable three-stakeholder service model to C3, but at far greater scale and geographic reach.
• Deloitte Canada — Indigenous Services: Big Four firm operating an Indigenous consulting practice across Canada, serving similar Indigenous-government-industry intersections as C3 but at enterprise scale and with broader service lines.
• Ausenco (formerly Hemmera): Engineering and environmental consultancy with strong BC presence and Indigenous engagement capability for resource sector clients. Comparable in the resource-Indigenous advisory space but operating at substantially larger scale.

Emerging players

• ResourceWorks Society: BC-based nonprofit that runs forums and advocacy around natural resource development, with adjacent Indigenous-resource intersection. Overlaps with C3's positioning between resource industry and Indigenous engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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