Transfert Environnement et Societe

What Transfert Environnement et Societe does

Transfert Environnement et Société is a Quebec-headquartered professional services firm specializing in social acceptability consulting, public participation, and community relations, founded circa 1994 and operating from five regional offices across Quebec (Montreal headquarters, Quebec City, Saguenay, Northern Quebec, and Val-d'Or). The firm serves project developers in the mining, energy, industrial, municipal, and transportation sectors, with mining as its primary vertical — evidenced by named enterprise clients including Rio Tinto, Agnico Eagle (Wasamac), Nemaska Lithium, Métaux BlackRock, Winsome Resources, and Canadian Royalties, as well as a 15+ year mandate with Waste Management and Valero. Its core offering combines six consulting expertise modules (engagement/consultation/facilitation, Indigenous reconciliation, social risk analysis, environmental and social communication, impact measurement/reporting, and cohabitation/social performance) with two proprietary or partner-enabled tools: the Baromètre de l'acceptabilité sociale — an annual national survey of 4,811 Canadians on mining-sector social perceptions — and the Voix Locales data-science platform, deployed under exclusive Canadian and Francophonie rights via a 2024 strategic partnership with Australian firm Voconiq.

The firm makes money primarily through professional services fees billed on a project-scope basis, supplemented by one-time Baromètre report sales (CAD $500 per report) and recurring Voix Locales subscription revenue for continuous community perception monitoring. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, combining direct enterprise business development with industry-conference presence (PDAC, CIM CONNECT, ACFAS), thought leadership through the Baromètre survey, and channel distribution through the Voconiq partnership. In 2024, Transfert obtained B Corp certification and adopted a formal ethical framework excluding tobacco, arms, gambling, adult entertainment, and new hydrocarbon projects, reinforcing its positioning as a neutral third-party facilitator for ESG-sensitive clients.

Most recently, Transfert has expanded its footprint: in June 2026 it launched Tulugak Northern Voice, a joint venture with Kimberly Fairman to deliver social acceptability services across Northern Canada including Inuit communities, and hired Debby Cordeiro (formerly of Banque Nationale, Ivanhoé Cambridge, Pomerleau, and TELUS Santé) as VP Growth and Go-To-Market. The firm remains privately held, with 43+ named professionals including partners, project directors, advisors, and project managers, and has no disclosed external institutional investment.

Name

Transfert Environnement et Societe

Legal name

Transfert Environnement et Société

Website

https://transfertconsult.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Transfert Environnement et Société is a Quebec-based social acceptability and public participation consulting firm founded circa 1994, serving mining, energy, industrial, and municipal clients across Canada with six expertise modules plus proprietary Baromètre survey and Voix Locales perception tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional services fees for social acceptability consulting, community relations, public participation, and stakeholder engagement services. Billed based on project scope, complexity, and team composition for mining, industrial, energy, municipal, and transportation sector clients.
2. Baromètre Report Sales: Sale of the complete Baromètre de l'acceptabilité sociale: Secteur minier canadien 2025 report at $500 CAD plus applicable taxes. The report provides comprehensive national survey data and strategic analysis.
3. Voix Locales Platform Subscription: Ongoing community perception monitoring services using the Voix Locales digital tool, including anchoring surveys, flash surveys, interactive dashboards for communities, and community reward programs. Offered exclusively in partnership with Voconiq for Canada and Francophonie.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Transfert Environnement et Société is a Quebec-based professional services firm that helps project developers and organizations obtain and maintain social license to operate through social acceptability consulting, public participation, and community relations services. Core offerings include structured stakeholder engagement, Indigenous reconciliation, social risk analysis, environmental and social communication, impact measurement, and cohabitation advisory, complemented by proprietary data tools such as the Baromètre national survey and the Voix Locales community perception platform.

Product overview

Transfert Environnement et Société offers a unified portfolio combining consulting services and digital tools for social acceptability and public participation. The core offering consists of six expertise service modules: Engagement/Consultation/Facilitation, Indigenous Reconciliation, Social Risk Analysis, Environmental and Social Communication, Impact Measurement/Reporting, and Cohabitation/Social Performance. These are complemented by two proprietary tools: Voix Locales, a data science platform for continuous community perception measurement developed in partnership with Voconiq (with exclusive rights in Canada and international Francophonie), and the Baromètre de l'acceptabilité sociale, a national survey-based study providing benchmark data on Canadian mining sector social acceptability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Voix Locales: A community engagement program and data science tool developed by Voconiq, deployed exclusively by Transfert in Canada and international Francophonie, enabling continuous measurement of community trust and social acceptability toward project operators.

Products and services

• Voix Locales A data science-powered community engagement platform that continuously measures community trust and social acceptability toward project operators through anchoring surveys, flash surveys, interactive dashboards for communities, and community reward programs. Developed by Voconiq and deployed exclusively by Transfert in Canada and international Francophonie.
• Baromètre de l'acceptabilité sociale – Secteur minier canadien The largest national study on social acceptability determinants in Canadian mining, offered as a paid report providing data-driven insights for policy makers, industry leaders, and communities. The 2025 edition surveyed 4,811 Canadians across 13 provinces and territories, producing 60 pages of data, figures, strategic analyses, and 30 graphs.
• Engagement, consultation et facilitation Core consulting service helping project proponents engage stakeholders through structured dialogue and participation processes, including facilitation of liaison, vigilance, and orientation committees.
• Réconciliation autochtone Indigenous reconciliation consulting services supporting respectful dialogue and partnerships between project developers and First Nations communities, including Indigenous consultation for mining and infrastructure projects.
• Analyse des risques sociaux Social risk analysis services to identify, assess, and mitigate potential conflicts between projects and host communities before they escalate.
• Communication environnementale et sociale Environmental and social communication services enabling transparent stakeholder engagement, including newsletters, information materials, and structured public communications.
• Mesure de l'impact et rapport Impact measurement and reporting services to document and track social performance outcomes using data-driven frameworks.
• Cohabitation et performance sociale Coexistence and social performance services ensuring harmonious relations between industrial operations, infrastructure projects, and neighboring communities over the long term.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Baromètre 2025 found that 75%+ of Canadians consider mining essential for jobs, regional development, and energy transition, while 60%+ believe mining benefits outweigh costs.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Kimberly FairmanflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Joint venture Tulugak Northern Voice combining Transfert's expertise in social acceptability and stakeholder engagement with Kimberly Fairman's expertise in Indigenous governance and Inuit research. The partnership aims to support community relations, public participation, and social acceptability processes across Northern Canada.
• VoconiqflagshipTechnology or Integration · 4 March 2024Strategic global partnership with Australian firm Voconiq for the development and deployment of digital social perception analysis tools, including the Voix Locales platform. Transfert holds exclusive rights for deployment in Canada and international Francophonie. The partnership integrates Voconiq's data science tools with Transfert's consulting expertise to offer comprehensive community perception monitoring to clients.
• Raymond Chabot Grant ThorntoncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2015Joint mandate in 2015 for the Quebec Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources to develop a consultation framework addressing social acceptability factors. Combined Transfert's social acceptability expertise with Grant Thornton's consulting capabilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with a dedicated Quebec-based Environment, Health & Safety practice delivering environmental and social impact assessment for mining, energy and infrastructure clients; directly overlaps with Transfert on social acceptability and BAPE advisory mandates.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Largest pure-play global sustainability consultancy with deep mining-sector social impact assessment, stakeholder engagement and Indigenous consultation practices that compete head-to-head with Transfert on major-project community relations work.
• Stantec: Canadian-headquartered engineering and environmental services firm with a strong Quebec presence providing environmental impact assessment, permitting support and community consultation services for mining and infrastructure developers.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with an established Canadian Environment practice offering social impact assessment and stakeholder engagement that compete for the same mining and energy-project acceptability mandates as Transfert.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and sustainability consultancy (formed via the Hemmera acquisition in Canada) providing social impact assessment, Indigenous engagement and stakeholder consultation services to mining and energy clients across North America.
• GHD: Australian-rooted engineering and environmental consultancy with a sizable Canadian practice delivering environmental and social services, including stakeholder and Indigenous engagement for mining and infrastructure projects in Quebec and beyond.
• Worley (Advisian): Australian engineering and advisory firm with a global Energy & Resources practice including Advisian sustainability advisory; competes for social acceptability and stakeholder engagement work on mining and energy projects in Quebec and Canada.
• Ipsos Canada: Global market research firm with Canadian public-affairs and ESG practices that conduct national stakeholder perception surveys on resource-extraction sectors, comparable to Transfert's Baromètre product in methodology and buyer audience.

Direct peers

• NATIONAL Public Relations: Canada's largest-owned PR and public affairs firm with a Quebec office providing stakeholder engagement, public consultation and Indigenous relations services to corporate and public-sector clients — directly competing for many of the same mandates as Transfert.
• Léger: Canada's largest Canadian-owned market research and survey firm; Léger's public-opinion polling and ESG-survey capabilities directly parallel the Baromètre de l'acceptabilité sociale methodology and make it the closest competitor for survey-driven social acceptability benchmarks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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