What Quasar Consulting Group does

Quasar Consulting Group is a privately held Canadian engineering consultancy founded in 2018 that delivers full-service Mechanical, Electrical, and ICAT (Information, Communication, and Audio Visual Technology) engineering, complemented by sustainability advisory, building performance, and commissioning services through its Pratus Group division. The firm serves a diversified enterprise and government client base across healthcare, commercial, residential, education, mission critical, transportation, and science/technology sectors, with operations spanning five offices in Woodbridge (headquarters), Toronto, North Bay, Ottawa, and Vancouver. Notable project credentials include Toronto General Hospital's Organ Regeneration Laboratory, the Lakeridge Gardens long-term care facility (ENR 2022 Global Best Project, Health Care), a TTC electric bus charging substation, an eStruxture Tier III data center commissioning engagement, and healthcare/long-term care work for Weeneebayko Area Health Authority.

The firm's technical differentiator is the Intelligent Structural Panel (ISP), a smart building system co-developed with WZMH Architects and Stephenson Engineering that integrates multiple building infrastructure components (motorized roller shades, sensors, HVAC controls, IoT) into a structural floor slab or shear wall, and which received the 2019 CCE Award of Excellence. Through its wholly-owned Pratus Group subsidiary, Quasar offers energy modelling, whole-building life cycle assessment, net-zero carbon design, and green certification facilitation (LEED, WELL, Fitwel, ZCB), and is UL Solutions certified to perform integrated fire and life safety systems testing under CAN/ULC-S1001.

Quasar operates a project-based professional services model with quote-based, customized pricing across design, advisory, commissioning, and project management engagements. Go-to-market is primarily direct enterprise field sales supplemented by referral-driven work with major Canadian developers, healthcare systems, transit authorities, and general contractors (EllisDon, PCL, Pomerleau, SvN Architects, Wallman Architects, Parkin Architects). Headcount is reported in the 11-50 range, and the firm has expanded through two acquisitions/partnerships (Pratus Group in August 2021 and Induspec in March 2023) plus two organic office openings (Vancouver in September 2021 and North Bay in March 2023).

Name

Quasar Consulting Group

Legal name

Quasar Consulting Group Inc.

Website

https://quasarcg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quasar Consulting Group is a Canadian full-service Mechanical, Electrical, and ICAT engineering consultancy, founded in 2018, serving healthcare, commercial, residential, education, mission critical, and transit sectors across five offices in Ontario and British Columbia via project-based professional services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG), Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Mechanical engineering services
• Electrical engineering consulting
• Sustainable building design
• Building commissioning services
• ICAT engineering systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodbridge

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. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering consulting services delivered through project-based engagements for mechanical, electrical, and ICAT engineering across commercial, residential, healthcare, education, industrial, and other building sectors. Revenue generated through consulting fees for design, advisory, commissioning, and project management services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Quasar Consulting Group is a full-service mechanical, electrical, and ICAT (Communications, Audio Visual, and Technology) engineering consultancy providing design, advisory, commissioning, and project management services for building projects across healthcare, education, commercial, residential, mission critical, and industrial sectors in Canada. The firm also operates the Pratus Group sub-brand delivering sustainability advisory, energy management, and building performance consulting services.

Product overview

Quasar Consulting Group is a full-service engineering consultancy offering a unified portfolio of mechanical, electrical, and ICAT (Information, Communication, and Audio Visual Technology) engineering services, complemented by its specialized Pratus Group sustainability and energy team. The core offerings include mechanical engineering (HVAC, plumbing, fire protection), electrical engineering, sustainable building design (energy modelling, green certifications), and enhanced services (commissioning, project management). Pratus Group operates as a sub-brand providing sustainability consulting, building performance, and commissioning services. Together, these services enable the company to deliver high-performance and sustainable buildings across sectors including healthcare, commercial, residential, education, mission critical, and industrial.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pratus Group: Sustainability and energy management consulting, building performance, and commissioning services division of Quasar Consulting Group.

Products and services

• Mechanical Engineering Services
• Electrical & ICAT Engineering Services
• Sustainable Building Design
• Enhanced Services
• Pratus Group Sustainability and Energy Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Lakeridge Gardens - 273,000 sq. ft. long-term care facility completed in 13 months during COVID-19 pandemic, awarded ENR 2022 Global Best Project Health Care
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• Pratus GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership formed August 2021 combining Quasar's mechanical and electrical engineering, ICAT, and smart building consulting with Pratus' sustainability and energy management consulting. Creates comprehensive high-performance building design capability. Mercedes Byers serves as Executive Vice President leading Pratus Group.
• WZMH ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-time collaborator and partner on multiple innovation projects including the Intelligent Structural Panel (ISP) smart building system and Speedstac modular housing solution for Ukraine reconstruction.
• Stephenson EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner for the Intelligent Structural Panel (ISP) smart building system award-winning innovation.
• sparkbird (WZMH R&D Lab)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in development of Speedstac prefabricated residential units for rebuilding Ukraine, combining WZMH innovation with Quasar's engineering expertise.
• InduspecstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthern Ontario engineering firm acquired March 2023, establishing Quasar's presence in Northern Ontario. Induspec has 13 years of experience serving Northern Ontario clients in healthcare, long-term care, education, institutional, and industrial buildings.
• PomerleaustrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead proponent for WAHA Redevelopment Project; Quasar is a member of the preferred proponent team for this historic healthcare campus project.
• PCL ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction partner on Lakeridge Health accelerated build long-term care project with modular construction approach.
• Parkin ArchitectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture partner for Lakeridge Health accelerated build long-term care project.
• EllisDonminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDeveloper and contractor for Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment Phase 1; Quasar provides Mechanical Engineering services.
• SvN Architects + PlannersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture partner for DECIEM GMP Production Facility Upgrades project.
• Wallman ArchitectsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture partner for Minto Group's The Saint residential development at 89 Church Street, Toronto.
• Kearns Mancini Architects Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture partner for Toronto General Hospital Organ Regeneration Laboratory project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Smith + Andersen: Canadian mechanical and electrical engineering consultancy with comparable MEP, ICAT and building systems services across healthcare, institutional and mission-critical projects. Closest like-for-like peer in geography, service mix and client base.
• Crossey Engineering: Toronto-based MEP and structural engineering consultancy serving commercial, healthcare, residential and institutional clients in Canada. Highly comparable in size, scope, and project types to Quasar.
• Integral Group: Building engineering and sustainability consultancy with deep net-zero, energy modelling and commissioning practices. Directly comparable to Quasar's MEP + Pratus sustainability integrated offering.
• WalterFedy: Canadian integrated design firm combining architecture, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering. Similar full-service, multi-disciplinary model and Canadian project portfolio to Quasar.
• RWDI: Canadian engineering consultancy specializing in building performance, MEP, and sustainability. Highly comparable in technical depth, Canadian footprint, and focus on high-performance buildings.

Broad incumbents

• Dialog Design (now part of WSP): Former Canadian integrated design practice, now part of WSP. Comparable full-service Canadian engineering and architecture model but operates within a much larger global platform.
• WSP Global: Global engineering professional services firm with a major Canadian building engineering practice. Competes for the same healthcare, transit, mission-critical and sustainability mandates but with vastly greater scale and balance sheet.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture and environmental services firm with strong Canadian building and sustainability practices. Overlaps with Quasar on healthcare, mission-critical and decarbonization work, but at much greater scale.
• Arcadis: Global design and engineering consultancy with sustainability and buildings practices in Canada. Competes for large institutional and net-zero mandates alongside Quasar, with deeper international reach.
• Morrison Hershfield (now Stantec): Engineering firm historically focused on building engineering, envelope, and mission-critical facilities; recently acquired by Stantec. Directly comparable specialization in building science and commissioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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