H3M Environmental

What H3M Environmental does

H3M Environmental is a Calgary-headquartered environmental consulting firm founded in 2018 that delivers multidisciplinary environmental, archaeological, and regulatory services across Western Canada. The company operates through four regional offices in Alberta (Calgary, Grande Prairie), British Columbia (Fort St. John), and Saskatchewan (Stoughton), with an 11-50 employee team that completed 3,474 projects and logged 98,000 field hours in the most recent reported year.

The firm's service portfolio spans nine integrated capabilities: environmental planning, vegetation management, archaeology, environmental construction management, environmental drilling, geographic information services, mining and aggregate support, reclamation and remediation, and 24/7 spill response. Core technical assets include in-house drilling capacity via a Geoprobe 7822DT direct-push unit, a Geoprobe EM31 electromagnetic scanner for non-invasive subsurface assessment, and a proprietary Visual Data Portal (VDP) that consolidates land, environmental, archaeological, survey, and Indigenous relations data with web-based GIS mapping and dashboard reporting.

H3M generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts with enterprise clients in upstream and midstream oil and gas, commercial and industrial, municipalities, forestry, utilities, renewables, construction, and mining sectors. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific. The firm is privately held and founder-owned, led by CEO Doug Bedard and co-founder Jarvis Nicoll. Strategic differentiators include multi-jurisdictional Western Canadian regulatory expertise, established Indigenous community relationships (Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement, Treaty 8 Nations), and a vertically integrated model combining in-house equipment, technical staff, and proprietary GIS technology under one provider.

Name

H3M Environmental

Legal name

H3M Environmental

Website

https://h3menvironmental.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

H3M Environmental is a Calgary-based environmental consulting firm founded in 2018 that delivers multidisciplinary environmental, archaeological, and regulatory services across Western Canada to enterprise clients in energy, municipalities, forestry, mining, and renewables sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting services billed on a project basis, providing environmental planning, assessments, monitoring, and regulatory compliance support. Services span the full project lifecycle from pre-construction through reclamation. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with industrial clients, municipalities, and government agencies.
2. Archaeological Services: Specialized archaeological assessments and cultural heritage protection services including overview assessments, field reconnaissance, impact assessments, excavation, and traditional use knowledge studies. Billed as part of integrated project engagements.
3. Spill Response Emergency Services: 24/7 emergency spill response services providing rapid containment, assessment, remediation, and regulatory coordination. Offered as a premium emergency response service for industrial clients requiring immediate environmental protection.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

H3M Environmental is a Calgary-based environmental consulting firm delivering full-lifecycle environmental, archaeological, and regulatory services to industrial clients across Western Canada. Services span pre-construction planning through reclamation and include environmental site assessments, environmental drilling, GIS-based data management, vegetation management, environmental construction management, spill response, and archaeological assessments. The company supports nine industry verticals including upstream and midstream oil and gas, commercial and industrial, municipalities, forestry, utilities, renewables, construction, and mining and aggregate.

Product overview

H3M Environmental offers a comprehensive suite of environmental consulting and regulatory services across Western Canada, organized as nine integrated core service lines: Environmental Planning, Vegetation Management, Archaeology, Environmental Construction Management, Environmental Drilling, Geographic Information Services, Mining and Aggregate, Reclamation and Remediation, and Spill Response. These services are delivered through a full-service, in-house model with specialized equipment including a Geoprobe 7822DT drilling unit and EM Scanner. Geographic Information Services are enhanced by the proprietary Web-Based GIS platform and Visual Data Portal (VDP), which consolidates data across multiple disciplines. The company serves nine industry verticals including upstream/midstream oil and gas, commercial/industrial, municipalities, forestry, utilities, renewables, construction, and mining/aggregate sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Planning Comprehensive environmental management services for industrial clients including inspections, monitoring, regulatory compliance support, pipeline construction support, reclamation, and watercourse monitoring. Designed for enterprise clients in upstream/midstream oil and gas, commercial and industrial, municipalities, forestry, utilities, renewables, construction, and mining and aggregate sectors.
• Vegetation Management Standalone and integrated vegetation management services for industrial clients including weed identification, herbicide application, invasive species removal, and overseeding.
• Archaeology Full suite of archaeological services for industrial and government clients including overview assessments, field reconnaissance, impact assessments, excavation, Traditional Use Knowledge studies, and Indigenous community collaboration.
• Environmental Construction Management Comprehensive Environmental Construction Management services for construction and industrial clients including Environmental Construction Operations (ECO) Plans, Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) Plans, and onsite inspections.
• Environmental Drilling In-house drilling services for environmental site assessments using the Geoprobe 7822DT unit, providing subsurface soil sampling, contamination delineation, groundwater well installation, and borehole sampling for industrial clients.
• Geographic Information Services Web-based GIS solutions for environmental project data management, integrating real-time mobile field data collection with online databases, featuring the proprietary Visual Data Portal (VDP) for consolidated cross-discipline data, interactive mapping, layer toggling, offline access, and dashboard reporting.
• Mining and Aggregate Specialized environmental solutions for mining and aggregate industry clients including Phase/Stage 1 and 2 Environmental Site Assessments, groundwater monitoring, wildlife monitoring, wetland assessments, permitting, and reclamation.
• Reclamation and Remediation Phase/Stage 1 and 2 Environmental Site Assessments, groundwater monitoring, Detailed Site Assessments, remediation, reclamation, and liability assessments for industrial and government clients managing end-of-life or disturbed sites.
• Spill Response 24/7 emergency spill response for industrial and government clients providing rapid containment, assessment, remediation, regulatory coordination, remedial action plans, wildlife management, and site reclamation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 739,688 km driven without a lost time incident
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• WapitiminorOthersIndustry association partnership supporting oil and gas sector environmental initiatives
• BCAPA (British Columbia Air Permitting Association)minorOthersIndustry association partnership for air permitting and environmental compliance in British Columbia
• CLRA (Canadian Land Reclamation Association)minorOthersPartnership supporting land reclamation and remediation expertise and best practices
• ESAA (Environmental Services Association of Alberta)minorOthersAlberta-based environmental services industry association supporting regulatory and technical collaboration
• Canadian Archaeology AssociationminorOthersProfessional association supporting archaeological expertise and cultural heritage protection
• ASPB (Alberta Surface Protection Board)minorOthersAlberta regulatory and industry collaboration for surface protection standards
• CALEP (Canadian Association of Energy and Pipeline Linking Environmental Committees)minorOthersEnergy and pipeline industry environmental committee collaboration
• CAPP (Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers)minorOthersMajor oil and gas industry association partnership for environmental stewardship in upstream sector
• Orphan Well AssociationminorOthersPartnership supporting management and reclamation of orphan/abandoned wells in Western Canada
• NEBC (Northeast British Columbia)minorOthersRegional energy and environmental initiative partnership in Northeast BC
• Alberta EnergyminorOthersProvincial government energy ministry partnership for regulatory compliance and industry standards
• BC Energy RegulatorminorOthersBritish Columbia regulatory body partnership for energy sector environmental oversight
• IRWA (International Right of Way Association)minorOthersInternational association for right of way and land management professionals

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GHD: Employee-owned engineering, environmental, and advisory firm with established Canadian practice — directly comparable on environmental site assessments, remediation, and water/land management for industrial clients.
• Stantec: Global environmental and engineering consulting firm with deep Western Canada presence across oil & gas, mining, infrastructure, and Indigenous engagement — directly competes for the same enterprise environmental planning, permitting, and reclamation work that anchors H3M's book.
• Klohn Crippen Berger: Vancouver-based engineering and environmental services firm historically focused on Western Canadian mining, oil sands, and tailings — directly comparable on environmental site assessment, reclamation planning, and Indigenous engagement for resource-sector clients.
• Hatfield Consultants: Canadian environmental and resource management consultancy with Western Canada operations serving oil & gas, mining, and government clients — directly comparable in scale and regional focus to H3M's environmental consulting practice.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy with significant environmental and remediation practice serving oil & gas, mining, and infrastructure — comparable to H3M on environmental due diligence, remediation, and sustainability advisory.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with strong North American energy and mining practice — comparable to H3M on environmental permitting, site assessment, and reclamation for oil & gas and mining clients.
• WSP: Major international environmental and engineering consultancy with large Canadian operations serving energy, mining, and infrastructure clients — directly competes with H3M on multi-disciplinary environmental and regulatory projects in Western Canada.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): World's largest pure-play environmental consultancy with deep energy and mining practice globally — directly comparable on environmental impact assessment, permitting, and ESG advisory for industrial clients.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with environmental services practice serving Western Canadian energy, mining, and government clients — overlaps with H3M but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Worley: Global energy, chemicals, and resources project services firm with environmental capability — comparable on midstream and upstream environmental work but positioned as a broader engineering, procurement, and construction provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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