Lanarc

What Lanarc does

Lanarc is a privately held, boutique landscape architecture, planning, and community engagement consultancy headquartered in Nanaimo, British Columbia, with a second office in Vancouver on the Lower Mainland. The firm traces its lineage to a practice established in 1986 and was re-established in its current principal-owned form in 2015, operating across British Columbia from Tofino to Calgary and serving primarily municipal, regional, provincial, and federal government clients, alongside institutional customers such as universities and health authorities, and a smaller share of private developers. Its service portfolio spans landscape architecture, parks and recreation planning, neighbourhood and community planning, urban design and site planning, integrated stormwater management, climate change adaptation, and stakeholder/community engagement (including charrette facilitation), supported by in-house 3D modelling, digital terrain modelling, and visualization capabilities.

The firm employs an integrated, science-based multidisciplinary approach that combines Registered Landscape Architects, Certified Arborists, Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioners, and IAP2-trained engagement specialists. Notable projects include the three-phase, 12,500-participant Nanaimo REIMAGINED Official Community Plan process; the John Hendry/Trout Lake Park Renewal Plan delivered with Kerr Wood Leidal, which integrates park design with creek daylighting and potable-water-saving stormwater infrastructure; the Bernard Avenue Revitalization in Kelowna; and thermal-energy-centre and ICU grounds work at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital alongside Stantec and Island Health.

Commercially, Lanarc generates revenue through project-based and retainer-based professional consulting fees earned under direct contracts, RFPs, and vendor-of-record arrangements with public-sector buyers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per project scope. Business development is relationship-driven and reputation-led, anchored by 30+ years of BC municipal past performance, multi-year recurring engagements (e.g., the District of Tofino), and partnership-based delivery on multidisciplinary commissions. There is no external investor, private equity, or venture capital backing; ownership and operations rest with the principals.

Name

Lanarc

Legal name

Lanarc

Website

https://lanarcconsultants.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lanarc is a private, principal-owned boutique landscape architecture, planning, and community engagement consultancy based in British Columbia, serving BC municipal, regional, provincial, and federal government clients, plus select institutional and private developer customers, through integrated science-based design and RFP-driven project work.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture and Planning Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Urban design planning
• Community engagement consulting
• Stormwater management planning
• Climate change adaptation

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanaimo

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Lanarc generates revenue through professional consulting fees for landscape architecture, urban design, planning, environmental design, and community engagement services. Revenue is project-based and retainer-based, typical of professional services firms serving government and institutional clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Lanarc is a boutique landscape architecture and planning consultancy that designs and delivers public-realm projects for government, institutional, and private-sector clients across British Columbia. Its core services span landscape architecture, parks/recreation/culture planning, neighbourhood and community planning, urban design and site planning, integrated stormwater management, climate change adaptation planning, and stakeholder and community engagement. Each engagement combines design, environmental science, and public participation under a single integrated team rather than a unified software product.

Product overview

Lanarc operates as a boutique landscape architecture and planning consultancy, not a software product company. Their offering consists of professional consulting services organized around core disciplines: Landscape Architecture, Parks/Recreation/Culture Planning, Stakeholder/Community Engagement, Neighbourhood/Community Planning, Urban Design/Site Planning, and Integrated Stormwater Management. Supporting capabilities include 3D Modelling and Visualizations, Educational Video Production, and Climate Change Adaptation Services. These services are delivered through an integrated team approach combining landscape architects, urban designers, planners, and engagement facilitators rather than a unified software platform with discrete product modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Comprehensive landscape architecture services including detailed design, construction documents, and field services for parks, plazas, streetscapes, and public spaces across British Columbia.
• Parks, Recreation and Culture Planning Planning services for parks, recreation facilities, and cultural spaces including master planning, park design, and outdoor childcare space design for municipal and institutional clients.
• Neighbourhood and Community Planning Neighbourhood and community planning services for developing comprehensive community visions and implementation strategies, including Official Community Plan processes and downtown revitalization.
• Urban Design and Site Planning Urban design and site planning services including plaza and public square design, streetscape design, and mixed-use development planning for municipal and private development clients.
• Integrated Stormwater Management Planning Environmental design and integrated stormwater management planning including creek daylighting, habitat restoration, green infrastructure design, and bioretention swales.
• Stakeholder and Community Engagement Services Community engagement, consultation, and facilitation services including charrette facilitation to involve stakeholders in planning processes for municipal and institutional projects.
• Climate Change Adaptation Services Climate change adaptation planning and implementation services including coastal flood management, rainwater management, and water conservation strategies for BC communities.
• 3D Modelling and Visualizations 3D modeling and visualization services for project presentations and design communication, including digital terrain modelling, provided in support of Lanarc's planning and landscape architecture engagements.
• Playground Design Specialized playground design services including universally accessible playground design and outdoor childcare space design for municipalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 12,500 community participants engaged in Nanaimo REIMAGINED planning process
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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 core and minor.

• Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLanarc collaborated with Kerr Wood Leidal engineers on the John Hendry/Trout Lake Park Renewal Plan to integrate park planning with stormwater management. The partnership dovetailed park naturalization goals with engineering solutions for creek daylighting and water quality enhancements.
• StanteccoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLanarc collaborated with Stantec and Island Health on NRGH (Nanaimo Regional General Hospital) projects including the Thermal Energy Centre and Intensive Care Unit landscape design. Multidisciplinary team approach for healthcare facility grounds.
• Habitat Systems Inc.minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLanarc led design for Maffeo Sutton Accessible Playground working with Habitat Systems Inc. for integrated playground design approach with the City of Nanaimo.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global design and engineering firm with a large landscape architecture practice and active BC presence — Lanarc has actually partnered with Stantec on the NRGH hospital grounds project. Competes as prime on larger multi-disciplinary mandates.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with substantial landscape architecture, planning, and urban design capability across Canada — competes for the same municipal and provincial mandates and offers the scale Lanarc cannot match as prime.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with integrated landscape architecture, urban design, and climate adaptation practices — broad incumbent competing for major municipal and federal planning mandates.
• B+H Architects: Global architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture firm — broader incumbent with comparable landscape architecture and master planning services for institutional and municipal clients.

Direct peers

• PFS Studio: Vancouver-based landscape architecture and urban design practice with a comparable multi-disciplinary profile (planning, design, engagement) and a strong BC municipal client base — Lanarc's closest direct peer in scale, geography, and service mix.
• CitySpaces Consulting: BC-based planning and community development consultancy focused on municipal and institutional clients — comparable boutique scale with overlapping community planning and engagement capabilities.
• Kerr Wood Leidal Associates: BC-based engineering consultancy with strong stormwater, water, and municipal infrastructure practices — Lanarc has collaborated with KWL on the Trout Lake Park renewal. A peer in municipal water/stormwater planning with overlapping client base.
• Hapa Collaborative: Vancouver-based landscape architecture and urban design studio with comparable boutique scale and a portfolio of BC public realm, park, and streetscape projects — directly competitive for similar municipal RFPs.
• Brook McIlroy: Canadian planning, urban design, and landscape architecture practice with similar integrated service model and public-sector focus — comparable in scale and offerings, including parks, waterfronts, and community planning.
• Modus Planning, Design and Engagement: Western Canada-based boutique planning, design, and community engagement firm — closely comparable integrated offering, scale, and reliance on municipal/public-sector clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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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