JFSA CANADA INC.

What JFSA CANADA INC. does

JFSA Canada Inc. is a privately held Canadian consulting firm incorporated in 1993 and headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, with additional offices in Quebec (4 offices total). The company specializes exclusively in water resources engineering, environmental management, and land planning, serving municipalities, conservation authorities, federal and provincial government agencies, and private land developers primarily across Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, the Greater Toronto Area, and select international projects. Service lines include river hydraulics and flood plain analysis, hydrology and climatic data, urban stormwater management, field monitoring and testing, land development and resource planning, technical assistance for legal cases, and research and development.

JFSA's technology portfolio comprises five proprietary software products built and maintained in-house: SWMHYMO (Stormwater Management Hydrologic Model, v5.5 released in 2024 with 64-bit architecture and LID modeling), STORMS 2010 (rainfall analysis with 700+ Environment Canada stations), PLOTHYD (hydrograph plotting), Manning's Calculator (open channel hydraulics), and Flood Preparedness Software (Google Earth-integrated flood extent mapping). The firm also deploys industry-standard tools (HEC-RAS, PCSWMM, DDSWMM, XPSWMM, TUFLOW, SRH-2D, HEC-HMS) on client projects and pairs these with field monitoring equipment and GIS analysis.

JFSA generates revenue through two streams: professional consulting services sold directly to public and private sector clients via business development and professional reputation, and software licenses (annual single-user and site licenses, $50–$500/year per product) sold through direct email and PayPal online purchasing. The firm employs approximately 30 permanent staff plus seasonal employees across engineers, geomorphologists, technicians, hydrogeologists, biologists, and GIS specialists, and distributes primarily through a bilingual (English/French) website, newsletter, professional conferences, and direct enterprise sales.

Name

JFSA CANADA INC.

Legal name

JFSA Canada Inc.

Website

https://jfsacanada.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JFSA Canada Inc. is a privately held Ottawa-headquartered consulting firm providing water resources engineering, environmental management, and land planning services to municipalities, conservation authorities, and private developers in Ontario, Quebec, and internationally, alongside proprietary hydrological and hydraulic modeling software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Resources Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Quality & Watershed/Hydrologic Modeling (SWMM/HEC-RAS, Flood/Runoff/Nutrient) (EUAHAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Asset Management (EUAEAMAH)

Keywords

• Water resources engineering
• Hydrological modeling software
• Stormwater management consulting
• Flood plain mapping services
• Hydraulic engineering analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Annual and perpetual software licenses for proprietary hydrological modeling tools including SWMHYMO (annual single-user license), STORMS 2010 (per seat), PLOTHYD (site license), and Manning's Calculator (site license). Revenue generated through direct online sales via PayPal and email inquiries.
2. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services in water resources engineering, environmental management, and land planning provided to municipalities, government agencies, conservation authorities, and private developers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

JFSA Canada Inc. is a specialized consulting firm that delivers water resources engineering, environmental management, and land planning services to municipalities, conservation authorities, government agencies, and private developers in Ontario, Quebec, and internationally. In parallel, the firm develops, owns, and directly distributes proprietary hydrological and hydraulic modeling software (SWMHYMO, STORMS 2010, PLOTHYD, Manning's Calculator, and Flood Preparedness Software) sold via single-user or site licenses.

Product overview

JFSA Canada Inc. offers a portfolio of standalone hydrology and hydraulic modeling software tools. The core product is SWMHYMO (Stormwater Management Hydrologic Model), a complex hydrologic model for stormwater runoff simulation, complemented by STORMS 2010 for rainfall analysis, PLOTHYD for hydrograph plotting, Manning's Calculator for hydraulic calculations, and Flood Preparedness Software for municipal flood management. All products are Windows-based desktop applications distributed as single-user or site licenses, with JFSA providing regular updates and technical support. The company also provides associated consulting services in water resources engineering, environmental management, and land planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SWMHYMO: Stormwater Management Hydrologic Model - a complex hydrologic model used for simulation and management of stormwater runoff in rural and urban areas.
• STORMS 2010
• PLOTHYD
• Manning's Calculator

Products and services

• SWMHYMO (Stormwater Management Hydrologic Model) Standalone desktop hydrologic model for simulating and managing stormwater runoff in rural and urban areas; processes rainfall records, transforms rainfall to runoff, and routes hydrographs through pipes, channels, stormwater control ponds, and reservoirs. Sold to municipalities, consultancies, and engineers for stormwater design and analysis.
• STORMS 2010 Desktop rainfall analysis software that manages local rainfall statistical data, generates Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) curves, evaluates return periods of observed rainfall events, creates design storms (Chicago, NRCS, AES, Huff), and performs extreme value frequency analyses using a database of 700+ Atmospheric Environment Services stations. Sold per seat to engineers and municipalities.
• PLOTHYD Desktop utility for entering, modifying, or plotting up to 6 hydrographs simultaneously; used in stormwater management studies and compatible with SWMHYMO and OTTHYMO-89. Sold as a site license for unlimited installations at one physical address.
• Manning's Calculator Desktop hydraulic engineering utility for open channel flow and conduit calculations using Manning's Equation, supporting most channel geometries, circular pipes, and multiple input/output units. Sold as a site license for hydraulic engineers.
• Flood Preparedness Software Application accessible on any platform supporting Google Earth that delineates flood extents, identifies buildings and infrastructure at risk, integrates with municipal GIS, and supports iterative development for flood preparedness and decision-making between municipal departments.
• Water Resources Engineering & Environmental Management Consulting Specialized consulting services covering river hydraulics and flood plains, hydrology and climatic data analysis, urban stormwater management, field monitoring and testing, land development and resource planning, technical assistance for legal cases, and research and development. Delivered to municipalities, conservation authorities, government agencies, and private developers in Ontario, Quebec, and internationally.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 projects completed by individual engineers in Ontario municipalities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Canadian UniversitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJFSA collaborates with universities on research projects in water resources engineering, including 2D watercourse modeling and erosion evolution studies. This partnership contributes to technical and scientific advancement in the field.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP Global: Canada-based global engineering firm with extensive water resources and environmental consulting practices that overlap with JFSA's stormwater management, hydraulic modeling and municipal infrastructure work.
• DHI Group: Danish software and consulting firm behind MIKE powered by DHI hydrology suite, a competing proprietary platform for stormwater and flood modeling used by many of the same municipal client types as SWMHYMO.
• Stantec: Major Canadian-headquartered engineering consultancy with a sizeable Water practice that competes for the same municipal stormwater, floodplain and watershed mandates as JFSA, but at vastly greater scale across many disciplines.
• GHD: Global engineering consultancy with established water resources practice in Ontario/Quebec that competes for the same municipal hydrology and stormwater assignments as JFSA.
• Tetra Tech: Specialized environmental and water consulting firm that competes for the same hydrology, floodplain, and stormwater management engagements as JFSA, with broader geographic reach.
• Arcadis: Global design and engineering consultancy with water management and climate resilience practices that overlap JFSA's stormwater, flood and watershed work, particularly for municipal clients.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm offering water resources engineering, hydrologic/hydraulic modeling and environmental services that compete with JFSA in both Canadian and international municipal markets.

Direct peers

• J.L. Richards & Associates: Ottawa-based multi-discipline engineering firm with a water resources practice serving Eastern Ontario municipalities, conservation authorities and private developers - a direct regional competitor for the same JFSA client base.
• Computational Hydraulics International (CHI): Developer of PCSWMM, the most direct commercial hydrologic/hydraulic modeling software competitor to JFSA's SWMHYMO, serving an overlapping set of municipal and consulting users in North America.
• Robinson Consultants: Ontario-based engineering consultancy with hydrology, stormwater management and municipal infrastructure services that closely mirror JFSA's offerings for Ontario municipalities and private developers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jfsa-canada-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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