CITIES & MUNICIPALITIES
Since 2007, Espace Stratégies has supported public decision-makers and their teams at all municipal levels: towns, boroughs, cities, municipalities and regional county municipalities. We leverage our distinctive and innovative approach, based on local community mobilisation and a deep understanding of the territory’s ecosystems, to create development strategies that are both credible and sustainable.
HOW CAN ESPACE STRATÉGIES ASSIST YOU?
- Do you need guidance in territorial planning or implementing your strategic plan due to a lack of time or internal resources or to benefit from independent expertise?
- Do you find yourself with a new economic development mandate but lack internal knowledge to plan it effectively?
- Are you dealing with a new governance structure in your territory?
- Do you want to establish a long-term vision for the territory in collaboration with elected officials?
- Do you want to foster collaboration among all stakeholders in your ecosystems and avoid working in silos?
Our team can:
- Develop a comprehensive and inclusive strategic plan, taking into account all stakeholders in the territory
- Provide expert guidance in implementing strategies, tools, action plans and prioritising your projects
- Find a relevant and distinctive economic positioning for the organisation
- Engage socio-economic stakeholders, for example, to better align with their needs or establish an economic forum
- Assist your organisation in project submissions for an incubator, accelerator or any other foundational project
- Help to develop a complex business plan
- Conduct an organisational diagnosis, provide human resources management or recruitment support
- Update the territory’s socio-economic profile
- Plan your commercial arteries structure and create a commercial development strategy
- Plan your industrial parks development
- Consider sustainable development in territorial planning or development, as well as in foundational projects
THE ESPACE STRATÉGIES APPROACH
Espace Stratégies has extensive experience in municipal strategic planning and all its derivatives, including economic development, municipal structures, organisational development, development plans, as well as knowledge of local actors and their needs. Our team is multidisciplinary and has expertise in a range of fields such as urban planning, land use planning, sustainable development, economic development, commercial development and industrial development.
We are able to leverage this ecosystem knowledge into direct access to a variety of contacts and experts in all these fields, nationwide. We use this knowledge, along with our adaptability and agility, to meet very specific needs and obtain the necessary and appropriate expertise for your projects.
PORTFOLIO
City of Terrebonne
The City of Terrebonne turned to Espace Stratégies for support throughout its strategic planning exercise, partly conducted online and in consultation with numerous stakeholders. Espace Stratégies also participated in drafting the City’s 2020–2025 action plan.
Papineau RCM
The Papineau RCM is composed of 25 municipalities spread over a vast territory. Facing changes in its institutional environment, the RCM enlisted Espace Stratégies to assist in its strategic planning process. The objectives were to define a common vision for the territory’s development, identify upcoming needs and challenges, formulate orientations and targets to be achieved in the coming years, and develop a plan to promote community development.
Municipality of Saint-Sulpice
The appointment of a new mayor in Saint-Sulpice provided an ideal context for the municipality’s first strategic planning exercise. The municipality turned to Espace Stratégies to help envision its future and explore opportunities to develop and revitalise its territory. This exercise identified three directions aligned with the municipality’s commitment to sustainable development: revitalising the town core, developing quality services and facilities for citizens and optimising municipal organisation.
