IMG-Golder Corporation

IMG-Golder Corporation is an Inuvialuit environmental and engineering consulting company, jointly owned by Inuvialuit business partners and Golder Associates Ltd. IMG-Golder was formed in 2001 and is based in Inuvik, NWT. The Inuvialuit owner of IMG-Golder is the majority shareholder, with Golder Associates holding the remaining shares. IMG-Golder is a registered Inuvialuit business, is included as 100% NWT on the Government of the NWT Business Incentive Policy and is a registered Aboriginal Supplier for the federal government’s Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.

In addition to the NWT, IMG-Golder is legally registered to work in Nunavut and Alberta. IMG-Golder is a registered member of the NWT and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists.

Training and employment of Inuvialuit, Inuit and First Nations People are important IMG-Golder priorities and local people are hired to fill positions where hands-on training and off-site training can provide sustainable employment and opportunities for long-term skills development that leads to sustainable employment. As an Inuvialuit-owned company, supported by the technical skills of Golder Associates, we are well positioned to offer a broad range of environmental and engineering services to the private and public sector in the Canadian north. Our service categories include such diverse areas as:

• Project permitting services
• Socio-economic and environmental impact assessments
• Cumulative impact assessments;
• Ecological and renewable resource assessments for land use planning
• Design and implementation of community based monitoring networks
• Collection of traditional ecological knowledge and traditional land use information
• Habitat assessments and modelling
• Hydrological, geotechnical and geophysical investigations
• Air quality investigations
• Phase I, II and III environmental site assessments and hazardous materials surveys / abatement and remediation action plan development
• Planning and implementation of environmental monitoring
• Development and instruction of environmental training courses
• Closure planning and reclamation services
• Development of strategic plans and business plans