You want to build. We can help.

When great plans and inspired design aren't enough, our strategy can make the difference.

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About Us

By the time a file goes to a vote, the outcome is usually fixed. It was decided in meetings you were not represented at, in consultations that crossed community red lines you did not know existed, and in report writing that missed a critical piece of information that did not reach the right staff in time.


Government is complex, busy, and balances the competing priorities of a tapestry of stakeholders every day.


We spend our days in those rooms and conversations. We tell our clients the truth about where their file stands, where they can break through, and the steps we need to take together to make that happen.


If your project deserves a real shot and is at risk, we'd like to hear about it.

Who We Help

Developers

Building Technology Companies

Associations

Not for Profits

Where We Work

Municipal

Provincial

Federal

What We Do

Strategy

Government & Stakeholder Engagement

Communications

Research, Intelligence & Monitoring

Public Relations

When We've Won

One Developer - Four Approvals

Policing Fees Waived for Festival

Multi-Use Trail Advanced

Master Plan Community Approved

Project Saved Through Minor Variance

Our Why

Important ideas and projects deserve professional advocates. The clients we choose to work with, including non-profits, developers, and sector associations, are pursuing outcomes that make Canadian communities more sustainable, just, and prosperous, and the quality of public policy depends on those ideas being represented well.


In an ideal world, the best initiatives would be recognized and supported on their merits. In the meantime, we are here to help.

Our Impact

12,500+

New Homes Approved

100+

Affordable Units Approved

46+

Files Closed

4 Years

Ranked In Toronto's Top 5 Lobbyists

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Our Team

Tristan Downe-Dewdney

Principal

Chantle Jovellanos

Intern, Research and Operations

Michael Brown

Senior Counsel, Strategic Media

Work With Us

Send a note. We'll tell you within 48 hours whether we can help. If we can't, we'll usually tell you who can.

info@downedewdney.com

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