Government Relations

The Government Relations team at Environics understands how government decisions can directly impact your bottom line. From Ottawa to Washington or St. John's to Victoria, our team has a thorough understanding of government, public policy and advocacy. We offer tangible experience from past work in the senior levels within government, with industry associations and with private sector clients. In short, we have a highly-specialized knowledge of government, and the strategic ability to motivate public policy makers into action by developing winning strategies for both the client and the government.

We also understand that governments have to juggle the demands of diverse and competing stakeholders. By fully understanding the political, policy, fiscal, electoral and public opinion landscape our clients will be operating in, Environics can provide the expertise and knowledge to ensure your message is heard and understood by key decision-makers in the government realm.

Examples of our work with clients include:

• Input on legislation, regulation, or a policy framework
• Leveraging a new policy commitment
• Obtaining government funding
• Pursuing government procurement opportunities
• Raising profile and rapport with decision-makers

All of these services are provided within the strategic plan and with flawless attention to detail and nuance.

Our winning approach to government relations is underpinned by a full range of specialized services:

• Strategic research, analysis & advice
• Lobbying
• Grassroots advocacy
• Communications
• Media relations
• Issue management
• Stakeholder relations
• Coalition management / alliance building
• Public education
• Policy development
• Procurement
• Profile-raising strategies