2022 WIN Awards Sponsors

KPMG in Canada is a proud sponsor of the Women’s Infrastructure Network and honoured to play a role in recognizing the women who have made significant contributions to the industry. As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 14 consecutive years, we are dedicated to supporting the development and leadership of women in the infrastructure sector.

KPMG’s Infrastructure Team thrives on complex, end to end infrastructure challenges that demand situational agility and unparalleled tenacity. With deep experience across industries, disciplines, and borders, we tailor our service teams to meet the unique requirements and challenges of each project. Working closely with our clients, KPMG in Canada aims to provide progressive and results-oriented advice to meet business needs.

For more information, visit https://home.kpmg/ca/en/home/industries/infrastructure.html

As a Canadian leader in construction and infrastructure development with global expertise, Aecon Group Inc. (TSX: ARE) strives to be the number one Canadian infrastructure company and is proud to be recognized as one of the Best Employers in Canada. Aecon safely, profitably and sustainably delivers integrated solutions to private and public-sector clients through its Construction segment in the Civil, Urban Transportation, Nuclear, Utility and Industrial sectors, and provides project development, financing, investment and management services through its Concessions segment. Visit aecon.com and join our online community on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram @AeconGroup.

RBC Capital Markets is a proud sponsor of the Women’s Infrastructure Network and the promotion and advancement of women in infrastructure. The most significant corporations, institutional investors, asset managers, private equity firms, and governments around the globe recognize RBC Capital Markets as an innovative, trusted partner with an in-depth expertise in capital markets, banking, and finance. We are well-established in the largest, most mature capital markets across North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region, which collectively encompasses 84% of the global investment banking fee pool. RBC Capital Markets is part of a leading provider of financial services, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Founded in 1864, RBC is one of the largest banks in the world and the fifth largest in North America, as measured by market capitalization. With a strong capital base and consistent financial performance, RBC is among a small group of highly rated global banks.

For more information please see: https://www.rbccm.com/en/about-us/diversity.page

EllisDon is a proud sponsor of the Women’s Infrastructure Network and is dedicated to the empowerment and advancement of women’s success and leadership in the infrastructure sector. EllisDon’s commitment to Inclusive Diversity is to work together to create an inclusive environment where all employees can reach their full potential and individual differences are valued and respected.

Founded in 1951, EllisDon is a world-leading construction and building services company that completes $5 billion worth of contracts annually, in every market sector and across the globe. EllisDon has grown from being a general contractor to a multi-faceted company that can deliver any aspect of a project. From development, financing, construction through to operations and life cycle / rehabilitation, EllisDon is one of the only construction and building services firms that provide these services over and above their development and construction expertise.

EllisDon's purpose is to provide people with shared values the opportunity to achieve their full potential, deliver great careers to one another, and contribute meaningfully to the communities in which it builds.

For more information on EllisDon visit www.ellisdon.com.

For more information on Inclusive Diversity at EllisDon visit: www.ellisdon.com/page/inclusivediversity/.

Fasken is a proud sponsor of the Women’s Infrastructure Network and a committed partner in promoting and advancing the leadership of women, including in the infrastructure sector. See more about Fasken’s equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives here. The Fasken Global Infrastructure & Projects team has been the recipient of the Silver P3 Bulletin Award for North American Legal Advisor of the Year (2019) and IJGlobal’s North America Public Sector Legal Advisor of the Year (2018). The team has also acted on significant transactions that have won numerous awards, including: Best Road/Bridge/Tunnel Project, North America Transmission Project of the Year, North America Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year and North America Utility Deal of the Year. More recently, the group played a significant role in the ground breaking Wataynikaneyap Transmission Project and is advising Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx on the Ontario Line Subway Project and Infrastructure Ontario on the procurement of Weeneybayko Health Authority project, the first progressive P3 hospital to be procured in Ontario. Fasken has also been consistently ranked as the top firm in the infrastructure sector in leading independent industry reviews and publications. The Fasken Global Infrastructure & Projects Group is comprised of a multi-jurisdictional team with lawyers across Canada, Europe and Africa, who regularly advise project developers, consortia, constructors, bond underwriters, lenders (both bank and bond) and procuring authorities. Fasken has advised on and successfully closed numerous projects in both Canada and the U.S.

Fengate Asset Management (Fengate) is so proud to sponsor the WIN Awards and to be a part of recognizing the women who provide stand-out leadership, who guide, inspire and support others, and who have made such important contributions to the industry. As part of our ongoing commitments to equity, belonging, inclusion and diversity and our efforts to ensure a workplace where women are valued and celebrated, we applaud the impactful work of Women’s Infrastructure Network, including the WIN Awards program, and we celebrate all the nominees. 

As a leading alternative investment manager focused on infrastructure, private equity, and real estate strategies, and with offices in Ontario and Texas and team members across North America, Fengate is one of the most active real asset investors in North America. We are a signatory of both the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment and ILPA Diversity in Action initiative, and we are honoured to have recently been named one of Canada’s 2022 Best Workplaces™ for Women. Learn more at fengate.com.

Graham is proud to sponsor the Women’s Infrastructure Network and its promotion of the advancement and leadership of women in the infrastructure industry. We value the opinions and contributions women make within our company and throughout the industry, and actively seek to recognize and celebrate those achievements. Graham is an employee-owned construction solutions partner with revenues exceeding $2 billion annually. With over nine decades of experience, Graham provides general contracting, design-build, integrated project delivery, construction management, public-private partnerships and development services in the buildings, industrial, infrastructure and project finance sectors. Graham has offices throughout North America and employs over 1,600 passionate professionals focused on delivering lasting value. Graham has the resources, capacity and expertise to undertake projects of every scope, scale and complexity. Visit us at grahambuilds.com to discover how we’re building for a better tomorrow.

The Ledcor Group of Companies is one of North America’s most diversified construction companies, serving the building, oil & gas, infrastructure, mining, power, and telecommunications sectors. Ledcor also owns operations in property investment, forestry, aviation, and marine transportation services. Ledcor employs over 7,000 people across 20 offices, and numerous construction sites. Since 1947 we have been growing with our clients and partners: Forward. Together. Find out how at www.ledcor.com.

National Bank Financial Markets is proud to be a sponsor of the Women’s Infrastructure Network and to accelerate the development and advancement of women in the industry. A fully-integrated investment dealer and a subsidiary of National Bank of Canada, we offer clients a full suite of financial solutions from debt and equity underwriting to bank credit and risk management products. National Bank Financial Markets also delivers comprehensive advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and financing. A recognized leader in Infrastructure and Project Finance, our team provides clients with sound advice, comprehensive products, and exceptional levels of service that span the entire project lifecycle.

https://nbfm.ca/en/corporations/infrastructure-finance/

SLC Management is a global institutional asset manager that offers institutional investors traditional, alternative and yield-orientated investment solutions across public and private fixed income markets, as well as global real estate equity and debt, and infrastructure equity. As of December 31, 2021, SLC Management has assets under management of CA$347 billion. 

The Infrastructure Debt and Project Finance teams within SLC Management are based in Toronto and invest in project finance, power and infrastructure financings across North America, Europe, and Australia. As of February 2022, the two groups cumulatively hold a portfolio of investments of approximately CA$16 billion. SLC Management Infrastructure Debt and Project Finance teams have significant experience in investing and funding PPP/PFI transactions where they have underwritten and participated in a wide range of transitions.

 For more information, visit www.slcmanagement.com.

As an industry-leading provider of trustee services to public-private partnership (P3) projects across the country, Computershare Trust Company of Canada participates in many of Canada's prominent P3 and project finance transactions for infrastructure projects within a variety of sectors including transportation, energy and social infrastructure.

Our corporate trust team combines a broad array of in-house legal expertise and a deep base of experience, which ensures we can deliver the most efficient solutions tailored to your specific project. Computershare Trust Company of Canada is a federally regulated trust company licensed to operate in all jurisdictions across Canada with over CAD $2.4 trillion in debt under administration. We offer corporate trust services in both official languages and provide on the ground support for projects across Canada from our offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.

Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a global market leader in corporate trust, transfer agency and share registration, corporate actions, employee equity plans, mortgage servicing, and stakeholder communications. We also specialize in proxy solicitation, bankruptcy, class action and utility administration, and a range of other diversified financial and governance services.

Davies is a leading Canadian business law firm focused on high-stakes matters. Tackling our clients’ issues with clarity and speed, we are consistently at the heart of their most complex deals and cases. With offices in Toronto, Montréal and New York, we are recognized as a top-tier firm in each of our core practice areas.

Our commitment to fostering equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is embedded in how we work as a firm. EDI reflects the firm’s core values and strengthens our relationships with each other and with clients, shaping the work we do on their behalf. We embrace our differences in an inclusive culture that is collaborative, empowering and enriched by diverse perspectives.

Founded in 2000, P1 Consulting is a dynamic and progressive consulting firm with a strong reputation in the fields of fairness, procurement, complex outsourcing arrangements and facilities management solutions. P1 serves leading, national and international businesses and public sector agencies including municipal, provincial and federal jurisdictions.

By design, we are a small, boutique firm with operations across Canada and the US. We are a flexible and organic company that evolves and adapts as quickly as the industries we advise, to ensure that we always remain on the leading edge of best practices. A unique and specialised firm with an unparalleled depth of expertise, we establish strong and lasting relationships with our clients, which is why a large portion of our business is with repeat clients.

We help our clients reach their goals by empowering them with informed choices, and understand that every organization is guided by unique considerations that require specialized solutions. We take a hands-on, collaborative approach to manage projects, provide timely support and develop innovative solutions for complex projects. For every engagement, we assemble a team with the most appropriate experience and expertise.

Plenary Americas is an independent long-term investor, sponsor and operator of public infrastructure. We are recognized as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures and are certified as a Great Place to Work in both Canada and the US.  We believe in empowering our employees and we are deeply committed to advancement of women in the infrastructure sector. 

Plenary has become North America's leading specialized developer of long-term partnership projects, with a project portfolio of $22 billion across Canada and the United States, including 55 projects in the health, transportation, defence, justice, education, energy, utilities and government accommodation sectors. 

With an uncompromising focus on lifecycle performance, Plenary embraces the finance, planning, design, construction, complementary commercial development and asset management operations of our projects. As a result, governments and public sector agencies look to our team to be an innovative and trusted voice in undertaking public infrastructure that meets the genuine needs and aspirations of a community.

We bring infrastructure to life. For more information, please visit www.plenaryamericas.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

Turner & Townsend is an independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With 110 offices in 45 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients’ assets.

The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) is proud to sponsor the Women’s Infrastructure Network and support women’s leadership in the infrastructure sector in Canada and abroad. As promoters of innovative approaches to infrastructure development and service delivery through public-private partnerships, CCPPP recognizes the important role that strong leadership plays in taking projects from concept to operation. Established in 1993, CCPPP is a national, non-partisan, member-based organization with broad representation from across the public and private sectors. The Council is a proponent of evidence-based public policy in support of P3s, facilitates the adoption of best practices, and educates stakeholders and the community on the economic and social benefits of public-private partnerships. For more information on CCPPP, go to www.pppcouncil.ca, or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

TSX Trust is proud to sponsor the Women’s Infrastructure Network and support its commitment to the advancement and leadership of women in the industry. TSX Trust is a federally regulated trust company with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. We provide a full range of indenture trustee, collateral and security agent, insurance or account trustee, custodian, and paying agent services. Our team of experienced professionals understands what our clients require in a trust service provider, and delivers solutions that maximize the value of our clients' P3 and project financing transactions. We work with each of our clients to understand their infrastructure project and their specific needs. We are committed to innovate and create the arrangements that best support each project, working with stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of the project to respond and adapt to any changes that may arise.