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We’re committed to helping Canadian cities and communities solve their most complex challenges–from affordable housing and asset management to climate resilience and clean water access. Our engineers, scientists, and advisors bring the technical expertise, digital tools, and local insight needed to deliver integrated, long-term solutions that create real value.

Corina Moore Executive Vice-President for Transportation and Infrastructure, WSP in Canada

Corina Moore Executive Vice-President for Transportation and Infrastructure, WSP in Canada

Working collaboratively with clients and communities, our teams strive to create healthy, resilient, prosperous places, equipped to flourish for generations to come. We know that the conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work and age are critical to human wellbeing, and we are passionate about creating the strongest possible foundations. We take a holistic approach to planning and delivering projects for communities that are equitable, in balance with nature and future-ready, while always taking care to preserve what makes each one and each place unique.

With a global practice of experts spanning planning, design and project delivery services, WSP works with governments, local authorities, public sector organizations and private developers and investors, from defining the earliest concept and viability stages through to shaping project delivery and beyond.

Together, we have amassed decades of experience and honed a collaborative, holistic approach to helping communities to fulfil their full potential.

At WSP, we know that municipal systems are deeply interconnected – that solving one issue can create ripple effects across others. Our strength is in navigating the complexity.

Meeting today's needs, securing tomorrow's potential

We design solutions that balance short-term pressures with long-term resilience, always mindful of the broader system – ones that bridge policy, infrastructure, finance and sustainability to create an integrated solution that addresses the unique needs of your communities.

We successfully achieve this through our unique capabilities:

Advisors and planners who understand the science

When you're facing a housing shortage or a backlog of infrastructure upgrades, the gap isn’t just in ideas – it’s in execution. Our advisors and planners bring both strategic foresight, technical depth and stakeholder relationships, helping you bridge the divide between plans and projects. We support municipalities in policy reform, funding alignment, interdepartmental coordination, and risk mitigation – all while delivering integrated solutions that are founded on what is practical, possible, and proven.

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Engineers and scientists that integrate vision

Asset management, water quality, and resilient infrastructure aren’t solved in a vacuum. They require local insight, systems thinking, and proven experience. Our teams bring the deep domain expertise of over 13,000 professionals who work where they live – understanding local policies, codes and by-laws, constraints, and risks. Whether it's rethinking how to use land, modernizing water systems, or preparing assets for a decarbonized future, we ensure the design integrates your full municipal context.

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Digital that unlocks value

Data is everywhere – but clarity isn’t. Whether it’s interpreting flood risk, forecasting capital investment, managing approvals, or tracking aging infrastructure, our digital solutions turn complexity into confident decisions. From 3D modeling and predictive analytics to digital twins and real-time asset monitoring, we help municipalities see further, act faster, and deliver with intelligence. Every solution integrates transparency, security, and long-term value.

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Data-driven municipal solutions

Today’s municipalities are generating data from every direction – sensors, surveys, service requests, and more. But being data-rich isn’t the same as being insight-rich.

Digital transformation facilitates not only automation and efficiency but benefits all individuals in the community, through enhanced communication and risk mitigation to name a few. Most of all, it frees up resources to provide even more care.

Jazz Pabla Chief Innovation Officer, WSP in Canada, 2024 Winner of Peter Bennett Award for his outstanding contribution to the Canadian municipal IT community

Jazz Pabla Chief Innovation Officer, WSP in Canada, 2024 Winner of Peter Bennett Award for his outstanding contribution to the Canadian municipal IT community

PRIME for Cities

WSP’s proprietary web GIS platform tracks land development, public infrastructure and urban growth policy information. The platform aggregates complex information from a wide range of data sources, providing our clients with business grade analytics to support critical planning and real estate decisions.

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Advanced Weather Intelligence

WSP’s Advanced Weather Intelligence provides municipalities with AI-enhanced, location-specific forecasts to reduce risk, improve emergency response, and support resilient infrastructure–enabling smarter, faster decisions in the face of extreme weather and evolving climate conditions.

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LandiQ

WSP’s LandiQ is a digital planning tool that streamlines processes for government agencies, enabling more informed, consistent, and evidence-based land-use decisions to support smarter growth and integrated municipal planning.

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ResilienceLens

The ResilienceLens^TM is an interactive web-based screening tool which measures the resilience value of projects and identify requirements and outputs to incorporate in order to adapt to shocks and stresses, deliver reliable performance, generate co-benefits to communities and accelerate implementation of projects to build back better.

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Smart Portal

WSP’s Smart Portal is a cloud-based platform that ingests, integrates, and manages data from diverse IoT sensors, devices, and systems–across cities and regions. It enables municipalities to visualize trends, trigger alerts, and make data-driven decisions through a unified, collaborative interface for infrastructure, environmental, and operational monitoring.

OT Cybersecurity

WSP’s OT Cybersecurity services help municipalities protect transportation networks, utilities, and smart infrastructure from cyber threats–ensuring safe, resilient operations through risk assessments, secure architecture, and real-time threat detection across critical public systems.

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Our integrated solutions in action

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

City of Toronto Watermain Rehabilitation Program

Since 2015, WSP has provided the City of Toronto with design, project management, and contract administration support for watermain rehabilitation as they work to meet their 10-year goal of eliminating the state of good repair backlog.

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Enhancing public communications: Innovation powered by PRIME for Cities

With numerous infrastructure projects underway in the City of Toronto, many residents are feeling the impacts and are hungry for information. Here’s how WSP is strengthening public communication in the age of infrastructure renewal.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Modernization of the National Capital Region’s District Energy System

As part of Innovate Energy, a private-partner consortium, WSP is designing, building and converting the existing high-temperature steam system powering Canada’s National Capital Region to a more energy-efficient, low-temperature hot water system to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.