About - Norda

Mobilizing collective intelligence, Norda Stelo promotes innovation and sustainability, offering global solutions that enhance its clients’ environmental performance and productivity.

Our mission 
Driving engineering through innovation. Together. Sustainably.

Our vision
Mobilizing our collective intelligence towards the sustainability of our partners’ assets, our communities and the planet.

900+

employees worldwide

60+

years of experience

17 centers of excellence

17 offices around the world

50+

countries in which we carry out projects

Norda Stelo, over 60 years of history

Norda Stelo was founded in 1963 in La Malbaie region of Quebec, but moved to Quebec City a few years later to take full advantage of the major infrastructure projects of the time. The company quickly gained a national reputation through various important mandates in the fields of transportation, municipal engineering, and environmental studies. In 1977, the firm entered the international market with the award of its first contract in Africa.

After being owned by American companies for a few years, Norda Stelo became a 100% Canadian-owned company in 2005, owned by its employees. This marked the beginning of a period of growth, with several acquisitions and the opening of new offices in Quebec, Ontario, and abroad in the United States, Côte d’Ivoire, and New Caledonia.

In the early 2010s, Norda Stelo decided to undertake a profound organizational transformation under new leadership. Its employees were asked to identify new values and set ambitious goals in the areas of governance and corporate responsibility. The name “Norda Stelo” (North Star in Esperanto) was chosen to symbolize this common purpose. Hard work and dedication throughout the decade have seen the company become a flagship in its industry, crowned by public and independent recognition. This reinvention gives new impetus and crystallizes what makes Norda Stelo outstanding for its employees and clients.

Precisely, the year 2019 marked a decisive turning point for Norda Stelo with a strategy to develop its approach in asset durability, leverage technological innovation to support its expertise, and implement an ambitious corporate social responsibility program. Over the past five years, Norda Stelo has namely become the first Canadian engineering firm in its category to be certified B Corp and has been listed among Canada’s Best Managed Companies.

With the recent strategic acquisitions of Planifika, CWA Engineers, and InnovExplo, Norda Stelo is able to provide an integrated suite of services across the entire value chain of critical, strategic, and precious metals and industrial minerals up to their distribution, including the port, rail, and road sectors, all within a proactive asset and environmental impact management approach.

Our commitments

Deeply human and down-to-earth, Norda Stelo makes its employees and partners proud through its commitment to quality, integrity, human relations, value creation and positive impact on communities and the planet.

Ethics and Integrity

Norda Stelo has put a number of control mechanisms in place to ensure the company and our employees uphold the highest standards of ethics and integrity.

View our code of ethics and conduct

Health and Safety

For Norda Stelo nothing is more important than human life. We aspire to be recognized in the industry as THE top firm when it comes to integrating sound occupational health and safety management.

Quality

Through our management philosophy and quality system, we stand by our commitment to provide our clients skilled resources, ongoing search for the most effective solutions, and rigorous control over their projects, from a technical, scheduling and cost perspective.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Norda Stelo’s strategic plan incorporates notions of positive impacts on its stakeholders and contributes to the development, consolidation and promotion of a culture of social responsibility within the organization.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is defined as the voluntary integration by companies of social and environmental concerns into their business activities and their relations with stakeholders. A company that practices CSR will therefore seek to have a positive impact on society while being economically efficient.

Our Commitment toward First Peoples – PAIR

As a socially responsible company, Norda Stelo recognizes the paramount importance of fostering a positive impact within the communities we operate. We are dedicated to establishing and maintaining meaningful relationships with indigenous communities and organizations.

Norda Stelo stands firm in its commitment to developing and maintaining harmonious relationships with First Peoples, recognizing that respectful collaboration and meaningful partnership are essential to achieving truly sustainable and ethical business practices.

Read about our commitment to First Peoples

Protection of personal information

For any questions or reports of incidents concerning the protection of personal information, contact :

Mia Malone 
Privacy Officer

renseignements.personnels@norda.com

Centre d’affaires Henri-IV
1015 Wilfrid-Pelletier Ave.
Quebec City, Quebec G1W 0C4
Canada
Phone: 1 800 463-2839

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Our values

Adaptability

Respond positively to new situations and anticipate organizational and personal requirements, while adapting to a constantly changing market.

Trust

Establish and maintain a feeling of security and assurance based on the quality of our relationships and competencies, among co-workers as well as with our partners.

Excellence

Commit individually and as a group to excelling in what we do. Make our mark by developing value-added solutions.

Innovation

Be bold and think outside the box. Implement solutions that meet our partners’ and our company’s needs.

Integrity

Be forthright and honest with everyone, applying ethical and professional standards.

Respect

Be considerate, open and professional, treating people with dignity.

Impact Engineering

The implementation of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) program and the development of our impact business model demonstrate Norda Stelo’s intrinsic and sincere desire to be part of the solution to the climate and social challenges of our time.

Environment

Norda Stelo is actively involved in developing solutions to major environmental challenges. Both in our internal practices and in the expertise we offer our partners, Norda Stelo teams are mobilized to achieve ambitious goals and implement concrete environmental initiatives. Whether through our approach to asset durability or our eco-design principles, we put innovation at the heart of our commitment to our clients and the environment with our technical expertise and creativity.

Society

True to its vision and commitment to corporate social responsibility, Norda Stelo aims to play an active role in its communities, contributing positively to their social and environmental well-being.

Governance

Backed by solid governance principles, Norda Stelo is committed to conducting its business with a focus on creating positive impacts and taking into account the interests of its teams and clients. Driven by the need to act and the desire to be part of the solution, Norda Stelo is determined to transform the way engineering is done for the benefit of our communities and the planet.

Management Committee

President and CEO

Alex Brisson

Vice-President, Operations, Innovations and Solutions

Olivier Turcotte

Vice-President, Resources and Industry

Sophie Boisvert

Vice-President, Infrastructure

Joane St-Onge

Vice-President, Talent, Culture, Strategy and Communications

Stéphanie Gourde

Vice-President, Legal Affairs, Procurement and Acquisitions

Luc Bélanger

Vice-President, Finance

Sébastien Lépine

Vice-President, Information Technology

Jean-Nicolas Malek

Board of Directors

Claude Rousseau
President and independent administrator

Alex Brisson
Administrator

Myriam Blouin
Independent administrator

Pierre Seccareccia
Independent administrator

Isabelle Tarquini
Administrator

Patrick Quigley
Secretary and Ethics Commissioner

Career

Norda Stelo, the employer

Being part of the Norda Stelo team means having the flexibility to lead an enriching personal and professional life. It means being part of a team of seriously human experts, who harness collective intelligence and are driven by a desire to do things differently.

Discover our career section