Jacques Whitford is the industry leader in Phase I Environmental Site Assessments.  We complete more than 1,500 Phase I Environmental Site Assessments annually - more than any other Canadian firm - and are a major provider of this service throughout North America.  Furthermore, our client base encompasses a wide variety of lending institutions, insurance groups, developers, lawyers, accountants, commercial, industry and governmental agencies.

• Our large staff can easily conduct single or large portfolio site assessments efficiently, consistently and affordably.
• Our professionals have all been fully trained based on the requirements of the CSA-Z768 Standard in Canada and the ASTM Standard in the United States.
• Our Certified Environmental Site Assessors serve as lead trainers for the Association of Environmental Site Assessors of Canada.

Members of Jacques Whitford's company-wide Phase I Assessment Team serve on the Committee for Standardization of Environmental Assessments for the Canadian Standards Association, which is setting national protocol standards for conducting Phase I and Phase II ESAs, environmental management systems and environmental audits. Our U.S. teams have fulfilled the requirements of major national site portfolios from coast to coast.

We have also been leaders in developing efficient internet-based reporting tools, such as our proprietary PARCEL™ technology, to accelerate and synchronize reporting and management requirements for large or multi-jurisdictional portfolios -- allowing owners, managers and consultants to optimize performance and cost efficiency.