Peer Review
Reliable peer review and expert witness testimony for environmental policy, natural heritage assessment, and issues of ecological significance.
We offer science-based expert opinions that are respected by clients and agencies in Ontario and beyond. We review natural heritage reports for regional landscape and watershed-based studies, Official Plan policies, Environmental Impact Studies, OLT mitigation, and more.
Be confident that you have the best information to support and defend critical decisions of ecological significance
We offer expert review of technical work undertaken by other consulting companies and support clients with custom deliverables related to ecological expertise.
With a commitment to accuracy and thoroughness, we make assessments based on current policy supported by up-to-date scientific research.
Common projects we assist with include:
- Literature reviews related to ecology, species-at-risk, planning and development, GIS, spatial analysis, and more
- Hearing preparation including report writing and mapping for supportive evidence
- Peer review and expert witness testimony for municipalities, agency review teams, conservation authorities, and private clients (including natural heritage components of larger studies such as aggregate extraction applications, and block plan applications)
- Interpretation of municipal, regional, provincial, and agency environmental policy and legislation
- Recommendations for environmental policy compliance
- Expert witness testimony for Local Planning Appeal Tribunals (LPAT) and Ontario Municipal Board hearings and court proceedings
More than 40 years of experience
Our senior staff, including Jim Dougan, Karl Konze, Todd Fell, and Steve Hill, have been providing Expert Witness Testimony since 1978, and are well-respected and thorough witnesses. Karl Konze, Senior Wildlife Biologist, and Todd Fell, Landscape Architect, regularly provide witness and support at Ontario Municipal Board hearings.
Where necessary, our team collaborates with experts in other disciplines such as hydrology, hydrogeology, aquatic biology, engineering, and planning.
We have experience testifying as expert witnesses at:
- Local Planning Appeal Tribunals
- Ontario Land Compensation Board
- Ontario Provincial Court
- Ontario Energy Board
- National Energy Board
- Niagara Escarpment Commission
Our experience demonstrates credibility and familiarity with the full range of options to support clients.
Your work matters. Your projects leave a legacy. Let us be your experts.
You are stewarding projects to create resilient, naturally thriving places for the generations to come. Dougan Ecology is here to stand by you with ecological expertise.
