R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited is a Canadian multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consulting firm established in 1970. Burnside has 10 offices located across Canada. The firm draws from a mix of approximately 380 professionals including civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers, scientists, hydrogeologists, biologists, and technologists to provide a wide range of services to their clients. As of February 2022, Burnside has been active internationally for over 28 years and in Canada for over 50 years. Burnside has worked in over 20 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America.

 

Projects have been completed in a variety of sectors including water supply, wastewater management, sanitation, solid waste management, transportation including roads and bridges, GIS, environmental impact assessments, water resource management, renewable energy, satellite remote sensing, and hydrogeology.

 

Burnside has carried out assignments funded by a variety of International Financial Institutions including the World Bank, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the International Finance Corporation, Global Affairs Canada, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank, and the African Development Bank. Projects have also been carried out directly for foreign government ministries and institutions, as well as the private sector.

 

We carry out assignments related to general technical assistance, feasibility studies, Master Plans, detailed design, construction supervision, contract administration and training.

 

We make use of innovative, cost-effective, and appropriate technologies for clients to meet their specific needs. We have peer recognized knowledge and experience working with under-serviced and under-resourced communities often located in remote regions and difficult environments.

 

Burnside’s differentiation in project delivery continues to be the responsiveness to their client’s needs through the allocation of senior professionals to projects outside of Canada.

Sector Focus

Water Supply (including source identification, treatment, rehabilitation, and distribution)

Wastewater Treatment and Management

Drainage and Stormwater Management

Environmental Assessments

Renewable Energy and Conservation

Solid Waste

Transportation

Air & Noise

Asset Management and GIS

Satellite Remote Sensing

Land Development

Structural Design including Building Information Modeling (BIM)

 

Additional information on the firm can be found at: www.rjburnside.com  or by contacting Norman Looker at: norman.looker@rjburnside.com