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About IHS

Workplaces are infrastructure
for human potential.

We are a CCIB-certified Indigenous workplace transformation firm. We plan, procure, install, and steward spaces for federal, corporate, healthcare, and education clients across Canada.

Our story

Built on relationships. Designed for outcomes.

Workplaces are infrastructure for human potential. At IHS, we transform offices, clinics, classrooms, and government buildings into environments that help people do their best work. From the first floor plan to the last installed task chair, we manage the messy middle so our clients can focus on their mission.

We are space planners, designers, procurement specialists, and project managers. We are also CCIB-certified, which means every dollar spent with us counts toward Indigenous procurement targets.

We think about the people who will use the space in ten years, not just the move-in date. We measure success in occupant wellbeing and lifecycle impact, not square-foot velocity. And we treat every client relationship as a partnership, not a transaction.


Choosing IHS is a procurement decision that compounds. Federal, provincial, and corporate buyers increasingly need to demonstrate progress against Indigenous procurement targets, ESG commitments, and net-zero workplace goals. With IHS, those outcomes are built in , not bolted on. Our CCIB certification grants direct eligibility for the federal 5% Indigenous procurement set-aside. Our sustainability-focused approach answers the environmental question before it is asked. And our end-to-end delivery model removes the coordination tax that comes with juggling four vendors across one project.

Indigenous-certified procurement and end-to-end delivery, on the same contract, on every project, at every scale, for every buyer who trusts us with their space.

What we commit to

Three pillars of the work

The same three commitments show up on every proposal, every project, every post-occupancy review.

Pillar 01

CCIB-Certified

Every dollar spent with IHS counts toward your Indigenous procurement targets , federally, provincially, or corporately. Audit-ready documentation included.

  • CCIB Certified Indigenous Business
  • PSIB eligible supplier
  • Audit-ready spend reporting
Pillar 02

End-to-End Accountability

One contract, one team, one point of accountability , from the first sketch to the last commissioning walk-through. Fewer vendors, fewer finger-points, fewer surprises.

  • Planning, procurement, install, PM under one roof
  • Fixed-scope delivery with documented change control
  • Post-occupancy support built into every engagement
Pillar 03

Spaces That Work Harder

We design for measurable outcomes , productivity, wellbeing, retention, sustainability , not just aesthetics. Every spec is tied to a result you can put in a report.

  • Sustainability-focused material specification
  • Evidence-based space programming
  • Lifecycle cost guidance on every recommendation
Indigenous business certification

Proud Member of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business

As a Certified Indigenous Business and member of CCIB, we're part of Canada's leading national organization advancing Indigenous business prosperity and economic reconciliation. CCIB certification verifies Indigenous ownership, control, and governance , the standard procurement officers and ESG teams use to validate Indigenous spend.

What certification means

Verified Indigenous ownership and control. Direct eligibility for the federal Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB). Audit-ready spend reporting for your ESG and supplier diversity programs.

What it means for our clients

When you work with IHS, every dollar counts toward your Indigenous procurement target , federally, provincially, or corporately. Our CCIB certification is the credential procurement officers need to justify awards internally.

Economic reconciliation, measured

CCIB is a 2,500-member network including more than 1,300 Certified Indigenous Businesses. Our work builds bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations through shared prosperity, not symbolic gestures.

Where to verify

You can verify IHS' CCIB certification directly with the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business. We're proud to stand up to the scrutiny of any procurement audit.

Our principles

Excellence · Partnership · Sustainability

Excellence

We deliver fixed-scope projects on schedule. Ask for references. We measure our own work the same way our clients do: on outcomes, not optics.

Partnership

We treat every client relationship as one we expect to honour for decades. Long-term thinking shapes how we do business.

Sustainability

Sustainability-focused designers. Wellness-minded healthcare specs. Circular-economy material choices that stay out of landfill. Not "green" marketing , evidence.

How we talk about the work

Substance over decoration.

In our business, it's the contract value, the spend reporting, and the long-term relationship that matter , not the imagery. We measure ourselves against what we ship, not what we promise.

What you'll get from us

  • "Sustainability-focused designers. Wellness-minded on every healthcare project."
  • "Here is the installation sequence, mapped around your operational hours."
  • "Long-horizon planning produces lower lifecycle costs."

What you won't

  • "We are Canada's most innovative, world-class, best-in-breed workplace partner."
  • "We weave wellness into the fabric of tomorrow's workplaces."
  • "A truly transformative, beautifully reimagined space your team will love."
  • "Inspired by the wisdom of our ancestors, we journey with you on a sacred path."
Ready to work together

Let's scope a workplace worth the investment.

A 20-minute discovery call. No pitch deck, no commitment. We ask about your lease, your constraints, your committee, and whether we're a fit for your project.