Our services
We partner with leaders in economic development, tourism, and government to build executable strategy that drives long-term competitiveness and prosperity. Every client is different, and our deep experience allows us to tailor our services to the regional, economic, and cultural nuances that make you unique.
Placemaking, strategy & competitiveness
We work with economic development and tourism leaders to align stakeholders, set direction, and drive results.
Services include:
- Tourism and economic development gap analysis
- Strategy development and multi-stakeholder engagement
- Organizational structure and competitiveness
- Aligning and integrating tourism and economic development
- Executive advisory and coaching for economic development and tourism leaders
- Private sector engagement and corporate partnership programs
- Public sector funding strategies
- Measuring progress and impact
- Fractional executive services for agencies
- Leadership development and training for managers and teams
Investment readiness
We support leaders, agencies, and governments to establish or enhance investment readiness in an increasingly competitive world.
Services include:
- Investment audit and strategy development
- Investment readiness assessments
- Investment Readiness Certification program development
- Investment attraction plans
- Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) programs
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) programs
- Domestic Direct Investment (DDI) programs
- Investment toolkits, training, and bespoke asset development
Talent & workforce development
We advise leaders on talent and workforce strategies that strengthen jurisdictional competitiveness and deliver measurable outcomes.
Services include:
- Talent and workforce inventory and audit
- Talent ecosystem mapping
- Talent attraction and retention
- Talent and workforce strategy development
- Labour market data and insights
Tourism & destination development
We focus exclusively on the supply side of Canada's tourism industry, working with agencies, stakeholders, and governments to develop, grow, position, and package tourism assets and infrastructure into compelling experiences that meet or exceed visitor expectations.
Services include:
- Vision and strategic positioning
- Destination assets and experience development
- Tourism investment, infrastructure and accessibility
- Stakeholder alignment and governance
- Community and government buy-in, and resident benefit
- Regenerative tourism
Sector & agency experience
The PlaceForge team has decades of experience working in, working with and leading economic development, investment promotion, and tourism agencies across Canada's major cities.
We understand the the competing pressures, priorities and opportunities leaders face. PlaceForge works as an extension of your team to help you achieve clearly defined strategic goals that move your organization, your team, and your place forward.
Reach out now for a no-obligation consultation on how PlaceForge can help.