About IPAC
Our Story
IPAC was founded in Kamloops, BC in 1992 under the name of Integrated Woods Services Ltd (“IWS”). The primary services at inception included all aspects of forestry, forest tenure management, and log marketing, with the target market being the forest industry and government. In 2006 the name was changed to Integrated ProAction Corp (“IPAC”) to acknowledge what was by then an expanded suite of services and diversified customer base, including in the mining, oil and gas, energy, and utilities sectors. The primary services that appealed to these additional resource sectors included various forestry and environmental assessments, civil surveying, operational permitting, CADD/GIS analytics and geomatics, resource road engineering (e.g. geometric road design, bridge and major drainage structure design and layout), heavy construction surveying, line locates, clearing/harvest planning, log marketing, and more. IPAC has been working in these alternate resource sectors since the late 1990’s.
IPAC’s timber clearing, harvesting and log marketing/brokerage expertise has been refined over decades. The company founders started their forest industry careers in the late 1970’s working for a major forest licensee in the Kamloops area. Hence, tenure management, timber development, logging (i.e. log manufacturing, sorting and merchandising), and log sales experience predates the company’s 1992 start-up. IPAC’s two founders left their forest licensee roles as Woodlands Manager and Woods/Log Sort Foreman, respectively. The company was formed under unique circumstances wherein all of the major licensee’s timber development subcontractors at that time were encouraged to work under IWS rather than direct. The company started with a full-time equivalent of about 40 persons. So the notion of subcontracting and working with other professionals is in our DNA! Early competencies, over and above field capability, included communications, dispatch, quality assurance, oversight, and administration (e.g. WCB, AR and AP).
IPAC has always prioritized consulting opportunities working closely with various First Nations communities - most notably, Simpcw First Nation and West Moberly First Nations. Through its leadership and mentorship, and years of working together, IPAC helped launch two very strong and respected Indigenous owned and managed companies; specifically, Simpcw Resources Group and Dunne-za Ventures Limited Partnership. These entities now operate fully and very successfully under their own leadership, and have done so for years. Over the past 34 years IPAC also worked in varying capacities with numerous other Indigenous entities, and ultimately formed enduring operating partnerships with individual band members of the Simpcw First Nation and the Lower Nicola Indian Band. As a seemingly logical progression of over 30 years of Indigenous focus and partnerships, upon the 2025 retirement of one of the two original owners, IPAC restructured to become a majority-owned Indigenous business. We are now proud to be a CCIB Certified Indigenous Business.
The past history of the founders leading the woodlands department for a major forest licensee created a competitive advantage in terms of an inherent appreciation for timber harvesting operations and costing, various logging systems and configurations, log manufacturing, trucking, scaling, log valuation, and much more. IWS was immediately recognized and commissioned for its log marketing and brokerage success and prowess. The company worked with major forest licensees, First Nations, private land and tenure holders, and major project proponents (i.e. mining, oil and gas, utilities). The founders went on to bid successfully on various forest tenures - most recently, a non-replaceable forest license tenure that was transferred under the name of Integrated Fibre Ltd (“IFL”). IFL is a “market logging operation” linked to the ongoing operation of the forest license tenure. IPAC’s affiliation with IFL provides continued insight into all aspects of timber development and log handling. IPAC routinely works with proponents in the mining, renewable energy, and pipeline sectors to plan, permit, harvest, and move significant volumes of timber. IPAC creates competitive advantage through its understanding of log pricing/valuation and marketing, tenure administration, timber harvesting (i.e. log manufacturing and merchandizing), road building, log transport logistics, and timber scaling.
IPAC has operated for 34 years in BC's working forests and on various natural resource construction projects throughout western Canada. Our depth and breadth of experience, acquired project by project and relationship by relationship, combined with our core values and beliefs, and respect for Indigenous rights and culture is what defines us. It is the foundation on which we build.
Mission
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To be a top-tier professional service provider that delivers truly exceptional results for its customers, partners, and employees with competitive value propositions that emphasize safety, sustainability, opportunity, and environment. We seek to be a trusted, preferred, and strategic partner that advances the ambition of Indigenous inclusion and reconciliation on every project in which we participate.
Vision
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IPAC operates in a contracting environment where deliverables and timelines are often expressly stated within service contracts. We believe that simply doing a job to contract standards cannot create meaningful competitive advantage. It is expected. We must do more than the minimum if we wish to differentiate ourselves. Clearly, IPAC’s future depends on an unwavering ability to compete and meet contract requirements, but long-term we will achieve more as a trusted and valued service provider - one that goes beyond minimums to deliver unexpected, incremental value.
We recognize that customer loyalty is earned. It is a reflection and consequence of the ease or efficiencies that customer organizations are able to consistently realize through exceptional service, reduced transaction costs, procurement efficiency, and/or added value. We always consider these elements for our customers.
• Go above and beyond expectations (e.g. test alternatives, be thorough, beat schedules).
• Communicate effectively, share insights, and provide timely updates.
• Understand the functionality of deliverables; specifically, what will the deliverables be used for, when, and by whom?
• Assess gaps and/or product shortcomings, weigh options, prepare solutions that mitigate concerns or deflect future issues or challenges for customers.
• Consider options to reduce transaction costs for customer organizations. Coordinate or integrate with other service providers in a leadership capacity where doing so creates economies of scale or scope.
• Encourage and facilitate First Nations participation and reconciliation. Identify meaningful opportunities for Indigenous partners. Indigenous business opportunity is a key component with all resource-sector projects in BC, and across Canada.
All interactions are grounded in professionalism, open communication, integrity, and mutual respect, with an unwavering focus on critical thinking and project outcomes. Practical solutions will be delivered thoughtfully, safely, on time and on budget - that's the standard we've held ourselves to since 1992.
As a majority Indigenous-owned firm, we are committed to being a respectful and valued partner for our Indigenous partners and the First Nations on whose land we operate. We manage every operation with respect for cultural heritage, Indigenous title and rights, the land, environmental and community sustainability, and meaningful economic participation by First Nations.
Our Values
Honesty
Integrity
Respect
Professionalism
Confidentiality
Reconciliation
Our Beliefs
SAFETY & QUALITY
Do it safely. Do it right.
All accidents are avoidable. Safety is not an expense, it is non-negotiable.
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Quality matters.
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"Good Enough" is never good enough.
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Do it right the first time.
PERFORMANCE & VALUE
Think ahead. Deliver more.
Time is always of essence.
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Value is more than costs, it is also the relative usefulness or merit of an object, idea, or service. Our focus is to elevate the usefulness and/or merit of our deliverables, ideas, or services.
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Critical thinking reveals solutions that always existed.
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Reputation is a reflection.
PEOPLE & SUSTAINABILITY
People, land, and long-term value.
Our job/contract security is governed by the need for what we do, our ability to do it, and the difficulty of replacing us.
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Impacts to the land and environment are what determine sustainability.