{"id":3532,"date":"2026-03-16T08:26:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashini.ca\/our-journey-ashini-consultants\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:03:40","slug":"our-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ashini.ca\/en\/our-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Our journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our journey<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t
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Becoming leaders in Indigenous engineering<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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By combining ancestral knowledge and modern engineering, we help build a better future<\/strong> for communities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Our mission is built on four inseparable pillars,
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Act as a technical driver for reconciliation<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Support Indigenous communities in the development<\/strong> of their economy and infrastructure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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<\/i> Parc national et lieu historique national Kejimkujik, Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Our journey<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A story guided by rivers.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The source<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The origins of Ashini Consultants<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Inspired by the three rivers surrounding Pessamit and by the entrepreneurial spirit of her kukum, Marie Saint-Gelais<\/strong> partners with Jean Larouche<\/strong> to create an engineering firm by and for<\/em> First Nations<\/strong>, to include their voices and translate their vision into the development of their territories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Currents of growth<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Projects and trust, from community to community<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Successful multidisciplinary studies and projects, and trust-based relationships built with tens of Indigenous communities<\/strong> and key partners across Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong>, Ontario<\/strong>, and Labrador<\/strong>.\u200b<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Toward the horizon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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From coast to coast: an inclusive vision<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We are decolonizing engineering through a reconciliatory<\/strong> vision: we promote the integration of ancestral knowledge<\/strong> into engineering and construction, while also contributing to the preservation of Indigenous cultures<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2025+<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What guides us every day<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Humility<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We learn from Indigenous Peoples, combining their wisdom with our expertise to build relationships rooted in trust and sharing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Respect<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We cultivate harmonious and respectful relationships with our partners, clients, and colleagues every day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Integrity<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Diligence<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We are rigorous and agile, delivering high-quality results with care and precision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Leading with heart<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Marie Saint-Gelais<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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ing. MBA - Pr\u00e9sidente et directrice strat\u00e9gies<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Marie Saint-Gelais, ing\u00e9nieure civile innue originaire de Pessamit et dipl\u00f4m\u00e9e de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval, a cofond\u00e9 Ashini Consultants en 2016 avec une vision audacieuse : red\u00e9finir l\u2019ing\u00e9nierie en donnant une voix technique aux Premi\u00e8res Nations. Forte d\u2019une exp\u00e9rience en conception et gestion de projets dans les secteurs du b\u00e2timent et des mines, elle a su transformer son d\u00e9sir de faire les choses diff\u00e9remment en une mission concr\u00e8te.<\/p>\n

Aujourd\u2019hui, elle incarne cette vision en raffinement constant de la notion d\u2019ing\u00e9nierie autochtone au Canada. Ses \u00e9tudes compl\u00e9mentaires \u2014 un programme court en gestion en contexte autochtone (ENAP-UQAC) et un MBA en Indigenous Business Leadership \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Simon-Fraser \u2014 ont renforc\u00e9 ses comp\u00e9tences en gestion et en leadership.<\/p>\n

Au-del\u00e0 de son r\u00f4le chez Ashini, Marie s\u2019engage activement dans sa communaut\u00e9. Elle a instaur\u00e9 des programmes de bourses pour soutenir les \u00e9tudiants autochtones en g\u00e9nie et si\u00e8ge sur plusieurs conseils d\u2019administration, dont le Conseil du patronat du Qu\u00e9bec (depuis 2022), Puamun Meshkenu (depuis 2023) et Indigenous Innovation Initiative (depuis 2023).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Jean Larouche<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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ing. M.Sc. PA LEED BD+C - Ing\u00e9nieur associ\u00e9<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sensible aux enjeux des Premiers Peuples, Jean Larouche a vu dans son expertise en g\u00e9nie une opportunit\u00e9 unique de contribuer au rayonnement des communaut\u00e9s autochtones. C\u2019est cette vision qui l\u2019a conduit \u00e0 cofonder Ashini Consultants en 2016, apr\u00e8s un parcours d\u00e9j\u00e0 riche dans les domaines de la construction et de l\u2019ing\u00e9nierie.<\/p>\n

Sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 en structure, Jean poss\u00e8de une formation multidisciplinaire impressionnante : une ma\u00eetrise en math\u00e9matiques et une licence en droit des affaires de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al. Cette polyvalence, alli\u00e9e \u00e0 ses comp\u00e9tences techniques pointues et \u00e0 son acuit\u00e9 en gestion des affaires, fait de lui un pilier essentiel de l\u2019\u00e9quipe Ashini.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Maxime \u00c9mond<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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CPA - Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et administratif<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Avec plus de 20 ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience en tant que CPA, Maxime \u00c9mond incarne au quotidien les valeurs d\u2019Ashini Consultants. Alliant humanit\u00e9 et pragmatisme, il prend des d\u00e9cisions \u00e9clair\u00e9es qui priorisent \u00e0 la fois le bien-\u00eatre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe, la satisfaction des clients et la croissance de l\u2019entreprise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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