Your trusted firm for political advice
Since 2012, we support organizations to develop strategic relationships in order to influence public policies and political decisions.
We are your eyes, your ears and your voice with governments.
GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES
LOBBYING & INFLUENCE
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS & LEGISLATION
Perspectives Government Strategies Inc. is a French- and English-speaking government affairs consulting firm based in Montreal, specialized in the Quebec market. The firm was founded in September 2012 by Sébastien Bonneau, who has over 20 years of experience in the field.
Perspectives is your political advisor to support your organization’s growth by advocating your issues and your interests with governments. By drawing on our years of experience navigating numerous issues across different governments, you will be better able to influence, make informed decisions and obtain the predictability you need to run your business.
Perspectives adopts a professional and strategic approach to develop an in-depth understanding of your organization’s culture and issues. In a personalized manner, Perspectives develops a strategy that allows its clients to effectively influence government initiatives and orientations while allowing them to make better-informed decisions. With our persistence, network and ability to think outside the box, your issues and priorities will reach the right decision-maker in an impactful manner.
We provide our clients with relevant perspectives and the clarity needed to navigate the most complex policy environments.
Working with trusted and experienced collaborators across Canada, Perspectives can complement its service offering to meet a variety of needs.
Crafting Winning Strategies and Tactics to Influence Public Policies
There are many factors that can influence your business environment or activities. Governments, certainly: laws, regulations, contracts, calls for tenders, requests of interest, action plans, government strategies and priorities. Are you ready? Whom will you meet? What are you going to say? When and how?
As a government relations expert, let Perspectives do the work by developing the right strategy and tactics for your organization to influence legislators, political staff and senior public servants. Whether you seek a public contract, new legislation, need to modify a regulation or oppose unfavourable legislation or policy, we have the proven track record to achieve measurable results.
Monitoring of Parliamentary Activities and Public Policymaking
True influence in politics is exercised before orientations, laws and regulations are drafted, or the Cabinet meets.
At Perspectives, we understand the importance of proactive advocacy — our meticulous monitoring of parliamentary activities will allow your organization to anticipate political issues and quickly position yourself in the process so that your voice resonates with the most impact on legislators and senior public servants, sooner rather than later, to favourably shape political decisions in the work.
Stakeholder Mapping
In a complex political environment, knowing who your allies are—and who might stand in your way—can be the difference between shaping public debate or being subjected to it. With Perspectives, we will help you identify them while aligning your organization within the right networks of influence to make informed decisions and complement your government advocacy with success.
Access to Information Requests Management
Information is power. Governments hold a lot of documents and privileged information that can shape your government advocacy.
At Perspectives, we will obtain this information to allow you to make better informed business decisions or be better prepared or positioned for your interactions with the government. What is the government saying on a subject? What are your opponents saying to the government?
Corporate Reputation Management
Your organization’s perception in the eyes of legislators and senior public servants can determine whether policies or orientations will work for or against your business. At Perspectives, we will help you confidently navigate the political environment—ensuring that you are well positioned to define the issue before it is defined for you. By leveraging decades of proven expertise and a deep understanding of Quebec’s and Ottawa’s political environment, we position your organization to positively influence policy decisions.
Citizen and Community Engagement
In today’s complex political environment, it can seem difficult for a citizen, non-profit organization, or community leader to navigate the machinery of government and make your voice heard by legislators at the local level.
At Perspectives, we will provide you with the counsel and support affordably to help you navigate your constituency or community issues with the government by meeting the right government official, developing the right strategy and the right action plan. You will be heard in a skillful and impactful manner, saving you time and energy.
In an unpredictable world, organizations need more than ever Perspectives to provide the predictability to anticipate and manage issues, grow or seize opportunities.
Perspectives is your political advisor to support your organization’s growth by advocating your issues and your interests with governments. By drawing on our years of experience navigating numerous issues across different governments, you will be better able to influence, make informed decisions and obtain the predictability you need to run your business.
Right now, who is proactively monitoring government activities for you? Every election, every change of government, every cabinet shuffle, every inaugural speech, every new parliamentary session, every announcement and every budget carries risks and opportunities to your organization.
Right now, who is advocating on your behalf with government? Who provides the insights you need to make the right decisions, at the right time to shape the outcome?
Through our personalized approach, Perspectives is able to develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of your organization, your culture and your issues. This allows us to provide you with better advice and services to influence decision-makers.
Perspectives operates under the radar, behind the scene, so that we are known to the right people. We help our clients put their issues in front of decision-makers. To influence, we will seize every opportunity.
Perspectives has the right mix of tools: access, expert political advice, and the writing and analytical thinking skills to deliver an integrated service.
Over the years, we have become the trusted political advisor for large and small businesses, associations and NGOs operating in a variety of fields.
Dedicated services
Perspectives focuses on providing dedicated services to its clients by adding only a limited number of new clients to ensure high-level personalized and quality advice and availability at all times to meet your needs and expectations.
Perspectives is committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards. In order to offer impartial and trustworthy advice, we will not represent competing or opposing interests to avoid a real, potential or apparent conflict.
We speak with one voice, yours.
Business-focused
Perspectives aims to develop a deeper understanding of your business issues and provide dedicated senior-level advice with proactive entrepreneurial thinking to contribute to your growth and profitability.
We never take our clients and the trust they place in us for granted. Many of our clients have been with us for years or come back as soon as the need arises.
Meaningful experience
Perspectives brings together the perfect blend of political experience, knowledge of government processes and levers of influence combined with a solid academic background and work experience in the private and public sectors.
This experience allows us to offer our clients with in-depth writing and analytical-thinking skills to guide them strategically and effectively.
Influential network
In today’s lobbying world, whom you know matters, but the key to success lies in the political and process knowledge of your political advisor.
Perspectives offers the right mix to ensure your lobbying success: a political network with the skills needed to develop the right strategy and influence the right people.
Perspectives successfully supports its clients regardless of the party in power.
“As part of our strategic plan aimed at making our Institute better known, its mission as well as its role in the field of dispute prevention and resolution, Mr. Bonneau from Perspectives has proven to be a key advisor who guided and accompanied us in an efficient and highly professional manner to execute our strategy and achieve our objectives.”
Pierre Grenier
President, Institut de médiation et d’arbitrage du Québec, Partner, Dentons“Acting as a true extension of our internal team, Perspectives provides expert strategic counsel and guidance in a rapidly evolving landscape. Sébastien has a keen understanding of our business needs and takes a proactive approach to tackling tough issues. Unfailingly service-oriented, Perspectives delivers high value solutions that support our business objectives.”
Caroline Evans
Head of Corporate Affairs & Communication, JTI-Macdonald Corp.“Perspectives allowed us to quickly position ourselves in front of decision makers in a challenging regulatory environment in Quebec. Sebastien played an instrumental role in helping us raise our profile with provincial and municipal leaders that allowed us to manage regulatory changes and public pressures. His strategic thinking combined with his writing skills, knowledge of local politics and level of service is unmatched.”
Sean P. Webster
Head - Government & Stakeholder Relations, Canada, Federal & Ontario Canopy Growth CorporationDo you have an issue with a government policy or do you want to know what is happening in our political world? Do you want to receive personalized advice?
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514 926-7120
907-405 Rue De La Concorde
Montreal, Quebec H3A OH1
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