Established in 1975, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd.  (KWL) is a Canadian based, employee-owned, consulting engineering and environmental services firm focused on water and water-related planning and infrastructure projects. We provide consulting services in resource and environmental management, infrastructure planning,  design and construction, and project administration.  Our team of professionals include Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, and Materials Engineers as well as Biologists, Environmental Scientists, Agrologists, and Technologists.

KWL comprises approximately 300 staff and has offices in Greater Vancouver, Victoria, Comox/Courtenay, Vernon, Calgary,  Nelson, Whitehorse, and Greater Toronto. Our head office is in Burnaby B.C. on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples,  specifically the xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam), Sḵwxwú7mesh  (Squamish), and səlílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.  

KWL’s clients include private and public corporations, indigenous communities, and municipal, provincial, and federal governments.  KWL’s team are passionate professionals who understand the unique engineering and environmental issues of the regions we serve and work hard to provide innovative but practical solutions to meet our client’s needs.

Inspired solutions for thriving communities and a healthy environment.

We are recognized across Canada as a leader in developing innovative and environmentally beneficial applied science solutions that address challenges in the natural and built environment. Our partners and clients, long-standing and new, value our collaborative spirit and caring, customer-centric approach. We have grown but remain locally focused and are proud to still be an employee-owned company.

We nurture a culture where everyone feels like they belong, where we share ideas and are fiercely proud of the work we do and how we do it. People want to work with us because we live our values, we respect one another and the need for a healthy work-life balance, and we actively embrace continuous learning and collaboration.