
About Us
Steyer Consulting Ltd. is a boutique urban planning firm based in Ottawa, serving clients across Ontario and Western Canada.
We specialize in Indigenous community planning, development consulting, and engagement, offering collaborative, solution-focused expertise to help clients confidently navigate complex challenges, build consensus, and make strategic decisions.
Mission
Our mission is to turn complexity into opportunity—delivering lasting outcomes rooted in each community’s and organization’s unique goals, values, and culture.
Core Tenets
Trusted
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Tailored
Solutions
Collective
Impact
Lasting
Legacy
Matt Steyer, RPP, MCIP
Principal, Steyer Consulting Ltd.
Matt founded Steyer Consulting in 2019 to deliver high-quality, personalized planning services rooted in the firm’s core tenets.
Matt is a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) with over 12 years of experience specializing in land use and policy planning, development management, and community engagement.
A member of both the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) and Planning Institute of BC (PIBC), he has a deep knowledge of planning regulations, systems, and practices, and is well-versed in provincial and federal Duty to Consult (DTC) requirements, allowing him to provide clear, strategic advice and counsel on complex projects.
Matt has worked with a broad range of First Nations, government, and private-sector clients across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Yukon on projects spanning Indigenous land-use planning to 1,000-unit rental housing development projects. Accustomed to leading multi-disciplinary teams, his leadership approach fosters collaboration and strong team relationships, ensuring high-quality project outcomes.
Matt has a Master’s in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from Columbia University.
Matt has lived and worked in Washington, New York, Boston, Santiago, and Vancouver, and is currently based in Ottawa, Canada.
“Matt has been working alongside N’Quatqua for over a decade now—first guiding our comprehensive community plan, then helping us build new homes that brought Elders, families, and young people back to our lands. Through every hurdle, Matt’s had our back. He listens, looks out for our interests, and gets things done.”
— Chantel Thevarge, Administrator, N’Quatqua First Nation