Edison was founded in 2008 by Jason Truman, a family descendent of the famous inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison, for whom the firm is named. It is not well known in Canada that the Edison family, lead by Thomas’ grandfather, settled in Ontario south of London after the War of 1812. The Truman family patriarch also settled in same area in 1818, and by circa 1843 a Truman and an Edison had married.
From our humble beginnings as a family business, Edison Engineers Inc. has grown into an employee-owned firm boasting offices in the Greater Toronto (Markham), Golden Horseshoe (Dundas), Grand River (Cambridge), and Southwestern Ontario (London) regions. Our Leadership Team’s diverse technical and business experience allows us to serve our growing client base across a range of services in these markets and beyond.
Edison’s focus is on the repair and restoration of existing buildings across four primary service areas: Structural Restoration, Building Envelope, Capital Planning, and Mechanical & Electrical. Through these services we are able to provide our clients with a holistic approach, which allows them to make informed decisions to optimize building performance and maximize their investment in repairs.
At Edison Engineers, we strive to exemplify the foundation of hard work, creativity, and collaboration for which the great Thomas Edison was renowned.
We pride ourselves on educating, engaging and empowering our clients in their projects!
Mission
To provide innovative engineering solutions to our clients, while creating a workplace culture that fosters creativity, collaboration, and personal growth for our employees. We are committed to building lasting relationships with our clients based on trust, reliability, and exceptional service.
Objective
We strive to proactively educate, engage, and empower clients to develop informed strategies for their building assets. As an employee-owned company, we take pride in our ability to adapt to changing circumstances, collaborate with our clients, and achieve success together. We demand quality from contractors, take a hands-on approach to project completion, and maintain a focus on transparency, communication, and client satisfaction. By fostering a supportive and rewarding workplace culture, we empower our team to deliver exceptional results for our clients.
Approach
Edison offers a deep knowledge of building assessment and repair expertise to the challenges our clients face. We help building owners leverage our expertise by presenting complex problems in easily understood formats and by introducing many available options for consideration. Our clients are well informed, educated and feel confident when making important decisions that impact their buildings or the buildings they manage.
Edison enjoys working in deep partnership with our clients, viewing their success as our own. Working together, we create better results than either of us could alone.
Values
Integrity
Integrity is defined as “uprightness of character; honesty”. This quality is the foundation of all we do and of how we deliver services to our clients. We are guided by a long term perspective and present advice and recommendations that we can openly defend and support. We share our objective findings with clients—even those that may be unpopular—in a manner that is both candid and respectful.
We carry out our services in accordance with our statutory duties as engineers under the Professional Engineers Act. We serve and protect our client’s interest where engineering is concerned. We are rigorously educated, experienced and committed to a Code of Ethics that puts our clients first. We observe appropriate confidentiality of client information. We do not misrepresent our purposes in seeking information. We only make promises we can keep.
Clients Come First
We measure our success by our clients' success. We make all our resources available to our clients and commit ourselves wholeheartedly to their success. We seek to identify our clients' real needs, not just deliver good work. In tradeoffs between Edison’s and a client's interest, the client comes first.
Valuable Solutions
We are problem solvers. We are committed to creating valuable solutions to our client’s building problems. At Edison, we design pragmatic solutions based on a deep understanding of our client’s goals and financial objectives or investment strategies, not simply presenting solutions we “think” are right.
We set our standard for creating valuable solutions extremely high. Creating valuable solutions to our client’s issues requires a depth of engineering knowledge and expertise and an ability to present the information simply and clearly. Our work must lead directly to our clients understanding the issues so they can confidently take action and execute projects to improve their properties.
We hold ourselves accountable to providing valuable solutions by engaging candidly with clients about the quality of our work.
Commitment to Accessibility
At Edison Engineers, we believe that accessibility is essential to creating lasting relationships based on trust, reliability, and exceptional service—values that are the cornerstone of everything we do.
We are dedicated to providing an inclusive environment where all individuals, whether clients, employees, or partners, can fully engage with our services. This commitment extends to both our physical spaces and our digital presence, ensuring that all stakeholders have equal access to the information and resources they need.
Guided by the principles of Integrity, we uphold the highest ethical standards in ensuring that our services meet and exceed the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). We aim to empower clients through Valuable Solutions by making accessibility a key component of how we engage, educate, and collaborate. For us, putting Clients First means recognizing and addressing the diverse needs of those we serve, creating solutions that enable everyone to confidently navigate and benefit from our work.
As an employee-owned company, we continuously evaluate our accessibility practices and welcome feedback to ensure ongoing improvement. We are committed to being proactive in removing barriers and providing equitable access to opportunities for all.
If you have any suggestions or specific accessibility needs, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Together, we can build an accessible, inclusive future.
Multi Year Accessibility Plan
Statement of Organizational Commitment
At Edison Engineers, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, including those with disabilities, can access our services, contribute to our work, and be supported in their professional growth.
We are dedicated to improving accessibility within our workplace, in our client interactions, and in the design of public spaces. In line with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), which aims for a fully accessible Ontario by 2025, we have developed this multi-year accessibility plan. It outlines the steps we have taken, and the strategies we will implement to remove barriers, ensuring our services, workplace, and public interactions remain welcoming and inclusive for everyone.
This plan highlights our ongoing commitment, our past achievements, and our focus on removing barriers in areas such as customer service, information and communications, employment, procurement, training, and the design of public spaces.
Removing and Preventing Barriers In:
Customer Service
- Implementing an Accessible Customer Service Policy, ensuring that services are provided in a manner that respects the dignity and independence of individuals with disabilities.
- Establishing procedures for accommodating customers with disabilities, including offering alternate formats and communication support.
- Developing feedback mechanisms to ensure customers with disabilities can easily communicate their needs and experiences.
Information and Communications
- Ensuring that all publicly available information, including documents and online content, can be provided in accessible formats upon request.
- Improving website accessibility by updating digital content to comply with WCAG 2.0 Level AA standards.
Employment
- Integrating accessibility needs into the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding processes, ensuring that accommodations are available at all stages of employment.
- Modifying our workplace accommodation procedures, making it easier for employees to request and receive necessary adjustments to perform their jobs effectively.
Procurement
- Integrating accessibility considerations into our procurement practices, ensuring that accessibility features are included when acquiring new technology, services, or office equipment.
Training
- Delivering AODA-compliant training to employees, with a focus on how to interact with individuals with disabilities and how to uphold accessibility standards in daily operations.
- Developing ongoing training programs for managers to identify and address potential accessibility barriers in their teams and projects.
Design of Public Spaces
- Incorporating accessibility standards into the design of public spaces where we have influence, such as client offices, meeting rooms, and any public facilities.
- Completing audits of public spaces to identify and address any accessibility barriers, ensuring compliance with the AODA’s Design of Public Spaces Standard.
Future Strategies and Actions:
Customer Service
- Provide training to all customer-facing employees on how to interact and communicate with persons with various disabilities.
- Continue to improve customer service delivery by regularly reviewing and updating policies to align with evolving accessibility standards.
Information and Communications
- Ensure that all new digital content meets WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards to provide an inclusive online experience.
Develop accessible communication guidelines for internal and external correspondence, ensuring consistency in how we offer accessible formats.
Employment
- Enhance our recruitment processes by further embedding inclusive practices, such as providing flexible interview formats and enhancing job descriptions to clearly outline that accommodation options are available.
- Review our employee accommodation procedures to ensure they remain responsive and meet the diverse needs of all employees, particularly those with evolving disabilities.
Training
- Implement an ongoing training schedule that ensures all employees, including new hires, receive comprehensive accessibility training.
- Expand the scope of training programs to cover new accessibility tools, technologies, and inclusive design principles, ensuring continuous learning and improvement.
Design of Public Spaces
- Conduct regular reviews of our office and meeting spaces to ensure continued compliance with the AODA’s Design of Public Spaces Standard.
- Incorporate universal design principles in all new office builds, renovations, or client-facing spaces (Heritage-buildings being a possible exception)
- Consult with accessibility experts and individuals with disabilities to ensure our spaces remain inclusive and barrier-free.
Governance
- Review and update our accessibility policies annually to ensure they are aligned with the latest regulations and best practices.
This multi-year accessibility plan will be reviewed and updated regularly to ensure continued compliance with the AODA and alignment with our commitment to accessibility. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone—clients, employees, and partners—feels welcome and supported.
