Ian Murray & Company Ltd. (IMC) designs and implements consulting solutions based on sustainable, competitive results. With an emphasis on risk assessment, problem-solving and hands-on support for specialized or out-of-the-ordinary assignments, we aim to be the essential partner for ambitious leaders across western Canada. Originally focused in the resource and manufacturing sectors, we’ve since seamlessly broadened our realm of expertise to serve many more sectors. This includes Indigenous investment support, technology, health care, retail, agriculture, environmental services, and health and seniors care. We’ve helped reshape businesses, processes and culture for powerful results time and again.
Core management and client support personnel reside in our main office in Edmonton, with IMC’s remaining associates operating primarily in Calgary and Vancouver. Team members also reside in other locations including Houston, Montreal and Toronto.
Throughout our history, Edmonton has remained our homebase.
In 1989, Ian Murray formed IMC with an initial emphasis on special projects related work. Assessment and implementation of greenfield industrial projects and acquisitions were the focus. But over time, the work evolved into what IMC is known for today: out-of-the ordinary or special situation consulting.
For the first two decades, the consulting work was primarily related to the natural resource and manufacturing sectors. More recently, we evolved to become sector agnostic. During this same time period, the IMC team expanded in breadth and depth, now covering a wide range of sectors and skill sets.
In the 90s, our geographic scope was broad with offices in the US, Mexico and southeast Asia, along with considerable work in Latin America. During this time there was also a lot of work across Canada and the United States. At the turn of the century, IMC refocused its attention on Alberta, remaining that way until the onset of 2015’s “great Alberta recession.” Since then, we’ve expanded our primary focus into the rest of western and northern Canada.
Like many other longstanding businesses, the company has gone through name changes and the consolidation of subsidiary companies. Since 2008, the company has operated under the name Ian Murray & Company Ltd. (IMC). Regardless of the ways in which we change and improve over time, one standard never will: our foundation is built on a group of experts with unsurpassed levels of experience and specialized knowledge to help leaders overcome obstacles and enhance opportunities.
Specialized yet versatile, the IMC team has over 1,000 years of combined experience. Deep industry knowledge and widespread experience encompassing many skill sets benefit nearly every type of complex project and situation. We are proud to count many decades-long client relationships built on results.
Specialized yet versatile, the IMC team has over 1,000 years of combined experience. Deep industry knowledge and widespread experience encompassing many skill sets benefit nearly every type of complex project and situation. We are proud to count many decades-long client relationships built on results.
A uniquely experienced group of industry leaders, backed by success in both private and public sectors, is the core of our team. IMC’s project, operational, commercial, financial, regulatory and policy expertise is unmatched. This breadth of industry knowledge sees us engage at senior management levels, for a powerful blend of practicality and expertise in almost any subject matter.
We’re a diverse team of specialists in a diverse range of sectors. That’s what IMC is about, and with this proven, specialized cross section of skills, we thoroughly understand the business at hand. Identifying potential problems early and tackling them head-on allows clients to remain focused on their core areas of expertise, without needing to hire expensive, specialized full-time staff.
As an industrious, implementation-oriented team, we know business moves faster than theory. IMC dives beyond the whiteboard to uncover problems and act on opportunities for our clients. We thrive on being hands-on. Extensive project development, operations and implementation history mean our clients get complete peace of mind. We have “been there, done that,” and see the whole picture when we engage in a client’s business.
Wisdom lies in long-term thinking. At IMC, we take a long view in the solutions we provide. This continuous nature of our client relationships breeds stability, especially during times of volatility or situations like key staff turnovers. We specialize in ensuring future opportunities are realized and key risks are mitigated, regardless of unpredictability.
