Sean Colville, B.Sc., P.Ag., President

Sean founded Colville Consulting Inc. in 2003 following nearly 15 years of employment with a leading environmental consulting firm in Ontario. Sean brings years of professional consulting experience in Ontario and the Maritime Provinces to projects involving agriculture, the natural environment, resource evaluation, impact assessment, land use planning, and reclamation/restoration works. This includes over 600 active and completed projects since the company was founded.

Sean has a B.Sc. in Geology from Acadia University, supplemented by additional courses in Pedology from the University of Guelph. In addition to his earth science-based education, Sean grew up on a mixed farm in rural Nova Scotia and received valuable work experience mapping soils in the Provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick early in his career. Sean’s combined educational, employment, and life experience has provided him with a unique background which has enabled Sean to carve out a niche for his consulting firm.

Sean is a Professional Agrologist, registered to practice agrology under the Ontario Institute of Professional Agrologists Act administered by the Ontario Institute of Agrology (OIA). With nearly 40 years of experience as a soil scientist, Sean has the professional, practical, and educational qualifications to map soil, assess the agricultural capability of land using the Canada Land Inventory classification system, and identify prime agricultural lands and areas.

Sean has been retained by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) to provide expert advice undertaking agricultural impact assessments and methods for agricultural rehabilitation involving aggregate extraction operations. Sean is also considered a technical expert in the interpretation and application of the Minimum Distance Separation formula by the OMAFRA.

Sean has been qualified to present expert testimony before the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), the Consolidated Joint Board, the Ontario Supreme Court, the Normal Farm Practices Protection Board, and the Assessment Review Board for projects involving land use planning matters as they relate to agriculture, impact assessment, resource evaluation, and soil science.  Sean has also been qualified before the OMB as an expert in Environmental Impact Assessment process.