Ingenuity Development Inc. Head Office in Oakville, ON

About Ingenuity

What we do at Ingenuity is built on a foundation of trust, craftsmanship, professionalism, and strategic execution. We build spaces of all sizes, but above all, we build relationships.

Our Mission

Ingenuity delivers expertly managed construction projects that stand the test of time. We partner with developers, architects, interior designers, engineers, and industry leaders to create spaces where craftsmanship meets smart execution, every time.

One thing common to all building projects is “unknowns.” Ingenuity is prepared, experienced, and equipped to help you navigate these unknowns – it’s the main difference between a complete project and a profitable one.

Service. Teamwork. Integrity. Fairness. Compassion. Respect. Pride. Craft.

Ingenuity Development Inc. Head Office in Oakville, ON Ingenuity Development Inc. Head Office in Oakville, ON Ingenuity Development Inc. Head Office in Oakville, ON

We nurture strong working relationships with our clients and partners. Relationships bring multiple returns. And investing in them accrues compounding returns over those multiple projects. We mitigate risks, satisfy stakeholders, and increase tenant engagement and retention. A win-win all around!

Ambassador Appproach


Your clients are our clients. Their needs and perspectives inform the many small decisions made in the day-to-day course of building projects. The relationships we build with your tenants help us report back to you regarding what’s working and where improvements might be made. It cuts down on unknowns and gets happy tenants doing your marketing for you.

Transparency


At best, black boxes give insight into how an aviation disaster happened. In construction, they erode relationships. In construction, communication is critical. So, from planning through project management, we maintain clear, accurate, and current documentation. Our projects generate regular status reports that give our clients both a 40K-ft. view of progress and ground-level lists of deviations from the project roadmap that are worth considering to keep us all on the same page, all the time.

Integrated Project Team


Accountability is a team sport. Each of our projects benefits from an experienced team comprised of a PM, Coordinator, and Site Super who report to an Ingenuity Executive member. Smart, experienced on-the-ground team member pods equip us to make decisions where the action happens on-site, and having one of the owners in the loop helps us both stay accountable and to put all our experience to work for you.

Constructor Team Member


Builders look at development challenges from different perspectives. The more of your projects we work on, the better equipped we are to train that perspective on your long-term goals.

Continuous Improvement


Our tagline “Build Right. Every Time.” means we blend hard-won industry experience with today’s technologies and service expectations. We’re committed to evolving how we practice our trade as we learn from each of our projects and emerging trends.

Reputation and Relationships


A major factor in our ability to estimate cost and timelines accurately is the trust we’ve engendered with trade and industry partners. The rationale for selecting each subtrade and supplier is communicated to all bidders. They quote us fairly, show up on time, and bring morale and care-for-craft to projects instead of engaging in unfortunately established practices like cutting corners and inflating costs.

Asset Management


Instead of creating margins by cutting corners, we build projects that endure. The practice earns us more projects and our clients a lower total cost of ownership, including long-term cost of management and maintenance.

Open Book Client Relationships


Vision, intelligence, and trust are a powerful combination. To foster the latter, we’re geared to be most open in the most sensitive area—finance.

  • Our clients are aware of all project costs, including administration and profit management.
  • Our transparent pricing approach promotes clear, effective, and open communication with clients and project partners.
  • Competitive bids from subtrades and suppliers are openly communicated to the client.
  • At times, the lowest price bidder is not selected, but a rationale for selecting each bid is provided to the client and to the bidders.

Our fee structure is straightforward. We’re not interested in bonus clauses or rebates from our trades. Our incentive is the return on our relationship, happy clients, and more projects.

Satisfied Clients & Partners

Ingenuity, as the contractor & design partner for our Canadian office, were a pleasure to work with as our company merged two existing spaces into a newly branded & welcoming location. The entire team, from top management through project management, site supervisors and contractor liaisons represented Ingenuity professionally and I wouldn’t hesitate to work with them again or to recommend any organization considering the firm to partner with them.”

Randy Ross, Project Manager

Danforth Canada

Ingenuity reconfigured our office for us, building, changing and improving it. We couldn’t be happier. Peter Lien and Paria Saramad have been absolutely wonderful to deal with – in all ways professional, responsive, flexible and courteous. This was our first experience with them and for the future we would not use anyone else.”

Joel Kissack, Principal

Kissack & Company

I was very proud, right from the beginning. As soon as we walked in for the first time, I was very proud of what Ingenuity and ourselves had created. The response from our staff has been fantastic. They love the space, they enjoy coming into work. We overlook a beautiful field of sunflowers every day. It feels like home.”

Tom Hughes, President

EarthFresh Foods

One of the standout qualities of Ingenuity is their ability to foster strong, collaborative relationships. Over the years, they have consistently treated subcontractors as valued partners, recognizing the unique expertise each brings to the table. This collaborative spirit has not only contributed to the success of individual projects but has also created a work environment that is both enriching and fulfilling.”

Steven McDonald, Commercial Flooring Specialist

Darwin Fisher Commercial Flooring

We have worked closely with Ingenuity for many years now on numerous ICI tenancy improvement/renovation projects and highly recommend them as the very best and most trusted general contracting firm in the area. No matter how small or large, how complex or straightforward, bid spec or design/build, working with their entire staff – office through field – has always resulted in projects being completed on schedule, on budget, and with exceptional attention to detail.”

Michael Stefaniuk, Division Manager

E.S. Fox Limited – Technical Services

BUILT RIGHT.EVERY TIME.

Ingenuity builds more than just projects — we build trust, partnerships, and lasting value that stands the test of time.

BUILD WITH INGENUITY