The Spirit Garden
Thunder Bay, Ontario

The Spirit Garden
Thunder Bay, Ontario

TCA Projects helps municipalities, agencies and boards, indigenous organizations and
private sector partners plan, fund and deliver transformative community projects.
TCA Projects is led by Tim Commisso, former City Manager with over 40+ years of
in-depth strategy and leadership experience.
Tim knows how to successfully deliver major city building projects and brings a
practical, financially responsible and results-driven approach to every engagement.
Tim works on projects that often encompass public and private sector interests and priorities.
Tim helps clients develop detailed financial plans, secure capital funding, navigate approval processes and deliver successful major project outcomes that create lasting community impact.
"I work with people I admire and respect to deliver great projects for their communities" Tim Commisso
TCA Projects is the project delivery and advisory platform of Tim Commisso Advisory.
With 12+ years as City Manager of Burlington and Thunder Bay, Tim has developed in-depth expertise and skill sets to work with public and private sector clients to execute strategies that achieve results.
Combined with 4 years as senior municipal advisor for a national consulting firm, Tim understands the critical role of being a trusted advisor to all his clients.
Tim's advisory services are grounded in four core principles:
Tim's innovative new service - TCA Projects, leverages a diverse network of highly skilled Canadian associates with long track records of executing major city building projects across Canada. Since launching TCA Projects, Tim is now supporting multiple projects with additional city building initiatives in the development pipeline.
Tim has delivered many legacy projects including award winning public waterfront redevelopments
in Burlington and Thunder Bay.

The image depicts the new Town of Marathon Active Living Centre, a
$90M+ community infrastructure project designed to restore and enhance recreation services and drive economic grow and attract visitors. Tim is providing strategic and financial advisory support to the Town CAO and senior staff, external project manager and the design development team on the project. The new ALC is located on Marathon's spectacular downtown waterfront.
TCA Projects is an integrated, strategic level advisory service tailored to successfully deliver community building projects.
By leveraging Tim Commisso’s in-depth municipal expertise, in collaboration with a network of highly skilled professional associates, TCA Projects provides a seamless one-stop solution for planning, designing, and executing visionary and impactful municipal projects. Tim is currently helping clients move forward with 5 major city building projects across Ontario.
Key associate advisory services include but are not limited to the following:

The image depicts the Phase 1 massing model of the proposed new Art Gallery of Burlington facility located on the existing site in downtown Burlington. In a volunteer role since 2024, Tim is working with the AGB Executive Director and project team on moving the proposed $100M+ AGB Waterfront project through the various design development phases.
Tim's focus is on project due diligence including ongoing capital budget development and funding strategy, economic and tourism impact and engagement with key stakeholders. City council support will be required for each project phase.
TCA Projects capitalizes on Tim’s in-depth strategy expertise by supporting municipalities and organizations in advancing major project initiatives from vision to implementation.
This service area is designed for projects that require more than a typical project plan — including clear financial viability, investment readiness, and alignment with funding programs and partnership opportunities.
Capital Funding Strategy
Development of capital budgets, funding strategies, and alignment with federal and provincial programs.
Business Case Development
Preparation of comprehensive major project business cases to support decision-making, funding applications, and project advancement.
Economic & Tourism Impact Analysis
Assessment of economic benefits including total output, employment, tourism activity, and fiscal impacts.
Public Sector Case for Funding Support
Preparation of compelling funding cases to support federal and provincial investment, including alignment with program criteria, economic impact, and project readiness.
Project Positioning & Investment Readiness
Supporting project positioning to secure public and private sector investment. Tim also has extensive experience with community engagement and strategic communications on major projects which are both critical elements of the overall due diligence process.

Tim is a skilled strategic and business planning facilitator and utilizes a highly participative methodology. Tim adapts the methodology to normally complete a strategic or business planning process in 3 months maximum. The approach includes a combination of in-person group facilitated workshop sessions and virtual sessions for review of the draft and final documents.
To date, Tim has personally facilitated and delivered strategic and business plans for many public sector organizations ranging from community not for profit, arts and culture and faith based organizations to larger Indigenous communities and municipalities.
Tim works closely with clients to design the strategic or business planning process and engages support from associates, as required, for expert workshop data analysis and interpretation.
Related to ongoing corporate strategic management, Tim has in-depth knowledge and understanding of:
Tim welcomes organizations of all sizes as clients and is prepared to negotiate the fee for his strategic planning services on each client's ability to pay.

This image depicts the City of Burlington downtown waterfront including the Discovery Landing facility which is home to Spencer's at the Waterfront restaurant.
As General Manager of Community Services, Tim was the executive lead of this transformational Burlington Downtown Waterfront project.
Today, Burlington enjoys a world class public downtown waterfront consisting of 3.5 km of protected lake views and 85 acres of parks and open space stretching from the Brant St. Pier to the Burlington Canal.
Tim has developed extensive expertise and acumen in working closely with the development and building industry related to city building projects. Tim believes that successful city and community building is grounded in the respectful and mutually beneficial relationship developed between private and public sector stakeholders.

This image depicts the splash pad feature at the City of Thunder Bay Water Garden Facility. This facility is also home to the Bight Restaurant and adjacent to the new Delta Waterfront Hotel by Marriott. The Prince Arthur's Landing project attracted significant private sector investment which added vibrancy and appeal to the downtown waterfront.
As City Manager of Thunder Bay, Tim played a lead role in the strategy development and accelerated completion of the Prince Arthur's Landing project which encompassed a combined private and public investment of $130M. The strategy was key to securing the private sector investment and over $45M in federal/provincial funding.
Today the City is moving forward with Phase 2 of the waterfront development which is attracting many spectacular Great Lakes cruise ships and is the new home of Thunder Bay Waterfront Art Gallery. The Thunder Bay Downtown Waterfront is also increasing the diversity of tourism destination attractions including active and passive public amenities .
Initial TCA Projects engagements typically range from $10,000 to $25,000, with many clients continuing into follow-on assignments as projects evolve.
Advisory services may also be structured on an hourly or per diem basis for clients seeking input on specific project opportunities or issues.
Tim works with public and private sector organizations of all sizes and structures.
TCA Projects engagements are confirmed in writing based on organizational needs and negotiated pricing.
TCA Projects recognizes the critical importance of strategic planning to the long-term success of organizations. Engagements are structured with flexibility to align with organizational needs and available resources.
Tim’s longstanding view is that development of a clear, dynamic and outcome based strategic plan should not be limited by cost.

Tim maintains offices in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area and in Northwestern Ontario.
TCA Projects & Tim Commisso Advisory are 100% Canadian owned and operated incorporated businesses.
Email, call or text Tim: tcommisso@icloud.com 289-962-5951 Happy to meet in person over lunch or coffee.
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