Timm Rochon is President and CEO of DPRA Canada Inc. He brings more than 30 years of experience in socio cultural and economic impact assessment (SCEIA) and Indigenous and community engagement. In that time, Timm has led and provided strategic advice on SCEIAs for mining and infrastructure projects across Canada, with a strong focus on northern and remote contexts. Timm has led and participated in SCEIAs for the Prodigy Gold Mine, DeBeers, Victoria Gold Mine, and Detour Gold Mine. He oversaw the Nuclear Waste Management Organization’s Community Studies and Baseline Studies for the South Bruce / Saugeen Ojibway potential siting area for the long-term management of used nuclear fuel.

Timm also directed the technical reviews of the socio-economic components, on behalf of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, of several mining projects in Nunavut.

His work emphasizes ensuring assessments reflect community priorities, support informed decision making, and translate into tangible social and economic outcomes