Robert D. Evershed

Principal
(613) 569-3200 Ext. 223
evershed@prospectusassociates.com

Mr. Evershed, a Principal and co-founder of Prospectus Associates, specializes in government relations and international trade. For the past fifteen years, Mr. Evershed has practised general government relations with a focus on U.S.-Canada trade relations, advising some of the largest multi-nationals in Canada and the United States on trade-related issues in the areas of quotas, disputes and regulatory harmonization. Mr. Evershed has been an effective and successful advocate for his clients in their dealings with governments in Canada and the United States.

Mr. Evershed has advised government clients on regulations relating to international trade in food commodities and the impact of trade sanctions on the food sector. He has also worked extensively in the areas of energy conservation and technology development. Recently, he has put together consortiums of companies, large and small, to work with the federal and provincial governments on projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote energy efficiency.

Mr. Evershed also advises many of his clients on the public relations issues related to their disputes and government relations files. In 1986, Mr. Evershed moved from the Prime Minister’s Office to assist the Honourable John Crosbie, Minister for International Trade, with Canada-U.S. trade issues. In this capacity, Mr. Evershed briefed the Minister and Caucus on the negotiation and implementation of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. In 1991, Mr. Evershed moved to the Export Development Corporation, where he served as an Export Financing Officer, working with Canadian exporters to finance transactions in Mexico, Chile and Europe. He also served as an advisor for trade policy as it affected Canada’s relationship with the OECD and the Consensus regulations. In 1992, Mr. Evershed co-founded Prospectus Associates. Mr. Evershed is a past member of the Executive Committee of the Government Relations Institute of Canada.