Who we are
The Harvest Group of Companies was founded in rural Alberta by Ron Aitkens over 16 years ago. We built our investment business working with the farmers, ranchers and small business owners in small town Alberta and Saskatchewan. In many ways, they are the foundation that has allowed the Harvest Group to succeed with both urban and rural investors, and to thrive as a leader in our industry with thousands of clients from all across Canada.
Like most financial services companies, originally the business was focused on conventional investment and financial products. Early on, Ron Aitkens decided conventional investment vehicles was not necessarily the best place to generate consistent returns for investors and there were opportunities for generating returns in real estate syndicates.
Harvest was established for the purpose of introducing commercial real estate investments to thousands of investors looking for cash flow and flow-through tax savings benefits.
In addition to real estate, Foundation Resources Oil and Gas was established in 2009. Foundation Resources is an energy development trust with three world class energy plays managed by an experienced oil and gas team. FR is a private trust that is designed to deliver cash flow in the form of quarterly distributions, plus it has the potential for healthy capital appreciation.
The Harvest Team
Independent Land Development Consultants
At Harvest we are working diligently to maximize the value of your existing portfolio of products. To do this we brought in an independent consultant team of professionals who specialize in Land Development and Appraisals as well as Finance and Investment Banking.
Noel Winter
Development
Consultant
David Murphy
Development
Consultant
Land Bank Professionals
Together they are responsible for acquiring and developing quality real estate properties throughout Western Canada and for performing the due diligence, financial and risk analysis required to acquire and develop the best-yielding investment properties for Harvest. Collectively, they ensure the developments of those properties are kept on track and on budget. They are also charged with spotting investment opportunities.
Accounting and Administration
We consider each member of our current accounting and administrative teams vital to the organization not only because of his or her skills, but especially because of their personal commitment to transparency and their dedication to business goals.
Cathy Cavanagh
Administrative
Assistant
Karen Knee
Director of
Administration
Bonnie Hayden
Accounting
Administrator
Pauline Phillips
Comptroller
Marketing & Communications
Making sure Harvest adheres to its commitment to providing information that is clear, fair, truthful, timely, and complete, are the members of Harvest’s communications team. Highly experienced specialists work to produce informative, easy-to-read, and we dare say, beautiful printed and digital communications.
Investor Accounts
The investor accounts division provides exceptional service to fulfill investor’s needs and expectations. Not only is the team diligent in handling all CRA investor filings investor distributions and settlements but they also keep investor information current.