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Upcoming Events
The Halifax Marriott Harbourfront November 4th - 6th, 2025 The Canadian Common Ground Alliance is excited to announce that registration for the 2025 Damage Prevention Symposium is now open! This event is a signature event for the CCGA attracting over 200+ damage prevention management professionals and decision makers from across Canada including stakeholder groups such as municipalities, excavator contractors, oil and gas, telecommunications, electrical transmission/distribution, water and sewer, telecom, emergency management, surveyors, regulators, trenchless industries, One Call Center members, utility locate service providers and administrators, engineers, insurance, risk management operations, and others who protect the underground infrastructure and impact damage prevention. Join us for this dynamic and engaging event that is sure to provide practical, relevant information that will focus on damage prevention public awareness initiatives and expand stakeholder knowledge on efforts to protect essential infrastructure. The format for the conference consists of two days of professional development, workshops, panel presentations, networking events, along with an exhibitor tradeshow. All symposium sessions and additional details on this website are in English only. Delegates who register will receive discount codes for booking flights with Air Canada or West Jet. Our room block is filling quickly! Book your accomodations now at our preferred rate.
Le Canadian Common Ground Alliance a le plaisir d'organiser en présentiel au Halifax Marriott Harbourfront son congrés 2025 sur la prévention des dommages du 4 au 6 novembre 2025 ! Cet événement phare du CCGA attire plus de 200 professionnels en prévention des dommages et décideurs provenant de tout le Canada, regroupant les différentes parties prenantes telles que les municipalités, les entrepreneurs en excavation, les propriétaires d'infrastructures (pipelines, gaz, télécommunications, transmission et distribution électrique, l'eau et les égouts), les arpenteurs-géomètres, les organismes réglementaires, les entreprises pratiquant les techniques sans tranchée, les centres d'appels, les localisateurs, les ingénieurs, les assurances, les opérations de gestion des risques et des urgences ainsi que toutes autres personnes protégeant les infrastructures souterraines ou ayant un impact sur la prévention des dommages. Rejoignez-nous pour cet événement dynamique et captivant qui fournira des informations pratiques et pertinentes sur les initiatives de sensibilisation du public à la prévention des dommages et qui élargira les connaissances des parties prenantes sur les efforts visant à protéger les infrastructures essentielles. Ce congrès comprend 2 jours de développement professionnel, d'ateliers, de panels, d'événements de réseautage ainsi qu'un salon des exposants. Le programme et les détails supplémentaires sur ce site Web sont uniquement disponibles en anglais. Les participants qui s'enregistrent recevront des codes de rabais pour une réservation de vol avec Air Canada ou WestJet Notre bloc de chambres se remplit rapidement ! Réservez dès maintenant votre hébergement à notre tarif préférentiel.
National News
Source: Trenchless Technology Magazine What Is Utility Mapping? Utility mapping is recognized as the process of identifying, locating, and documenting underground utilities without a standard or agreed-to process. Given the lack of a standard, the term itself can be confusing. We hope to explore the value utility mapping can have for asset management. Nevertheless, it is important to consider where it is lacking or inconclusive in the utilities it depicts. Source: Trenchless Technology Magazine In the last 15 years, the size of the hydro excavation industry has grown as utility owners and members of the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) and the Canadian Common Ground Alliance (CCGA) push for safer digging around underground utilities. Source: On-Site Magazine The construction sector continues to face a persistent and pressing safety challenge. In 2024 alone, the industry accounted for 872 workplace fatalities in Canada, representing a significant portion of all job-related deaths. While this marks a slight decrease from the previous year, the number remains alarmingly high and underscores the urgent need for improved safety practices, cultural alignment, and vigilance on the job site. Association News
Regional Partners
The Canadian Common Ground Alliance (CCGA) Damage Prevention Symposium is an important annual event to learn the latest information you need to know when working near underground infrastructure. Nova Scotia is thrilled that the CCGA is hosting this year's Damage Prevention Symposium at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel from November 4 - 6, 2025. This year, we've created a DIGSAFE Fund where folks like yourselves can apply to attend. We're running a campaign for donations right now that could benefit you, so the fund can send a few local excavators / contractors or a nonprofit affiliate to the symposium. Apply today to be considered for an invitation to the symposium! 2025 CCGA DPS Dig Safe Fund Application
Le Symposium 2025 du Canadian Common Ground Alliance (CCGA) sur la prévention des dommages est un événement annuel important. C'est l'occasion idéale pour en apprendre plus sur les méthodes d'excavation sécuritaires lorsque vous travaillez à proximité d'une infrastructure souterraine. La Nouvelle-Écosse est ravie d'annoncer que le Symposium du CCGA sur la prévention des dommages aura lieu à l'hôtel Halifax Marriott Harbourfront du 4 au 6 novembre 2025. Cette année, nous avons créé un fonds Creusez sans danger où des gens comme vous peuvent postuler afin de pouvoir assister gratuitement au symposium. Nous menons actuellement une campagne de dons qui pourrait vous être bénéfique. Les dons recueillis serviraient à payer les frais de participation au symposium de quelques personnes (excavateurs, entrepreneurs locaux ou représentants d'un organisme à but non lucratif). Postulez dès aujourd'hui afin de courir la chance de recevoir une invitation gratuite au symposium! Symposium 2025 du CCGA sur la prévention des dommages – Fonds Creusez sans danger 
Membership News
Committee News
The Canadian Common Ground Alliance is pleased to share the CCGA National DIRT (Damage Information Reporting Tool) Report for 2023. This report, based on data submitted by stakeholders from across the country, presents the state of damage prevention in Canada by analyzing information on infrastructure damages that occurred in 2023. The report shows another year of reduction in overall damages, the fifth year in a row that we see this promising performance!
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