One Voice

The Canadian Common Ground Alliance is the voice of Canada's Regional Partner CGAs dedicated to working toward damage prevention solutions that will benefit all Canadians.  This website is a portal to Canada's Common Ground Alliance Partners and provides routine updates to the damage prevention issues of national interest the CCGA is managing on behalf of our Regional Partners.

One Mission

"Through shared responsibility among all stakeholders, the CCGA works to reduce damages to underground infrastructure - ensuring public safety, environmental protection, and the integrity of services by promoting effective damage prevention practices."

CCGA's Application for Shared Use of 811 in Canada

On March 22nd, 2012, after a lengthy application development and review process, the CRTC denied the CCGA's application to broaden the assignment of the 811 dialling code to include Call Before You Dig access to the existing Tele-Health assignment. As a result, the CCGA is reviewing options to meet the important goal of simplifying access to One Call centres and the damage prevention process in Canada.

The CCGA wishes to thank everyone who supported our application for shared use of 811. The quantity and quality of support that our application experienced was unprecedented in a Telecom proceeding.

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