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2025 CCGA Damage Prevention Symposium
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Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel | November 4 -6, 2025
The Canadian Common Ground Alliance is excited to hold its 2025 Damage Prevention Symposium, in person, at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront, November 4th – 6th, 2025!
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 which 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 2 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.
Call for PapersThe Canadian Common Ground Alliance is excited to announce our Call for Papers for the 2025 CCGA Damage Prevention Symposium. To be considered, please complete the submission process and be sure to include all pertinent details. Submissions will be open until Friday, April 25, 2025. Those that are accepted will be contacted by Friday, May 30, 2025, to confirm participation on the program. |
The Canadian Common Ground Alliance (CCGA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing public safety, and increasing the integrity and reliability of Canada’s underground utility infrastructure through the development and implementation of effective and efficient damage prevention practices across Canada. As Canada’s unified voice on damage prevention, the CCGA attracts members from all Canadian national organizations and associations who share common damage prevention and public safety solutions. The CCGA and its Regional Partners welcome all stakeholders who wish to be part of the identification and promotion of best practices that reduce damage to buried utilities.
CCGA DIRT Report 2023The 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 5th year in a row that we see this promising performance! The Report also dives more deeply into the Root Causes associated with damages, and provides Locators, Contractors and Infrastructure Owners with valuable information to help with further developing Damage Prevention programs and strategies. Please take the time to review this report and share it with those in your network that may find it of interest. Best regards, Douglas Lapp, P.Eng. Board Chair Canadian Common Ground Alliance |
CCGA Best PracticesOn behalf of Canadian Common Ground Alliance Board of Directors, we wish to thank the Best Practices Committee, its Chair, Mr. Gordon Campbell, and all Regional Partner Best Practices Committees, for their collaboration preparing and releasing version 5 of the CCGA Best Practices. Best Practices exceed the minimum requirements of legislation, and regulations and may also exceed elements prescribed by a Standard. While Best Practices are not enforceable, their relationship with those minimum requirements is critical to the continual improvement of the damage prevention process and overall safety. The National Best Practices were harmonized across Canada in 2014 and provide buried facility owners and the digging community alike with consensus-driven recommendations that, when followed, enhance the damage prevention process, and improve public, worker, and community safety. The National Best Practices are also a primary example of what can be achieved by consensus-driven engagement. |
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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.
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"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."
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