Ontario One Call, a leader in safe digging promotion, is excited to announce its new comprehensive three-year strategic plan. This plan is designed to promote safe excavation practices and transition the organization into a leading regulatory authority, ensuring the highest standards of safety and excellence in the industry. The new 2025-2027 Strategic Plan – Safely Digging into
On September 10, 2024, Ontario One Call held its Annual and Special Members’ Meeting (ASMM) at 1:15 p.m. as part of our inaugural Conference and Trade Show. The meeting, hosted virtually and in person at Woodbine Banquet Hall, adjourned at 2:03 p.m. Members cast 51 total votes (Proxies and Digital Ballots combined). All motions before the Membership
Dear Stakeholders, We are excited to share Ontario One Call’s digital roadmap, which outlines our current and future initiatives to enhance our service delivery for excavators and underground infrastructure owners (UIOs). This roadmap reflects our commitment to improving your experience and ensuring more efficient processes. Key projects in our digital roadmap include: Faster and more efficient locate
Join us in person or online on September 10, 2024, at 1:15 PM EDT August 15, 2024 – Ontario One Call (OOC) hereby gives notice of an annual and special meeting of the Members under section 6.02 of By-law No. 1. This meeting is open to OOC Members and non-members (including the public), but attendance for Members
We are thrilled to announce the finalized program of our inaugural Conference & Trade Show on September 9-10, 2024 at the Woodbine Banquet Hall in Toronto! This two-day event will showcase experts who will share insights, the latest trends and innovations in excavation safety, damage prevention, compliance requirements, regulatory updates, and so much more. Learn more about our speakers and exhibitors here
OOC launches new enforcement activities webpage as required under the Act to make all Administrative Penalty (AP) enforcement activities available to the public. This is also a great opportunity for OOC to be open and transparent about its compliance activities. On June 13, 2024, OOC issued its first AP for digging without locates. As a
We have updated a few of our governing documents and policies to reflect recent legislative and regulatory changes, as well as our new role as a Public Safety Administrative Authority. The updated version of these documents can be found in the “Governing Documents” section on our website. Please see below which documents were updated. For any questions,
Underground Infrastructure Owners (UIOs) are required to locate buried infrastructure up to the utility demarcation point. The utility demarcation point is where a UIO’s ownership and operational control of buried infrastructure ends. Privately owned or operated infrastructure (including infrastructure that exists beyond the demarcation point) must be located by the property owner who may wish to hire
Dear Stakeholders, The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement is considering developing a new regulation under the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012 that would change locate requirements in specific circumstances. The proposal is available on the Regulatory Registry for comment. We encourage you to review it and provide your written feedback via the Regulatory
Ontario One Call’s 2023 Annual Report is now available on our website. This document reports on the progress the organization made in 2023 and it includes a summary of business goals and activities, accomplishments, and statistics. Interested stakeholders can review it here.
