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About CLI

A structured operator you can hand a network to.

Canadian Locators Inc is a specialized utility locating company with 600+ professionals across Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia, locating and marking underground utilities since 2001.

Ontariofield operations in season
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INTUSpart of INTUS Group

Who we are

One accountable field organization.

CLI has located and marked underground utilities before excavation since 2001, for municipalities, utilities, telecom and pipeline owners, contractors, and engineering firms. The work covers water, electric, sewer, gas, cable, and fibre, and CLI has been a trusted Locate Alliance Consortium service provider since 2005.

Members of the Canadian Locators team at the Utility Safety Partners awards banquet

Operating structure

CLI remains the contracting and accountable provider.

CLI is part of INTUS Group, alongside ID Technologies and INTUS Municipal Services. Subsurface investigation work is delivered with our sister company Tierra Geomatic. Field delivery, accountability, and the buyer relationship remain with CLI.

  • CLI is the named provider
  • Built with our technology partner, ID Technologies
  • Two operating offices and one toll-free route

The operation

Facility, equipment, and field identity.

A specialized field organization looks like one: a named address, staged locate equipment, and the marking materials crews take to site.

The record

The numbers behind the structure.

The operating record is measured, logged in Locatorbase, and reviewable on request.

2001locating underground utilities since
575,000+locate tickets completed in 2025
99%compliance rate
ISO 9001:2015quality management system

How buyers assess CLI

Scale, controls, and third-party recognition.

Safety controls, technician training, the current compliance file, and independent recognition are set out in full on one page, in the order procurement and network owners review them.

CLI field technician leaning on a service truck at sunset beside marked utilities

Procurement

Start with the operating proof your review requires.

Talk to the team about scope, references, safety controls, training, and the current compliance package.