Certified
ALP-certified locators
Over 35 ALP-registered locators, each certified through the 8-hour live course and the required utility orientations.
ALP locates
A registered ALP for all of Alberta.
The Alternative Locate Provider program lets you choose who completes your locates. CLI is a registered ALP with over 35 ALP-registered locators, existing ALP contracts on hand, and Alberta locating contracts since 2003.
35+ALP-registered locators
All of Albertaurban centres to remote areas
3,200+ALP tickets on fibre projects since 2025
575,000+locate tickets completed in 2025
The program
How the ALP route works.
The Alternative Locate Provider program launched in Alberta in 2025 through Utility Safety Partners and the consortium. Instead of waiting in the general queue, you pick who does the work.
- 01
Choose your provider
Any contractor can name a specific locate provider for the project.
Your call - 02
Submit the ticket
You pay for the locate when the ticket goes in, and the work routes straight to CLI.
One step - 03
CLI completes the locate
An ALP-certified locator completes and marks the work, and the record lands in Locatorbase.
Certified
To complete ALP tickets, a locator must be certified through an 8-hour online course with a live instructor plus the required utility orientations.
Why CLI
What you get when you choose CLI as your ALP.
The same trained workforce, audit program, and Locatorbase record that sit behind every CLI contract.
Coverage
All of Alberta
ALP coverage across the province, from urban centres to remote areas.
Tenure
Since 2003
Multi-trained locate technicians with Alberta locating contracts since 2003.
Ready
Contracts on hand
Existing ALP contracts on hand and a fast turnaround on tickets.
Proven on fibre
3,200+ ALP tickets on Alberta fibre projects.
CLI completed 1,962 ALP tickets on the High River and Strathmore fibre work in 2025, then carried the program into the Calgary fibre project in 2026 with 1,111 tickets completed by mid-June. One damage was recorded across the program, and CLI was absolved of liability by the utility owner.
- Chosen for the High River build, then continued into Calgary
- Stepped in when another provider fell behind in Strathmore
- Every ticket backed by a Locatorbase record
The record
The fibre program, in numbers.
Counted in Locatorbase, not estimated.
1,962ALP tickets in High River and Strathmore, 2025
1,111ALP tickets in Calgary, January to mid-June 2026
1recorded damage, with CLI absolved of liability
8 hoursof live certification training per locator
Alberta contract awards
New multi-year contracts across Alberta.
Signed in 2026. Each contract names the utilities CLI locates in that operating area.
Multi-year
Calgary
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd., The City of Calgary, ENMAX Power Corporation, and TELUS Communications Company.
Multi-year
South Alberta
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd., ATCO Electric Ltd., ENMAX Power Corporation, FortisAlberta Inc., and TELUS Communications Inc.
Multi-year
Northeast Alberta
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd., ATCO Electric Ltd., and TELUS Communications Inc.
ALP questions
What Alberta contractors ask about the ALP route.
01What is the ALP program?
The Alternative Locate Provider program launched in Alberta in 2025 through Utility Safety Partners and the consortium. It lets any contractor choose a specific locate provider and pay for the locate when submitting a ticket.
02Why choose an ALP instead of the general queue?
You pick the provider, so the locate timing sits with a company you selected instead of a queue you cannot see. Prime contractors on Alberta fibre projects have used CLI this way since 2025.
03Are CLI's ALP locators certified?
Yes. Every ALP locator completes an 8-hour online course with a live instructor plus the required utility orientations. CLI has over 35 ALP-registered locators.
04Where does CLI provide ALP locates?
Across all of Alberta, from urban centres to remote areas. Call 1-866-892-6337 with the project address to confirm the routing.
Alberta ALP
Choose CLI as your ALP before the ticket goes in.
Have the site address, dig dates, and locate ticket number ready, or call to confirm the ALP routing for your project.