Placing a locate request
Know what’s below before you dig!
Quebec has an extensive underground network: telecommunications, water and sewer lines, electricity, natural gas… Some of these services may run beneath your property.
Damaging underground infrastructure can have serious and costly consequences. A locate request is an essential step to ensure safe digging. In 2024, 25% of damages were due to the absence of a request, even though it’s easy, quick, and free.
*Important: When submitting your locate request, make sure to clearly identify your excavation site on the map, since your Google sketch will determine which member companies will be notified of your work. The Municipality, Address, Street, and Intersection fields are only used to open and position your worksite on Google Maps.
Homeowners
Infrastructures may be buried on your property!
Do you plan to install a fence or redo your landscaping, install an in-ground, above-ground pool or spa, plant a tree, or do excavation work near your home? Take all appropriate precautions!
A locate request will confirm if any telecommunication and electrical cables, gas pipelines or other infrastructures are buried on your property.
Our free and speedy service will guarantee your safety and that of your neighbours as well as protect the environment and ensure that services are uninterrupted.
Companies
Prevent damages and dig safely!
A locate request helps you know where underground infrastructures owned by Info-Excavation’s member companies are located on your excavation site. It also helps prevent accident-related damages that could be potentially costly and dangerous.
A locate request helps your company excavate safely.
Municipalities
Excavate while ensuring the safety of citizens!
Municipalities who are concerned by the integrity of public services and the safety of their citizens must always make a locate request before starting excavation work.
A locate request helps you know the location of underground infrastructures owned by Info-Excavation’s member companies. This prevents damages that could be costly and potentially dangerous.
Tutorial videos
Our tutorial videos will help you make, modify and update locate requests as well as creating revalidation and remarking requests You can view them by clicking here.
Tutorial videos
Not Digging?
You must complete an engineering request if you wish to know the location of underground infrastructures at the planning stage of your excavation project.
Engineering request
Not all municipalities and utility companies that own underground infrastructures are members of Info-Excavation.
PLEASE CONSULT OUR LIST OF MEMBERS