Canadian Association of Diving Contractors

The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors (CADC) is leading a renewed national initiative to harmonize occupational diving safety standards across all provinces, territories, and the federal government. This effort—known as the Harmonization Project—aims to bring Canada’s diving industry under one consistent, modern, and enforceable safety framework based on the CSA Z275 Diving Standards. Commercial diving […]

August 11, 2025 – [TORONTO, ON] — The Canadian Association of Diving Contractors (CADC) is raising urgent safety concerns over the Ontario Government’s recent amendment to O. Reg. 629/94 – Diving Operations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Effective July 1, 2025, Ontario Regulation 140/25 amended O. Reg. 629/94 to create a sector-specific exemption […]

At the 2025 Canadian Underwater Conference & Exhibition in Vancouver, BC, the Diver Certification Board of Canada (DCBC) presented its Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously to Glen Costello—a respected commercial diving pioneer, founder of Canpac Divers Inc., and past president of the Canadian Association of Diving Contractors (2012–2014). The award was accepted by his wife, Charlie […]

(This is a public service announcement from the CADC to all diving contractors – April 20 2025) A recent legal decision out of New Brunswick Feb 2025 has major implications for all of us in the commercial diving sector as well as any industrial or commercial construction industry. Don’t ignore the warning. In King v. […]

One glance outside at the weather in December is all it takes to remind us that winter is here, along with its ice and snow, and all the unpredictable changes to climate that makes life more challenging. But, as we in the industry know, commercial diving was never meant to be easy. This is a […]

In the commercial diving world, standards aren’t just paperwork – they’re lifelines. They are what stand between a diver and the myriad of risks that lurk below. But how does a diving standard actually come to be? It’s easy to imagine a few folks in a boardroom, shaking hands and signing papers, but in reality, […]

(Pre Print – Winter 24-25 CADC Mag) In November 2001, it was announced at a CSA meeting in Toronto that the Canadian Association of Diving Contractors (CADC) under the leadership of their Executive Director Jim Wilson, was going to lead the development of a federally regulated not-for-profit organization to certify the competence of divers across […]

The recipient of this year’s DCBC Lifetime Achievement Award is Dave Geddes, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the Canadian Occupational Diving industry. With a career beginning in the early 1980s, Geddes has profoundly influenced the field through his leadership roles, including over 30 years as the director of Seneca College’s Underwater Skills Course and his […]

At the Canadian Underwater Conference and Exhibition held in Toronto March 23-26, the Canadian Association of Diving Contractors honoured David Parkes for his work at the Divers Certification Board of Canada.