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 […]

Seneca College – a publicly assisted postsecondary institution – has announced that they will be cancelling their Underwater Skills program. This decision was made WITHOUT stakeholder consultation about this action. Stakeholders include all commercial or occupational diving entities, public service safety divers, educators, military, and regulators. (From Seneca College website March 29th, 2023) website: “After […]

The new 2.0 version of UnderwaterJOBS.com – sponsored in part by the CADC – is a website search engine that has been completely redesigned for speed and accuracy for finding Underwater Professionals who make their living by working under a waterline – ANYWHERE. If the information is in their submitted resume of experience, then it quickly […]

FROM: CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2019 6:16 AM NT | Last Updated: October 7 Two men take handheld nets to the water to pick out matter from the ocean surface during cleanup operations last week. Meanwhile, the Eastern Pride fishing vessel, which has been hired for cleanup duties, pours pink liquid into the […]

The draft 7th edition of CSA Z275.2 is now available for public review. This will review will run to August 11th 2019 …. You are welcome to review this draft document and provide comments to the Technical Committee on our standards review site: http://publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details/3461 To access this draft Standard, just enter its designation “Z275.2” in […]

The CSA Diving Standards Group has unanimously approved the final and immediate amendment to the Diving Operations standard Z275.2-15 that eliminates the clause 8.2.1.2 in that standard that allowed for the use of a minimum three-man dive crew (plus an “emergency assistant”) in low-risk surface supplied diving operations. This comes into effect Nov 1st, 2018. […]

(CADC PRESS RELEASE) The main technical committee for the CSA Diving Standards Group has unanimously approved at its April 2018 meeting an immediate amendment to the Diving Operations standard Z275.2-15 that will eliminate the clause 8.2.1.2 that allowed the use of a minimum three-man dive crew in low-risk surface supplied diving operations under Amendment 1. […]

This year’s recipient is Captain Bruce Banks (of CADC associate member: DIT).  …. the citation for the Lifetime Achievement Award states that it is for individuals whose dedication and accomplishments have significantly contributed to the Canadian underwater industry. Bruce Banks is chairman of the Jamestown Marine Services Group consisting of Jamestown Marine Services, a naval […]

For the first time in its five-year history, the Private Business Growth Award organizers have chosen a Canadian diving/industrial marine company as a Top 10 finalist for their annual prize. Canada Pump and Power of Ardrossan, Alberta is vying for the award alongside companies working in medical technology, electronics, brewing, plastics and more.   The […]