On October 1, 2026, Ontario One Call (OOC) held its Annual Meeting at 3:30 p.m. The meeting, hosted virtually and in person at the Old Mill Hotel in Toronto, adjourned at 3:50 p.m. This was the last annual meeting as Ontario One Call before the organization transitioned to Ontario Dig Authority during the launch event that same night.
Members cast 42 total votes (Proxies and Digital Ballots combined). All motions before the Membership were supported. The details are below.
We thank all Members and stakeholders who took the time to vote either by proxy or in person. We also thank stakeholders for joining the Annual Meeting. A recording of the meeting can be found here.
Highlights of the Meeting
OOC Chair Connie Graham emphasized the Board’s leadership in guiding the transition from Ontario One Call to Ontario Dig Authority, describing it as a major milestone for the organization. She also highlighted efforts to modernize governance, strengthen accountability and transparency, and ensure the Board has the skills needed for a growing organization. In addition, she reported progress on enterprise risk management to enhance organizational resilience and preparedness for future challenges.
OOC President and CEO Mitch Panciuk reported strong operational performance in 2025, including processing more than one million locate requests and improving on-time locate performance from 67% to 86%; highlighted significant gains in safe digging awareness, with public awareness increasing to 49%, industry awareness reaching 80%, and campaigns generating more than 205 million impressions; discussed investments in digital modernization, system reliability, and the development of an underground infrastructure mapping strategy; and reinforced the organization’s critical role in supporting Ontario’s infrastructure growth, housing development, transportation expansion, and public safety objectives.
Summary of Voting Results
Members voted in favour of the proposed Directors, excluding any appointed by the Minister as per the Act and Directors with assigned terms.
The resolution passes with 96.92% of weighted votes in favour.
Members voted in favour of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the organization’s Auditors for the 2026 fiscal year.
The resolution passes with 98.46% of weighted votes in favour.
Voting Process
Each Member of OOC was entitled to one vote for each of the two items up for approval at this Annual meeting. Members had the ability to provide a proxy form 48 hours before the Annual Meeting or could register for the meeting and vote by ballot.
Weighted voting – Each of the five subcategories of Members (Electrical, Gas/Pipeline, Municipal, Telecom and Cable, and Other) has 20 votes to be allocated on a pro-rated basis based on each sector’s voting. The result of the tabulation from each of the five Member subcategories decided the matters being voted upon.
Voting results are deemed final.
We thank all Members and stakeholders for their continuous support in building a stronger Ontario together.