PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATIONThis organization is constituted as the
Tunnelling Association of Canada, and the name is abbreviated to TAC. It is under the
umbrella of the International Tunnelling Association, referred to as the ITA.
The objectives of TAC are as follows:
(a) To promote and advance Canadian tunnelling and underground excavation technologies,
and safe design, construction and maintenance;
(b) To facilitate the exchange of information on related activities and technical
developments;
(c) To represent the interests of the tunnelling and underground excavation community in
matters of technical and public concerns;
(d) To encourage the development and use of subsurface space;
(e) To act as an intermediary body between ITA and those individuals and organizations in
Canada who are interested in tunnels and underground excavations;
(f) To disseminate throughout Canada the news of the activities of ITA and the technical
information available as a result of those activities;
(g) To maintain and publish a Canadian Register of tunnels, under ground excavations and
similar works.
