The Canadian Council of Land Surveyors is a national consensus based enabling forum providing proactive leadership to its member associations.  Its prime objectives are to provide national strategies, and national and international representation for land surveyors within the geomatics profession.

Youth-focused career website A surveying career awareness web site to encourage teens to explore a career in land surveying has been developed by the associations through CCLS and was recently launched at             Check out the NEW video! We are always looking for additional interesting photographs and short video clips to show the wide variety of experiences a that makes surveying such a great profession. Please contact Ria van der Veen for more information, or to submit a photo or video clip. David Thompson Awards The third annual David Thompson National Geomatics Awards were presented at the National Surveyors’ Conference in St. Johns, Newfoundland. Awards were presented to Fugro Jacques Geosurveys Inc. (Patrick Byrne) in the category of “Innovation in Geomatics”, to Hydrographic and Geodetic Consulting (David Gray) in the category of “Contribution to Society”, and to McElhanney Associates (Jim Christie) in the category of “Unusual Application in Geomatics”. Read more about the awards in the press release (pdf). National Forum & CCLS-CCAG AGM 2010 CCLS hosted the 2010 Annual National Surveyors' Association Forum on March 28 and 29, 2010 in Regina, SK, immediately following the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors' Association annual meeting. Reports of the proceedings are on the CCLS 2010 AGM Reports page. The meeting concluded with the CCLS Annual Directors' and Members' Meetings. Professional Liability Insurance Committee The CCLS Professional Liability Insurance Committee has produced a new brochure, Apples & Oranges (pdf) outlining features to look for in a professional liability insurance program designed for land surveyors. The PLIP Brochure (pdf) was also updated recently.