Proqio Enters the Canadian Market: Elevating Tunnel Monitoring with Real-Time Insights

Proqio is proud to be working on infrastructure projects in Canada, a country known for its scale, extreme conditions, and strong commitment to infrastructure innovation, which make it one of the most technically demanding environments for civil engineering. That’s exactly where Proqio excels. Our platform helps teams unify and interpret real-time data from complex projects, transforming raw monitoring inputs into clear, actionable insights. It’s not just about data; it’s about seeing the full picture, anticipating risks, and making confident decisions.

Why Canada?

Canada is investing heavily in infrastructure. With programs like the Investing in Canada Plan, billions are being directed toward public transit, clean energy, water systems, and transportation corridors.

Cities such as Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver are growing fast, while remote regions are launching new projects to connect communities and industries. But whether in dense urban centers or across vast terrains, Canada’s infrastructure must contend with extreme weather, complex ground conditions, and large-scale excavations, especially in tunneling. These challenges makes Proqio essential to keep projects safe and on track.

Tunneling and Monitoring: A Natural Fit

Tunneling plays an important role in how Canadian cities are built and used, especially due to climate. In Toronto, for example, the PATH system spans over 30 km of underground walkways, allowing people to move between offices, transit, and shopping without going outside. Montreal has a similar network called RÉSO. These systems show how tunnels are essential for daily life in extreme weather.

Beyond pedestrian tunnels, Canada continues to invest in underground infrastructure for subways, light rail, and utilities. This expanding area is where Proqio is already contributing, supporting teams with tools that help unify excavation and instrumentation data, visualize what’s happening in real time, and stay ahead of risks with early insights.

Infrastructure Challenges Across Canada

Canada’s geography and climate create specific monitoring needs:

• Transit lines under dense neighborhoods

• Bridges and roads exposed to long winters

• Hydropower facilities in areas with varied terrain

• Permafrost regions in the north, affected by climate change

These conditions make real-time, unified monitoring essential, not only during construction, but over the full lifecycle of the asset.

Digital Adoption Is Strong

Canadian infrastructure stakeholders are steadily adopting advanced tools like BIM, IoT sensors, and integrated monitoring platforms. The use of digital technology is becoming the norm, not the exception, and Proqio fits directly into this shift.

What Makes Canada Unique

• Climate extremes: from Arctic cold to coastal storms

• Large-scale projects: often covering hundreds of kilometers

• Remote project sites: monitoring must function with limited on-site presence

• Urban–natural balance: cities built near seismic or flood-prone zones

• Tech-forward mindset: Canadian teams are actively exploring digital strategies to future-proof infrastructure

This is exactly where Proqio brings value: helping teams centralize all relevant monitoring data (geotechnical, structural, environmental...) into one platform, visualize changes in real time, and generate meaningful reports and alerts that support smarter decisions.

How Proqio Supports Canadian Projects

We help teams:

• Interpret complex structural, geotechnical, and environmental information, turning raw data into actionable intelligence.

• Visualize real-time data from multiple monitoring sources.

• Centralize excavation and instrumentation insights in one dashboard.

• Detect changes and risks early, thanks to continuous updates.

• Build custom alerts and reports for each stakeholder.

• Make better decisions based on a complete picture of what’s happening underground.

Our goal is to make monitoring smart, not just for compliance, but as a practical tool to improve safety, efficiency, and project outcomes.

Looking Ahead

Proqio’s presence in Canada is just beginning. We’re working on:

• Building partnerships with local firms and consultants.

• Supporting projects in complex environments such as permafrost.

• Helping organizations turn monitoring data into insights they can use to improve safety, efficiency, and continuity in infrastructure.

• Collaborating with designers, construction companies, and asset owners to ensure monitoring adds value across the full project lifecycle.

  
  

Canada is taking infrastructure seriously. Proqio is here to support that effort, with technology designed to reduce uncertainty, improve visibility, and strengthen decisions.

In Summary

Canada brings real infrastructure challenges: climate, scale, ground conditions. Proqio helps tackle them by making data work, so that tunnel teams can focus on building smarter, safer, and more resilient projects.

If you want to see how Proqio support your next project claim your demo here.