Fees & Forms

Forms

Please note

If you require accessible formats or assistance filling out a form, please contact ESA’s Customer Service at 1-877-372-7233.

Request an Inspection (Existing Notification/Permit)

Ways to submit your completed form:

Email esa.cambridge@electricalsafety.on.ca
Phone 1-877-372-7233
Mail → 400 Sheldon Drive, Unit 1, Cambridge, ON, N1T 2H9

 

Request for Inspection

Request an inspection on an existing notification of work.

Download PDF Download Request for Inspection form (PDF)  divider  Download Word Download Request for Inspection form (Word)

 

Submit a New Notification/Permit

Payment is required at the time the notification is submitted.

  • Credit card payments — contact the Customer Service Centre by phone: 1-877-372-7233. 
  • Cheque or money orders — download and complete the applicable form, and mail it to:
    Electrical Safety Authority, 400 Sheldon Drive, Unit 1, Cambridge, ON, N1T 2H9 
  • Contact the Customer Service Centre for a fee estimate prior to sending a cheque/money order.

Ways to submit your completed form:

Phone 1-877-372-7233
Email esa.cambridge@electricalsafety.on.ca
Mail → 400 Sheldon Dr., Unit 1, Cambridge, ON, N1T 2H9

 

Residential

New Residential 

New installations on residential premises, includes modular/prefab homes, multi-unit residential complexes (row-house, townhouse, semi-detached, duplex, triplex and quadruplex)

Download PDF Download New Residential form (PDF)  divider  Download Excel Download New Residential form (Excel)

Residential Renovation

Renovation of individual residential units, which includes multi-unit buildings with 4 or fewer units, basement apartments, granny suites, detached outbuildings, and rewires

Download PDF Download Residential Renovation form (PDF)  divider  Download Excel Download Residential Renovation form (Excel)

Apartments

New installations (new apartment building/retirement home) and renovations of apartment units, multi-unit residential buildings with a common entrance and 5 or more dwelling units, and retirement homes

Download PDF Download Apartments form (PDF)  divider  Download Excel Download Apartments form (Excel)

HVAC Small Job

HVAC equipment installations in residential and apartment sites

Download PDF Download HVAC Small Job form (PDF)  divider  Download Excel Download HVAC Small Job form (Excel)

 

Industrial/Commercial/Agricultural

High Voltage

High voltage (primary) installations >750 Volts (Temporary and Permanent)

Download PDF Download High Voltage form (PDF)  divider  Download Excel Download High Voltage form (Low Voltage)

Low Voltage

Low voltage (secondary) installations <=750 Volts (Temporary and Permanent)

Download PDF Download Low Voltage form (PDF)  divider  Download Excel Download Low Voltage form (Excel)

Renewable Energy

Renewable energy (solar, wind, other) installations 10 kw or less

Download PDF Download Renewable Energy form (PDF)   divider  Download Excel Download Renewable Energy form (Excel)

Neon Sign

Inspection of the wiring of signs & outline lighting installations (includes skeletal neon, outline lighting, and signs with remote transformers or ballasts)

Download PDF Download Neon Sign form (PDF)  divider  Download Excel Download Neon Sign form (Excel)

 

Entertainment

Permission to Show/Energize

For trade show exhibitors with unapproved equipment that wish to display but not to connect or provide electricity to the equipment or for trade show exhibitors that wish to connect and energize (provide electricity) unapproved equipment.

Download PDF Download Permission to Show/Energize form (PDF)  divider  Download Word Download Permission to Show/Energize form (Word)

Entertainment

For entertainment notifications/permits including all television, film, commercial, live performance, carnivals, trade shows, or event productions including but not limited to live productions regardless of site or location.

Download PDF Download Entertainment form (PDF)  divider  Download Excel Download Entertainment form (Excel)

 

Other Notifications/Permits for Inspection

Re-Energize Electrical Service

Energize electrical service to a site (due to non-occupancy, non-payment, fire, flood, explosion, lightning strike, other disaster, meter by-pass, grow op/meth lab)

Download PDF Download Re-Energize Electrical Service form (PDF)  divider  Download Excel Download Re-Energize Electrical Service form (Excel)

Retrofitted Luminaires

ESA has a program for acceptance of retrofitted luminaires in Ontario – click here to view this guide.

A notification of work is required for each project site with retrofitted luminaires. Please note a completed application form must be submitted to process your request; it cannot be completed over the phone.

Download PDF Download Retrofitted Luminaires form (PDF)  divider  Download Word Download Retrofitted Luminaires form (Word)

 

Search of Records or Access Information

Ways to submit your completed form:

Email: rfi@electricalsafety.on.ca
Phone 1-877-372-7233
Mail → 400 Sheldon Dr., Unit 1, Cambridge, ON, N1T 2H9 

 

Record Search

This service generates a report for a specific address indicating if there are open/outstanding notifications of work pertaining to the address. If copies of correspondence, notes and/or specific details about any notifications (open or closed) for an address are required, please submit an Access to Information Request. 

PDF Download Download Record Search form (PDF)  divider  Download Spreadsheet Download Record Search form (Excel)

 

Access to Information

A Request for Access to Information is broader in scope than a Record Search and may involve specific information and notes recorded in a notification of work, and/or copies of ESA correspondence. Please note a completed application form must be submitted to process your request; it cannot be completed over the phone.

PDF Download Download Access to Information form (PDF)  divider  Download Spreadsheet Download Access to Information form (Excel)

 

 

Licensing Related Forms

As September 18, 2023 Licensing fees will increase 5%. New licence or exam applications received as of September 18, 2023 will be charged the updated fee. For licence renewals, invoices will reflect the fee as of the date the invoice is issued.

Licence fees are used to cover the administration of the program, as well as provide funding for public awareness campaigns and enforcement against unlicensed contractors. This is just the second increase to licensing fees since 2006. It reflects the inflationary pressures and economic headwinds that ESA and many organizations are facing, as we continue to deliver on our important mandate.

ESA is committed to processing 80% of new complete Master Electrician and Electrical Contractor licence applications within 30 business days. Learn more about ESA's commitment here.


Contractor Licensing

Submit your completed application forms, required documents, and fees (if applicable) by:

Email  esa.licensing@electricalsafety.on.ca
Mail → ESA Contractor Licensing, 400 Sheldon Drive, Unit 1, Cambridge, ON, N1T 2H9

ECRA/ESA Electrical Contractor Licence Application — Application form and process on how to apply for an ECRA/ESA Electrical Contractor (EC) licence.

PDF Download Download the ECRA/ESA Electrical Contractor Licence Application form

Customer Account Application — Apply for a customer credit account with ESA.

PDF Download Download the Customer Account Application form

Linking Multiple Accounts with an Electrical Contractors Licence — Link multiple ESA accounts for the same business under one Electrical Contractor Licence (owned & operated under the same name, in different locations).

PDF Download Download the Linking Multiple Accounts form

Inspection Notifications Transfer — Transfer Notifications to another Licensed Electrical Contractor.

PDF Download Download the Inspection Notifications Transfer form

Notice of Change to Information — Change information for a licence, i.e. address, directors/officers, owners, partners or preferred correspondence method.

PDF Download Download the Notice of Change to Information form

Licence Replacement — Replace a lost or destroyed licence.

PDF Download Download the Licence Replacement form

Notice of Change to Designated Master Electrician — Report the loss of, or changes to your designated Master Electrician.

PDF Download Download the Notice of Change to DME form

 

Master Electrician

To apply for your ME exam, email your application to masters.exam@electricalsafety.on.ca
To apply for your ME licence, email your application to esa.licensing@electricalsafety.on.ca

Master Electrician (ME) Exam Application — Apply to write the ME examination.

PDF Download Download the ME Exam Application form

Master Electrician Licence Application — Apply for the ME licence (after you have passed the ME Examination).

PDF Download Download the ME Licence Application form

Master Electrician Examination Information Package — Master Electrician Examination information package.

PDF Download Download the ME Exam Information Package

Trousse de documentation pour l’examen de maître électricien (French ME Examination Information Package) — Trousse de documentation pour l’examen de maître électricien.

PDF Download Télécharger : Trousse de documentation pour l’examen de maître électricien

Interpreter Attendance Request for Master Electrician Exam  If you require an interpreter during the ME Exam.

PDF Download Download the Interpreter Attendance Request form

Designated Master Electrician Acknowledgement of Responsibility (Schedule A)  Acknowledge responsibility for the personal planning and direct supervision of all electrical work carried out on behalf of the electrical contractor.

PDF Download Download the DME Acknowledgement of Responsibility (Schedule A) form

Master Electrician Examination Transfer Request — Transfer to another ME exam date/time.

PDF Download Download the ME Exam Transfer Request form

Notice of Change to Designated Master Electrician — Report the loss of, or changes to your designated Master Electrician.

PDF Download Download the Notice of Change to DME form

Notice of Change to Information — Change information for a licence, i.e. address or preferred correspondence method.

PDF Download Download the Notice of Change to Information form

Licence Replacement — Replace a lost or destroyed licence.

PDF Download Download the Licence Replacement form

 

Report Unlicensed Activity

If you suspect someone is doing electrical work without a licence or not meeting their licence requirements, please let us know. You can report it to ESA anonymously using our online form and we’ll investigate.

 

Roadway/Traffic Lights and Signals

Ways to submit your completed form:

Email esa.cambridge@electricalsafety.on.ca
Phone 1-877-372-7233
Mail → 400 Sheldon Dr., Unit 1, Cambridge, ON, N1T 2H9 

 

Owner Application

Owner application for periodic inspection of electrical maintenance work performed on roadway electrical systems.

Download PDF Download Owner Application form (PDF)  divider  Download Word Download Owner Application form (Word)

 

Contractor Application

Contractor application for the inspection of electrical maintenance work performed on roadway electrical systems.

Download PDF Download Contractor Application form (PDF)  divider  Download Word Download Contractor Application form (Word)

 

Product Safety

Product Safety Reporting

Use this online form to make an enquiry, report an injury, or file a complaint about a product safety issue.

 

Local Distribution Companies

Serious Electrical Incident Reporting

Used by local distribution companies (LDCs) to notify ESA of any serious electrical incident

 

Other Wiring Forms

Ways to submit your completed form:

Email substation.reports@electricalsafety.on.ca
Fax 1-800-249-7667

 

Substation Maintenance Condition Report

Form must be completed in its entirety — within 14 days of shutdown — for all substation maintenance jobs and all situations where equipment replacements (equivalent rating/characteristics) are completed.

Download PDF Download Substation Maintenance Condition Report form (PDF)  divider  Download Word Download Substation Maintenance Condition Report form (Word)

 

Low Voltage Service Maintenance Condition Report

Form must be completed in its entirety — within 14 days of shutdown — for all low voltage service maintenance.

Download PDF Download Low Voltage Service Maintenance Condition Report form (PDF)  divider  Download Word Download Low Voltage Service Maintenance Condition Report form (Word)

 

Plan Review Forms

All submissions must be made using the Electronic Plan Review (EPR) Portal.