Fees

ESA is a not-for-profit, self-funded organization. We charge for inspections and other services to support electrical safety education, enforcement, and operating expenses, such as:

processing notifications of work (“Permits”)
inspecting wiring work
enforcing the Ontario Electrical Safety Code (OESC) and investigating violations

combating the underground economy
updating the OESC to reflect technology and market changes
educating Ontarians about safe electrical work

2024 Wiring and Licensing Fees

On October 1, 2024, ESA plans to increase wiring and licensing fees by 3.8% to respond to inflationary pressures.

This increase reflects the inflationary pressures and economic headwinds that the ESA, and many organizations, are facing, while continuing to deliver on the ESA’s important mandate for sector and public education, and invest in operational efficiencies and the digital strategy.

Over the past eight years, wiring fees have faced a fee increase of only 7%. Effectively, the ESA has managed prudently and absorbed the cumulative inflation costs of over 23% during that period.

While increasing fees are never ideal, we will continue to drive public value through our financial and operational performance, and by continuing to find ways, like the ESA ON Mobile App, to provide LECs a more effective ways of doing business with our customers

The Fee Guides below will be updated prior to the October implementation.