File a Notification/Permit to ESA - Electrical Safety Authority (ESA)

Please note that notification forms cannot be submitted directly through the website to the Customer Service Centre.

Submit your completed request:
By fax: 1-800-667-4278
By email: esa.cambridge@electricalsafety.on.ca
By phone: 1-877-372-7233
By mail: 400 Sheldon Dr., Unit 1, Cambridge, ON, N1T 2H9

Form	Description	Download
Request for Inspection	To request an inspection on an existing notification of work

Please note the following before completing your Notification form:

Notification forms cannot be submitted directly through the website to the Customer Service Centre. Forms can be submitted as outlined below.
Payment is required at the time the notification is filed.
- For credit card payments — please contact the Customer Service Centre by phone: 1-877-372-7233.
- For cheque or money orders — download and complete the applicable form, and mail it to:
  Electrical Safety Authority, 400 Sheldon Dr., 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
Fax: 1-800-667-4278
Email: esa.cambridge@electricalsafety.on.ca
Mail: Electrical Safety Authority, 400 Sheldon Dr., Unit 1, Cambridge, ON, N1T 2H9

Residential

New Residential	For new installations on a residential premise (includes: modular/prefab homes, multi-unit residential complexes [row-house, townhouse, semi detached house, duplex, triplex and quadruplex])
Residential Renovation	For renovation of individual residential units, including multi-unit buildings consisting of 4 or fewer units, basement apartments, granny suites, detached outbuildings and rewires
Apartments	For new installations (new apartment building/retirement home) and renovations of apartment units, multi unit residential buildings (with common entrance) 5+ dwelling units and retirement home
HVAC Small Job	For HVAC equipment installations done at Residential and Apartment sites.

Industrial/Commercial/Agricultural

High Voltage	For high voltage (primary) installations >750 Volts (Temporary and Permanent)
Low Voltage	For low voltage (secondary) installations <=750 Volts (Temporary and Permanent)
Renewable Energy	For renewable energy (solar, wind, other) installations 10 kw or less
Neon Sign	For inspection of the wiring of signs & outline lighting installations (includes skeletal neon, outline lighting, and signs with remote transformers or ballasts)

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.
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.

Other Notifications/Permits for Inspection

Re-Energize Electrical Service	To energize electrical service to a site (non-occupancy, non-payment, fire, flood, explosion, lightning strike, other disaster, meter by-pass, grow op/meth lab)
Retrofit 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. An application cannot be completed over the phone.

Re-Energize Electrical Service

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

Retrofit 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. An application cannot be completed over the phone.

Please note that notification forms cannot be submitted directly through the website to the Customer Service Centre.

Submit your completed request:
By fax: 1-800-667-4278
By email: rfi@electricalsafety.on.ca
By phone: 1-877-372-7233
By 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 workpertaining 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.
Access to Information Request	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. An application cannot be completed over the phone.

ESA is committed to processing 80% of new complete Master Electrician and Electrical Contractor licence applications within 30 business days. Learn More.

Contractor Licensing

Please note that notification forms cannot be submitted directly through the website to the Customer Service Centre.

Submit your completed application forms, along with required documents and fee (if applicable):
By email: esa.licensing@electricalsafety.on.ca
By mail: 400 Sheldon Dr., 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.
Customer Account Application	Apply for a customer credit account with ESA.
Linking multiple accounts with an Electrical Contractors Licence	Fill out this form to link multiple ESA accounts for the same business under one Electrical Contractor Licence (owned & operated under the same name, in different locations).
Inspection Notifications Transfer	Use this form to transfer Notifications to another Licensed Electrical Contractor.
Notice of Change to Information	Use this form to change information for a licence, i.e. address, directors/officers, owners, partners or preferred correspondence method.
Licence Replacement	Complete this form to replace a lost or destroyed licence.
Notice of Change to Designated Master Electrician	Use this form to report the loss of, or change to your designated Master Electrician.

Master Electrician

Please note that forms cannot be submitted directly through the website to the Licensing Department.

Submit your completed application forms, along with required documents and fee (if applicable):
By email: masters.exam@electricalsafety.on.ca
By mail: 400 Sheldon Dr., Unit 1, Cambridge, ON, N1T 2H9

Master Electrician (ME) Exam and Licence	Complete this application form to apply for both the ME examination and licence.
Master Electrician Examination Information Package	Master Electrician Examination information package.
Interpreter Attendance Request for Master Electrician Exam	If an individual requires an interpreter during the Master Electrician Exam, they must submit this form for approval a week prior to the exam date.
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.
Master Electrician Examination Transfer Request	Complete this form if you need to transfer to another exam date/time.
Notice of Change to Designated Master Electrician	Use this form to report the loss of, or change to your designated Master Electrician.
Notice of Change to Information	Use this form to change information for a licence, i.e. address or preferred correspondence method.
Licence Replacement	Complete this form to replace a lost or destroyed licence.

Report Unlicensed Activity

Form	Description	Download
Report Unlicensed Activity	Use this online form if you have reason to suspect that someone who is not a Licensed Electrical Contractor (LEC) is performing electrical work, or if you believe a Licensed Electrical Contractor not meeting the requirements of their licence, you can file a report here.

Please note that notification forms cannot be submitted directly through the website to the Customer Service Centre.

Submit your completed request:
By fax: 1-800-667-4278
By email: esa.cambridge@electricalsafety.on.ca
By phone: 1-877-372-7233
By 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.
Contractor Application	Contractor application for the inspection of electrical maintenance work performed on roadway electrical systems.

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

Please note that notification forms cannot be submitted directly through the website to the Customer Service Centre.

Submit your completed request:
By fax: 1-800-667-4278
By email: esa.cambridge@electricalsafety.on.ca
By phone: 1-877-372-7233
By mail: 400 Sheldon Dr., Unit 1, Cambridge, ON, N1T 2H9

Serious Electrical Incident Reporting	Form used by local distribution companies (LDCs) to notify ESA of any serious electrical incident.

Please note that notification forms cannot be submitted directly through the website.

Submit your completed request:
By fax: 1-800-667-4278
By email: substation.reports@electricalsafety.on.ca
By Fax: 1-800-249-7667

Substation Maintenance Condition Report	Form to be completed in its entirety, within 14 days of shutdown, for all substation maintenance jobs & all situations where equipment replacements (equivalent rating/characteristics) are completed.
Low Voltage Service Maintenance Condition Report	Form to be completed in its entirety, within 14 days of shutdown, for all low voltage service maintenance.

As of September 15, 2021, ESA no longer accepts email, fax and paper submissions. All submissions must be made using the Electronic Plan Review (EPR) Portal.

To be eligible to use the EPR Portal, you must have a valid ESA customer account. For assistance in creating an ESA customer account and/or to register to use the EPR portal, please contact the ESA Plan Review department at 1-800-746-6480 and dial “0”.

Please note: being a user of the LEC Portal does not grant access to the EPR Portal. If you currently use the LEC Portal and are also a Plan Review customer, you will need to register for use as noted above.

Visit ESA’s Plan Review page for more information.

Contact Plan Review

Phone: 519-624-3564 / Toll Free: 1-800-746-6480

Email: plan.review@electricalsafety.on.ca

Fees & Forms

Forms

Please note

Request an Inspection (Existing Notification/Permit)