Forms
Please note
For those who may require accessible formats or assistance filling out a form, please contact our Customer Service Centre at 1-877-372-7233.
Request an Inspection (Existing Notification/Permit)
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
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Request for Inspection |
To request an inspection on an existing notification of work |   |
To Submit a New Notification/Permit
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
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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]) |
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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 |
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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 |
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| HVAC Small Job | For HVAC equipment installations done at Residential and Apartment sites. | |
Industrial/Commercial/Agricultural
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High Voltage |
For high voltage (primary) installations >750 Volts (Temporary and Permanent) | |
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Low Voltage |
For low voltage (secondary) installations <=750 Volts (Temporary and Permanent) | |
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Renewable Energy |
For renewable energy (solar, wind, other) installations 10 kw or less | |
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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
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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. | |
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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. |
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To Request a Search of Records or Access Information
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
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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. |
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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. |
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Licensing Related Forms
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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. |  |
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
By fax: 1-888-251-7377 (Note: your photo cannot be faxed)
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ECRA/ESA Electrical Contractor Licence Application |
Application Form and process on how to apply for an ECRA/ESA Electrical Contractor (EC) licence. |
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Customer Account Application |
Apply for a customer credit account with ESA. |
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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). |
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Inspection Notifications Transfer |
Use this form to transfer Notifications to another Licensed Electrical Contractor. |
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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. |
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Licence Replacement |
Complete this form to replace a lost or destroyed licence. |
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Notice of Change to Designated Master Electrician |
Use this form to report the loss of, or change to your designated Master Electrician. |
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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
By fax: 1-888-251-7377 (Note: your photo cannot be faxed)
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Master Electrician (ME) Exam and Licence |
Complete this application form to apply for both the ME examination and licence. |
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Master Electrician Examination Information Package |
Master Electrician Examination information package. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Master Electrician Examination Transfer Request |
Complete this form if you need to transfer to another exam date/time. |
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Notice of Change to Designated Master Electrician |
Use this form to report the loss of, or change to your designated Master Electrician. |
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Notice of Change to Information |
Use this form to change information for a licence, i.e. address or preferred correspondence method. |
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Licence Replacement |
Complete this form to replace a lost or destroyed licence. |
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Roadway/Traffic Lights and Signals
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
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Owner Application |
Owner application for periodic inspection of electrical maintenance work performed on roadway electrical systems. |
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Contractor Application |
Contractor application for the inspection of electrical maintenance work performed on roadway electrical systems. |
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Product Safety
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Product Safety Reporting |
Use this online form to make an enquiry, report an injury, or file a complaint about a product safety issue. |
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Local Distribution Companies
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
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Serious Electrical Incident Reporting |
Form used by local distribution companies (LDCs) to notify ESA of any serious electrical incident. | |
Other Wiring Forms
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
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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. |
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Low Voltage Service Maintenance Condition Report |
Form to be completed in its entirety, within 14 days of shutdown, for all low voltage service maintenance. | |
Plan Review Forms
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