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Strata & multi-family

Electrical Planning Reports for BC stratas

Fixed fee. Site visit to signed report in about three weeks.

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TSBC LEL-••••• FSR CLASS •• PART 3 REPORTS SEALED BY EGBC PARTNER FIXED FEE

Compliance clock

Dated milestones, not a countdown. Work backwards from your AGM.

01
Book visit
by October 23, 2026
02
Report delivered
~3 weeks after visit
03
Present to owners
before December 31, 2026
Applies to Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley and the Capital Regional District. Elsewhere in BC the deadline is December 31, 2028.

Who needs one

Any strata corporation with five or more strata lots. If your building has a shared electrical room and owners have ever asked about EV charging or heat pumps, the report is required and it is the document that tells you what your service can actually carry.

  • 5+ strata lots — required
  • Under 5 lots — not required, still useful before an upgrade
  • Mixed commercial / residential — required, scoped per building

What's in the report

01
Existing electrical service capacity and available spare capacity
02
Condition and configuration of common-property distribution equipment
03
Present demand, measured against utility consumption data
04
EV charging feasibility, including how many stalls the service supports
05
Options and cost ranges for staged capacity upgrades
06
Recommendations, prioritized, with an implementation sequence
Headings follow the provincial workbook so your report maps 1:1 to what the regulation asks for.

Who signs yours

PART 9 BUILDINGOur licensed electrician
PART 3 BUILDINGOur EGBC-registered partner
NOT SURE WHICHWe check before quoting

Most councils do not know which classification their building falls under, and a report signed by the wrong party is not a compliant report. We confirm it first, at no cost, and tell you which of the two applies.

What it costs

Typical fixed fee
$5,000 – $12,000
Quoted as one number before the visit is booked.
What moves the number
  • Number of buildings in the complex
  • Part 3 rather than Part 9 classification
  • Electrical drawings missing or out of date
  • Utility consumption data consent not yet given

After the report

The report is step one of four, and the study in the middle is funded by the utility rather than by your contingency reserve fund.

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Questions councils actually ask

01 Is an Electrical Planning Report actually mandatory?
Yes, for strata corporations with five or more strata lots in the covered regional districts. It is a requirement placed on the strata corporation, not on individual owners.
02 Do we need one if nobody wants an EV charger?
Yes. The report is about knowing your service capacity, and that same number governs heat pumps, in-suite load additions and future service upgrades.
03 Who is allowed to sign it?
A Part 9 building can be signed by a licensed electrician. A Part 3 building requires an engineer or applied science technologist. We confirm which one you are before quoting.
04 How long does it take?
About three weeks from site visit to signed report, assuming drawings and utility consumption consent are available.
05 What do you need from us to start?
The strata plan number, access to the electrical rooms, any drawings you hold, and consent for us to request consumption data from the utility.
06 Can we use the report for rebates?
Yes. A completed report is a precondition for several programs, and we file the applications on your behalf.
07 Does the report commit us to any work?
No. It is a planning document. It gives you a costed, staged path your owners can vote on when they are ready.
08 What if we miss December 31, 2026?
The obligation does not expire. You are simply non-compliant until the report exists, and you lose the rebate-linked timing. Booking a visit is the fix.

Get an EPR quote

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