ESA Increases Ontario Wiring Fees
Jan 15 2016
As of January 8, all Ontario wiring fee items have increased by an average 1%.
A number of individual fee prices have also been adjusted:
• all Service Reconnect fees will equalize at 2015 rate of $296 followed by the 2016 1% fee increase
• all Miscellaneous fees will equalize at 2015 rate of $150 followed by the 2016 1% fee increase
• Labour fee and Plan Review items increase by 1.75%
• an adjustment to the way fees are set for large new residential single family dwellings. “Very large houses” are defined as 7,000 sq. ft. or more of indoor liveable space. Fees for “very large houses” with existing service size breaks of up to 200A and between 201 to 400A will increase from $217 to $452. Fees for “very large houses” with service size break 401A and over will follow commercial pricing methods instead of residential.
• An adjustment to the way fees are set for new apartment buildings. The existing fee of $96 for each of the first 4 units remains. The fee for additional units will remain $47 per unit when the device count per unit 80 or less, but increase to $96 per unit for 81 + devices.
Last year, ESA consulted on these changes with stakeholders via its advisory councils and through an open call for comment.
Find out more: https://www.esasafe.com/contractors/esa-fees/.
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