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          The
 Electrical Inspection
     Regulations

                                 being

Chapter E-6.3 Reg 1 (effective March 22, 1994) as amended
by Saskatchewan Regulations 5/96, 8/2005, 45/2008, 108/2017
and 31/2019.




                                NOTE:
  This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been
  incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes
  and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation
  and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the
  original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared
  are reproduced in this consolidation.
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                                                Table of Contents
1    Title                                                10   Commencement of work
2    Interpretation                                       11   Expiry of permits
3    Repealed                                             12   Renewal permits
4    Certification and approval of electrical equipment   13   Repealed
5    Requirements re certified and approved equipment     14   Permits not transferable
6    Maximum penalty                                      15   Responsibility for completion
6.01 Exemption from Act                                   16   Inspection of permit work
6.1 Exemptions from subsection 16(2) of the Act           17   Annual permits
7    Applications for permits                             18   Major installation permit
8    All installations on one permit                      19   Owner permits
9    Verification of information                          20   Farm permits
                                                          21   Cancellation of owner permits, farm permits
                                                          22   Coming into Force
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                             CHAPTER E-6.3 REG 1
                         The Electrical Inspection Act, 1993
Title
    1   These regulations may be cited as The Electrical Inspection Regulations.
Interpretation
    2   In these regulations:
         (a) “Act” means The Electrical Inspection Act, 1993;
         (b) “annual permit” means a permit mentioned in section 17;
         (c) “certified” means certified by a testing laboratory mentioned in
         subsection 4(1);
         (d) “contractor permit” means a permit mentioned in section 16 of the Act;
         (e) “farm permit” means a permit mentioned in section 20;
         (f) “journeyman” means a journeyman as defined in The Electrical Licensing
         Act;
         (g) “notice of defects” means a notice pursuant to section 24 of the Act
         requiring defects to be remedied;
         (h)     “owner permit” means a permit mentioned in section 15 of the Act;
         (i) “schedule” means the schedule of fees fixed by the corporation from time
         to time pursuant to section 35 of the Act;
         (j) “service” means a service box consisting of:
                 (i) a switch with fuses or a circuit breaker capable of connecting and
                 disconnecting the electrical supply to premises; and
                 (ii) any electrical equipment other than that mentioned in subclause (i)
                 that is required to provide a connection to a utility supply;
         (k) “single-family dwelling” means a detached house that is intended for
         the use of one family and that, at the time of application for a permit, is not
         intended for resale;
         (l) “temporary permit” means a permit mentioned in section 13 of the Act.
                                                 31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s2.


    3   Repealed. 11 Feb 2005 SR 8/2005 s3.
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Certification and approval of electrical equipment
    4(1) For the purposes of subsection 18(1) of the Act, the following are prescribed
    as testing laboratories that may certify electrical equipment:
          (a) testing laboratories operated by:
                (i) the Canadian Standards Association;
                (ii) the Canadian Gas Association;
                (iii) ETL Testing Laboratories, Inc.;
                (iv) Underwriters Laboratories Inc.;
                (v)   the Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada;
                (vi) Quality Auditing Institute;
          (b)   a testing laboratory that is approved by the chief inspector.
    (2) The certification of electrical equipment is to be based on standards accredited
    by the Standards Council of Canada.
    (3) Electrical equipment that is not certified may be submitted to the chief inspector
    for testing and examination and approval where:
          (a) in the opinion of the chief inspector, the equipment is of a design and
          quantity that makes certification not feasible, and there is no counterpart for
          that equipment that is certified;
          (b) the corporation has the facilities required to assess the equipment for
          compliance with standards bearing the prefix C22.2 mentioned in the Canadian
          Electrical Code and related bulletins or the person submitting the electrical
          equipment for approval consents to the use of other facilities chosen by the
          chief inspector; and
          (c) the equipment is not electromedical equipment of risk class 3 as defined
          in the Canadian Standards Association Standard C22.2 No. 125-M1984
          Electromedical Equipment.
                                                     31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s4; 11 Feb 2005 SR
                                                     8/2005 s4.


Requirements re certified and approved equipment
    5(1) The chief inspector may require the manufacturer, seller or renter of electrical
    equipment that is certified or approved:
          (a) to supply the names and addresses of all persons to whom the equipment
          was sold, rented or otherwise provided or offered for use; and
          (b) to affix a label supplied by the corporation to the equipment in an easily
          observable position.
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    (2) Where the chief inspector is of the opinion that equipment mentioned in
    subsection (1) has become, or the chief inspector finds the equipment to be, unsafe
    in use, the chief inspector may require the manufacturer, seller, renter, purchaser
    or user of the equipment to:
         (a) take the equipment out of service;
         (b) recall the equipment for modification or replacement; and
         (c) return the labels to the corporation.
    (3) A label mentioned in clause (1)(b) is to be applied only to the electrical equipment
    for which the label is issued.
                                                  31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s5.


Maximum penalty
    6 The maximum amount of a penalty that may be imposed pursuant to section 28.2
    of the Act for performing work of electrical installation without a permit is $2,500
    for each item of work performed without a permit.
                                                  11 Feb 2005 SR 8/2005 s5; 29 Sep 2017 SR
                                                  108/2017 s3.


Exemption from Act
    6.01 The Act does not apply to the following:
         (a) street lights that are owned or operated by an electric utility;
         (b) any work of replacement, repair or maintenance performed by or on behalf
         of an electric utility on a consumer meter enclosure.
                                                  26 Apr 2019 SR 31/2019 s2.


Exemptions from subsection 16(2) of the Act
    6.1(1) In this section:
         (a) “code” means the latest prescribed edition of the Canadian Electrical
         Code within the meaning of subsection 5(2) of the Act;
         (b) “communication system” means a communication system as defined
         in section 0 of the code;
         (c) “control circuit” means a control circuit as defined in section 0 of the code;
         (d) “hazardous location” means a location to which section 18 of the code
         applies;
         (e) “patient care area” means an area to which section 24 of the code applies.
    (2) Subsection 16(2) of the Act does not apply to the following types of work of
    electrical installation:
         (a) the replacement of switches, receptacles, ballasts, lighting fixtures or
         motors in single-family dwelling units and in non-detached dwelling units with
         separate entrances that are intended for the use of one family;
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          (b) the installation of a communication system, other than a communication
          system:
               (i) that is located in a hazardous location;
               (ii) that is located in a patient care area; or
               (iii) in which control circuits operate the electrical equipment.
                                                 20 Jne 2008 SR 45/2008 s4; 26 Apr SR 31/2019
                                                 s2.


Applications for permits
    7   An application for a permit must:
          (a) be in the form supplied by the corporation;
          (b) clearly set out the address and location of the premises at which the work
          is to be performed;
          (c) provide the name, address and home and business telephone numbers of
          the owner or occupant or both and the use or proposed use of the premises;
          (d) contain information satisfactory to the chief inspector regarding the
          technical nature and extent of the electrical work to be performed and the
          anticipated completion date;
          (e) bear the name, signature, complete address and contractor’s licence
          number, if any, of the applicant; and
          (f) be accompanied by the fee specified in the schedule.
                                                 31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s7; 11 Feb 2005 SR
                                                 8/2005 s7.


All installations on one permit
    8 All electrical installations that are to be made at the same time on the same
    premises including installations of electrical equipment, are to be included in one
    permit.
                                                 31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s8.


Verification of information
    9 Before a permit is issued for work of electrical installation, the chief inspector
    may require an applicant or the owner of premises on which the work is to be
    performed to provide written documentation or verification of labour and material
    costs relating to the work.
                                                 31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s9.


Commencement of work
    10(1) Work for which a permit is granted must be commenced within 90 days after
    the date of issuance.
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    (2) If work authorized by a permit is not commenced within the period mentioned
    in subsection (1), the permit expires at the end of that period.
                                                 31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s10.


Expiry of permits
    11 Subject to subsection 13(2) of the Act and subsections 10(2), 17(4) and 18(3) of
    these regulations, all permits expire on the date stated in the permit.
                                                 29 Sep 2017 SR 108/2017 s4.


Renewal permits
    12(1) Subject to subsection (3), a contractor may obtain a renewal permit within 30
    days after the expiry of the original contractor permit on payment of the appropriate
    fee set out in the schedule.
    (2) If the chief inspector considers it appropriate to do so, the corporation may
    grant a further renewal permit to a contractor within 30 days after the expiry of a
    renewal permit granted pursuant to subsection (1) on payment of the appropriate
    fee set out in the schedule.
    (3) No renewal permit shall be granted with respect to a temporary permit.
                                                 31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s12; 11 Feb 2005 SR
                                                 8/2005 s8.


    13 Repealed. 11 Feb 2005 SR 8/2005 s9.
Permits not transferable
    14 A permit shall not be transferred to any person.
                                                 31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s14.


Responsibility for completion
    15(1) The holder of a permit is responsible for carrying out the work of electrical
    installation for which the permit is issued in accordance with the Act and any
    regulations made pursuant to the Act.
    (2) Notwithstanding anything written on a permit:
         (a) the permit does not authorize the holder to perform work of electrical
         installation that is not in accordance with the Act and any regulations made
         pursuant to the Act; and
         (b) the chief inspector may order any changes or additions that the chief
         inspector considers necessary to satisfy the intent of the Act or any regulations
         made pursuant to the Act.
                                                 31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s15; 11 Feb 2005 SR
                                                 8/2005 s10.


Inspection of permit work
    16 The chief inspector may determine whether or not any particular work of
    electrical installation for which a permit is granted is to be inspected, and there is
    no requirement that each work of electrical installation be inspected.
                                                 31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s16.
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Annual permits
    17(1) In this section and section 18, “major installation” means a work of
    electrical installation by a holder of an annual permit for which the total of the
    permit fees, determined in accordance with Table 1 or 2 of the schedule, exceeds
    the annual permit fee paid by the holder in that year.
    (2) A person who holds an employer’s licence pursuant to The Electrical Licensing
    Act:
         (a) must obtain an annual permit; and
         (b) where the person has more than one set of premises on which one or more
         journeymen are engaged on a full-time basis, must obtain an annual permit
         for each of those premises.
    (3) An annual permit authorizes work of electrical installation, other than any
    major installation, on the premises of the holder by journeymen employed on the
    holder’s staff.
    (4) An annual permit expires on December 31 of the year for which the permit is
    issued.
    (5) An annual permit is subject to the condition that, if the holder contravenes this
    section, the chief inspector may cancel the permit and require the holder to engage
    the services of a contractor.
                                                31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s17.


Major installation permit
    18(1) Before the holder of an annual permit begins any major installation, the
    journeyman in charge must submit an application for a major installation permit,
    together with the fee set out in the schedule.
    (2) A major installation permit authorizes a major installation on the premises
    of the holder of an annual permit by journeymen employed on the holder’s staff.
    (3) A major installation permit expires on December 31 of the year for which the
    permit is issued unless the annual permit is renewed for the next year.
    (4) A major installation permit is subject to the condition that, if the holder
    contravenes this section, the chief inspector may cancel the permit and require the
    holder of the annual permit to engage the services of a contractor.
                                                31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s18.


Owner permits
    19(1) An owner permit is subject to the condition that the holder may perform
    only single phase non-hazardous electrical installations not exceeding 200 amperes
    or 300 volts.
    (2) No individual is entitled to receive more than one owner permit for the complete
    wiring of a single-family dwelling in any 12-month period unless the permit is
    cancelled during that period and the individual applies for another permit.
                                                31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s19.
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Farm permits
    20(1)     In this section:
            (a) “agricultural production” means one or more of the following activities:
                 (i) the growing of grains, fruit, vegetables, nursery products and forage
                 products;
                 (ii) the raising of:
                      (A) cattle, sheep, hogs, horses or poultry; or
                      (B) other animals for the purposes of producing food or fur;
                 (iii) the keeping of bees;
            (b) “farm” means a rural land holding that is located:
                 (i) outside the corporate limits of a city, town or village within the
                 meaning of The Urban Municipality Act, 1984; or
                 (ii) within the boundaries of an area that is legally zoned for agricultural
                 use;
            the use and development of which is exclusively for the purposes of agricultural
            production;
            (c) “farm building” means a building that is associated with and located
            on a farm, and includes a residence located on a farm.
    (2) Subject to subsection (3), the corporation may grant to an individual who
    operates a farm a permit to perform work of electrical installation described in
    subsection 3(1) of The Electrical Licensing Exemption Regulations.
    (3) A farm permit is subject to the condition that the holder may perform only
    single phase non-hazardous electrical installations not exceeding 200 amperes
    or 300 volts.
    (4) No individual is entitled to receive more than one farm permit for the complete
    wiring of a single-family dwelling in any 12-month period unless the permit is
    cancelled during that period and the individual applies for another permit.
                                                   31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s20; 11 Feb 2005 SR
                                                   8/2005 s11.


Cancellation of owner permits, farm permits
    21 Where an owner permit or a farm permit is cancelled, the holder shall:
            (a) cause the electrical installation to be disconnected or otherwise rendered
            inoperative; and
            (b) engage the services of a contractor who is licensed pursuant to The
            Electrical Licensing Act to examine and complete the electrical installation to
            the satisfaction of an inspector.
                                                   31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s21.


Coming into force
    22 These regulations come into force on the day on which they are filed with the
    Registrar of Regulations.
                                                   31 Mar 94 cE-6.3 Reg 1 s22.
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