Service · Electrical Installation
Electrical installation is a planned project, not a service call — and Peel clients hire Lion Electric to plan it.
Electrical installation services cover everything that turns a drawing or a wishlist into safe, permitted, ESA-approved wiring on a real site — new circuits, panel upgrades, lighting plans, EV chargers, three-phase feeders, and the controls that drive them. Lion Electric scopes the install, writes a free itemised quote, files the permit under ECRA/ESA #7002360, runs the install, and walks the ESA inspection at the end.
- Panel upgrades
- EV chargers
- Lighting plans
- Three-phase feeds
What an installation service actually covers
An installation is not a repair. It is new electrical capacity, designed and signed off.
A repair restores something that was already there. An installation adds capacity that did not exist before — a new circuit for a kitchen island, a 200 A panel where there used to be 100 A, a row of LED highbays over a shop floor, a dedicated feed for a Level 2 EV charger, three-phase power to a piece of process equipment. Every one of those changes the load profile of the building, which is why they need a written scope, a permit, and an ESA inspection — and why a homeowner cannot legally hand the job to a handyman in Ontario.
Lion Electric has run installation work across Peel for 30+ years under one continuous ECRA/ESA registration. The chief electrician is involved at the scoping stage of every job, which means the quote you sign is the quote a licensed contractor can defend in front of an inspector. There are no “rough verbal estimates” in this part of the business — installations are paid in materials, time, and inspection risk, and pretending otherwise is how clients end up with overruns and code-flagged work.
The same licensed team carries the project from intake through ESA approval. That is the deliberate shape of the service: one entity owns the scope, one entity files the permit, one entity walks the inspector through it. If a question shows up six months later, the warranty contact is still us.
Installation types we run
Six install scopes we quote and execute end-to-end
Every Lion Electric install lands in one of these buckets. The chief electrician confirms which one — and what the spec needs to be — during the site walk.
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Capacity
Panel upgrades & service entrances
- 100 A → 200 A residential service upgrades
- 200–600 A commercial entries
- Three-phase 600 V industrial service
- Permit, ESA notification & utility coordination
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Distribution
New circuits & sub-panels
- Kitchen, basement, garage & workshop circuits
- Sub-panels for outbuildings & rental units
- Wire-size, breaker, grounding sized to the load
- No guess-work — code-calculated specs
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Lighting
Interior & exterior lighting installs
- Residential lighting plans & LED retrofits
- Commercial fit-out & parking-lot fixtures
- Switching, dimming & emergency lighting
- Designed to the occupancy class
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Charging
EV charger installs (Level 2)
- Hardwired or plug-in Level 2 chargers
- Dedicated 40 A circuit + load calculation
- ESA notification filed with the install
- Multi-unit fleets quoted with load management
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Commercial
Fit-out & tenant improvement wiring
- Office, retail & storefront fit-outs
- Power, data conduit, HVAC tie-ins
- Washroom & signage circuits
- Sequenced with the GC schedule
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Industrial
Three-phase, feeders & equipment hook-up
- Three-phase feeders & disconnects
- Motor circuits & process equipment
- Coordinated with mechanical / controls trades
- Start-up + ESA walk-through included
Decision criteria
How to know which install you actually need — and what to ask the contractor before signing
An install quote should answer four questions in writing. If a contractor cannot answer them on a residential, commercial, or industrial scope, the quote is not really a quote.
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What is the load — and does the existing service carry it?
Adding an EV charger, a hot tub, a kitchen reno, or a piece of shop equipment changes the calculated load. The first question on every Lion Electric install is whether the existing service entrance and panel still have headroom, or whether the install needs to start at the panel.
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What does the code require, given the building class?
Residential, commercial, and industrial scopes follow different sections of the Ontario Electrical Safety Code. AFCI/GFCI placement, fixture types, conduit, grounding, and emergency lighting are not interchangeable — the chief electrician confirms which rules apply before quoting.
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Does this install need a permit and an ESA inspection?
Most real installs do. Lion Electric files the permit under ECRA/ESA #7002360 and submits the ESA notification before rough-in. The certificate is part of the deliverable, not an optional extra.
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Who is the single point of contact during the install?
On a Lion Electric job, the chief electrician owns scope, schedule, change orders, and ESA communication. There is no relay through a salesperson — the licensed contractor stays on the file from intake to final inspection.
Site readiness
What the chief electrician checks at the install site walk
The site walk is what turns an inquiry into an itemised quote. These are the seven items the chief electrician confirms before any number lands on the page — for residential, commercial, or industrial scopes alike.
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Existing service size and condition
Amperage, age of the panel, available breaker spaces, condition of the service entrance, and any prior ESA history on file.
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Calculated load delta
What the new equipment, fixtures, or circuits will add. If the calculated load exceeds the existing service, the install has to include capacity work.
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Routing & access
Where conduit, cable tray, or NMD cable can be run without breaking finished surfaces unnecessarily — and where it cannot.
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Other trades involved
GC, framer, drywaller, HVAC, mechanical, controls. Installation sequencing depends on who is on site and when.
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Permit & ESA path
What gets filed, when the notification goes in, and what inspections the job will need before energisation.
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Materials & spec confirmation
Breaker brand, wire gauge, conduit type, fixture model. Substitutions are flagged in writing, not made silently.
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Timeline & client downtime
When the building can be without power, when it cannot, and how the install is staged to fit that window.
Installation guarantees
What stays true on every install we sign
The original Lion Electric guarantees, applied specifically to the installation scope.
- Experienced professionalsChief electrician with 30+ years of in-field install experience reviewing the scope.
- Quality workCode-first installs, sized to the calculated load, tested before ESA walk-through.
- Dedicated & organized teamOne crew runs the install on a planned sequence — no rotating sub-trades.
- Licensed and insuredECRA/ESA #7002360, ACP, WSIB, fully insured and bonded for residential, commercial, and industrial work.
Electrical installation FAQ
Questions Peel clients ask before signing an install quote
Specific to installation work — scope, permits, timelines, and what is included. For broader contractor or repair questions, open the matching detail page.
Plan an installation quoteWhat counts as an electrical installation versus a repair?
An installation adds new electrical capacity or equipment — a new circuit, panel upgrade, lighting plan, EV charger, or feeder. A repair restores something that was already there. Installations almost always need a written scope, an ECRA/ESA permit under #7002360, and an ESA inspection before energisation, so they are quoted and scheduled differently than service calls.
Do I need a permit for a small installation like a new circuit or EV charger?
Usually yes. In Ontario, permitted electrical work must be done by a Licensed Electrical Contractor, and most new circuits, panel changes, and EV charger installs need an ESA notification before energisation. Lion Electric files the permit under ECRA/ESA #7002360 as part of the install — it is not an upsell or a separate charge to chase later.
What is included in a Lion Electric installation quote?
The quote splits design and load calculation, permit and ESA notification fees, materials (with the specific breaker, wire, and fixture spec), labour, and the ESA inspection walk. Substitutions are flagged in writing. The quote is the contract — not a verbal range that drifts during the install.
How long does an installation take from quote to energisation?
A single-circuit install (EV charger, new kitchen circuit, sub-panel) typically completes inside one site visit with the ESA notification filed the same day. Panel upgrades and service-entrance work include a utility coordination step, so the install window depends on when the utility can schedule the disconnect/reconnect. Lighting plans and fit-out wiring sit on the GC's framing/drywall schedule — the chief electrician confirms the install date when the rough-in window opens.
Free written quote · ECRA/ESA #7002360
Ready to scope your installation with a licensed contractor?
Tell us the building, the equipment, and the timeline. The chief electrician walks the site, writes the install quote, files the permit, and stays the contact through the ESA inspection.