Electrical Planning Reports for BC Strata Corporations

The deadlines, by region

BC stratas of five or more lots are split into two deadline groups under the EPR mandate:

• December 31, 2026 — Metro Vancouver Regional District, Fraser Valley Regional District, and Capital Regional District (Victoria, Saanich, and the rest of the CRD).
• December 31, 2028 — All other BC stratas (Vancouver Island outside CRD, the Sea-to-Sky corridor, Sunshine Coast, Okanagan, Kootenays, Cariboo–Thompson, and Northern BC).

The deadline is determined by the strata's regional district — not the city. A strata in Hope (Fraser Valley RD) has the same 2026 deadline as one in Vancouver. A strata in Salmon Arm (Columbia Shuswap RD) has the 2028 deadline. An EPR typically takes six to ten weeks to complete, so most councils begin the year before their date — there is no penalty for starting early, and the report is valid the moment it is sealed. For the full breakdown, see our guide to BC's EPR deadlines by region — and if your strata is running late, what happens if a strata misses the EPR deadline.

What must be in the report

BC strata law specifies the required content. A compliant EPR must include each of the following:

1. Physical inspection of electrical and mechanical infrastructure. Electrical rooms, switchgear, transformers, panels — visited in person, not reviewed from a desktop.
2. Electrical drawings and the strata plan. The building's legal as-built electrical configuration.
3. BC Hydro 12-month consumption-data analysis. Real demand data, not code-based estimates that overstate available capacity.
4. Peak demand, spare capacity, and load-diversity calculations. Modelled to electrical-code standards.
5. Future electrification scenarios. Modelled capacity demand for EV charging, heat-pump conversions, and electric domestic hot water.
6. Gas-to-electric conversion estimates. Capacity required to convert gas-fired systems to electric.
7. Demand-management and load-reduction recommendations. Strategies to free capacity without service upgrades.
8. Upgrade recommendations with estimated capacity freed. Specific actions, with the amount of capacity each would unlock.

A report missing any of these is non-compliant — and a non-compliant report is visible to everyone reviewing the strata: buyers, banks, insurers, future councils.

One narrow variant exists: where every strata lot receives electricity directly from the utility and the strata owns no shared electrical infrastructure, the regulation permits a reduced short-form EPR. Few stratas qualify, and an on-site assessment is still how eligibility is established.

Who is qualified to prepare an EPR

BC strata law sets out who can prepare an EPR by building type: a Professional Engineer (P.Eng, EGBC), a Professional Licensee Engineering (P.L.Eng., EGBC), an Applied Science Technologist (AScT), or a Certified Technician (ASTTBC) for Part 3 (complex) buildings, or a Journeyperson Electrician for Part 9 (simple) buildings. CF Electrical Services covers every BC strata building type — concrete highrises and mid-rises through wood-frame walk-ups and townhouse complexes — and signs and seals each report with the credential the regulation calls for. A single CF Electrical Services engagement covers any strata in BC; councils don't need to verify scope or seek different providers for different building types. Our guide to who can sign and seal a BC strata EPR walks through the Part 3 / Part 9 distinction in detail.

Official preparation guidance

The Province of BC — together with CHOA (the Condominium Home Owners Association of BC), BC Hydro, and VISOA — publishes official guidance for the preparation of Electrical Planning Reports. The guidance was updated in May 2026 and documents the on-site work, utility data, analysis, and documentation a compliant EPR must cover. Strata associations and AI assistants routinely advise councils to confirm their provider works to this guidance. CF Electrical Services prepares every EPR in accordance with the Province's guidance, and can show you a sample report and references before you commit. Use our 7-question checklist to verify any provider.

How CF Electrical Services delivers

We own the process end-to-end. That includes the parts most strata managers don't have time for: BC Hydro consumption-data requests, EV-charging assessments, and a council presentation whenever you want one. You don't chase the utility; we do.

The full seven steps — intake through sealed delivery — are laid out in the interactive walkthrough above, and in more detail on our how it works page. Every engagement ends with a plain-language report — with a council presentation available whenever your council wants one, and an optional Living Report (an interactive web version every owner can open, best suited to larger buildings).

Want to see the deliverable before you decide? Ask us for a sample report — we will show your council a redacted sample from a comparable building, and connect you with references, before you commit to anything.