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EV Ready Plan · BC Strata

EV Ready Plans for BC Strata Corporations

An EV Ready Plan maps a complete charging strategy onto your building’s existing electrical service, and pairs with the Electrical Planning Report the Strata Property Act requires. BC Hydro’s plan rebate covers up to 75% of the plan’s cost, to a $3,000 maximum. CF Electrical Services is a full service company; we handle the paperwork with the utility.

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Fixed-price proposal within one business day, followed by a short call from our office to confirm the scope and answer your council’s questions.

How it works, start to finish

  1. 1Intake
  2. 2Onboarding documents
  3. 3Site & parking assessment
  4. 4Charging strategy
  5. 5Phased implementation plan
  6. 6The rebate
  7. Full walkthrough ↓

BC Hydro plan rebate

Up to $3,000

Up to 75% of the plan's cost, to a $3,000 maximum, paid to the strata corporation. The plan on file is also what the program requires before a strata can pursue its later charger rebates.

What the plan contains

  1. A 100% EV-Ready strategy with a parking and conduit layout.
  2. A charging-management evaluation against the existing service capacity.
  3. A phased implementation roadmap with itemized cost estimates.
  4. The plan on file that the BC Hydro rebate program requires.

What we do, at a glance

  1. 1

    EV Ready PlanRebate up to $3,000

    A BC Hydro program deliverable: a 100% EV-Ready strategy, a charging-management evaluation and a phased, costed roadmap. Voluntary, and since July 15, 2026 a qualifying plan on file is the prerequisite for BC Hydro’s charger rebates.

  2. 2

    Electrical Planning ReportRequired

    The Strata Property Act requires it of stratas of five or more lots — due December 31, 2026 for most stratas in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and the Capital Regional District, and December 31, 2028 in the rest of BC. The two reports share data inputs, so most stratas commission them together.

  3. 3

    Project ManagementPer project

    When your council adopts the plan and is ready to build, we can manage the charging rollout on your strata’s behalf.

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How it works

The EV Ready Plan, start to finish

A BC Hydro program deliverable rather than a Strata Property Act report — and the route to the plan rebate (up to 75% of the plan's cost, to a $3,000 maximum). Most stratas combine it with an EPR, since the two share data inputs.

BC Hydro rebate routePlan rebate up to $3,000Combines with the EPR
  1. 01

    Intake

    Send your building, unit, and parking details. Fixed price, known before council commits.

    You receive: A fixed-price proposal, within one business day.

  2. 02

    Onboarding documents

    Your council gathers what the strata has on file — strata plan, electrical drawings, parking layout, past reports and studies. We handle the paperwork with the utility.

  3. 03

    Site & parking assessment

    Conduit routing and parking-stall layout reviewed on site against the building’s structural and electrical constraints.

  4. 04

    Charging strategy

    A 100% EV-Ready strategy — every residential stall provisioned, not just the most accessible ones — with a charging-management evaluation against existing service capacity. Energy management done well can defer or avoid a costly service upgrade.

  5. 05

    Phased implementation plan

    How the strata grows charging capacity over time, at a pace owners can vote for.

    You receive: A fundable, phased roadmap with itemized cost estimates.

  6. 06

    The rebate

    The plan rebate covers up to 75% of the plan’s cost, to a $3,000 maximum — and the plan on file is what makes the strata eligible to pursue BC Hydro’s later installation rebates.

    You receive: The plan on file that the rebate program requires.

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What an EV Ready Plan is

An EV Ready Plan is a strata-corporation document that maps a complete EV charging strategy onto a building's existing electrical service. It answers four questions a council needs answered before signing off on a charging program: how much capacity does the building actually have, where do the conduits and stalls go, what does it cost to phase in over time, and how much does BC Hydro pay back through its rebate program?

A BC strata residential building with parking that can be planned for EV charging
The plan maps charging onto the building's existing electrical service.

For the full program walkthrough, read our EV Ready Plan rebate guide and the explainer on the July 2026 rebate changes, or find the considerations for your building on the strata building types page.

The BC Hydro rebate structure

  • EV Ready Plan rebate — up to 75% of the plan's cost, to a $3,000 maximum per strata corporation. This is the rebate our engagement targets.
  • EV Ready infrastructure rebate — up to $600 per stall, to a $120,000 project maximum. Covers the conduit, panels, and wiring behind the stalls.
  • EV charger rebate — up to $1,400 per charger in a building that has completed its EV Ready Plan and infrastructure, or $2,000 per charger for standalone chargers, to a $14,000 building maximum for networked Level 2 stations (Program Guide, July 15, 2026). The EV Ready Plan is what makes the strata eligible to pursue both stages, and our project management service can carry that rebate stream through the rollout.

Rebate amounts depend on building characteristics, service capacity, and the EVRP's specific recommendations. For the full program walkthrough — the rebate stages, eligibility, and the July 15, 2026 change — see our EV Ready Plan rebate guide, or put your own building's numbers into our EV Ready Plan rebate estimator.

Good to know — the July 15, 2026 rebate change

The EVRP was voluntary-only until July 15, 2026. As of that date, a strata needs an EVRP, an Electrical Planning Report, or an Opportunity Assessment Report on file to access BC Hydro's standalone EV charger rebates. Two mechanics changed on that date: a qualifying plan must be on file before a strata applies, and the plan rebate itself moved to pre-approval first — the strata secures pre-approval, then files the final application within nine months of the confirmation (replacing the old post-invoice window). There's no penalty for not having a plan; it simply is the prerequisite for the rebate dollars, which is why most councils planning to charge are commissioning one now. Full mechanics: our July 2026 rebate-changes explainer and BC Hydro's apartment & condo charger-rebate program page.

What BC Hydro requires in an EV Ready Plan

A multi-residential strata highrise of the kind an EV Ready Plan provisions for charging
A compliant plan provisions every residential stall — not just the easy ones.

BC Hydro specifies the EVRP's required scope in its EV Ready Plan requirements (CS-4042) — the standard CF prepares every plan against. A compliant plan includes:

  1. 100% EV-Ready strategy. A roadmap to install EV-ready conduit and capacity in every residential parking stall — not just the most accessible ones.
  2. Parking and conduit layout review. Specific routing assessments for charger installation, accounting for the building's structural and electrical constraints.
  3. Charging-management evaluation. An assessment of energy-management options that optimize charging within existing capacity, deferring or eliminating costly service upgrades.
  4. Charging-performance assessment. Modelled charging output per vehicle, accounting for climate, demographics, and expected adoption.
  5. Phased implementation plan with itemized cost estimates. A fundable roadmap showing how the strata can grow charging capacity over time.
  6. The plan on file. The document the BC Hydro rebate program requires.

Want to talk it through before you decide? References are available on request, and you can book a free 15-minute call before you commit to anything.

Who prepares an EVRP

An EV Ready Plan is a BC Hydro program deliverable and hands-on electrical work: assessing spare capacity, routing conduit, and specifying energy-management systems. CF Electrical Services prepares every EVRP in line with the program's requirements, drawing on hands-on experience in the BC electrical industry. Stratas that combine an EVRP with an Electrical Planning Report receive a single deliverable that satisfies both the EVRP scope and the EPR mandate.

Learn more before you commit

Guides to the EV Ready Plan

Plain-language reading on the plan and the BC Hydro rebate:

Cities we serve

EV Ready Plans across BC

A starting point — see all BC regions we serve:

Rebate-first planning

Most strata EVRPs net positive once the rebate is factored in

BC Hydro's plan rebate covers up to 75% of the plan's cost, to a $3,000 maximum — often enough to cover the engagement fee. We hand your council a fundable, phased roadmap for charging.

Common questions

EV Ready Plan FAQs

If yours is not here, call the office. Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

778-910-4772
What is an EV Ready Plan (EVRP)?
An EV Ready Plan is a strata-corporation document that maps a complete EV-charging strategy onto a building's existing electrical service. It covers parking-stall conduit and capacity provisioning, charging-management evaluation, phased implementation cost estimates, and the BC Hydro rebate application package. The EVRP is voluntary in BC, but it's the formal route to BC Hydro's EV charging rebates.
How much can a strata recover in BC Hydro rebates?
The EV Ready Plan rebate covers up to 75% of the plan's cost, to a maximum of $3,000 per strata building — we help with that application as part of the engagement. The plan is also the strata's gateway to BC Hydro's separate infrastructure rebate (up to $600 per stall, to a $120,000 project maximum) and charger rebate (up to $1,400 per charger in an EV Ready building, $2,000 per charger for standalone chargers, to a $14,000 building maximum), which apply to the work that follows the plan — the EV Ready Plan is what makes your strata eligible to pursue them.
Is an EVRP mandatory?
Not currently. As of July 15, 2026, however, an EVRP, an Electrical Planning Report, or an Opportunity Assessment Report becomes mandatory to access BC Hydro standalone EV charger rebates, and the plan rebate itself moves to pre-approval first — the strata secures pre-approval, then files the final application within nine months of the confirmation (replacing the old post-invoice window). Most stratas pursuing rebates are commissioning an EVRP regardless of the deadline because the plan unlocks the rebate.
Who prepares an EVRP?
CF Electrical Services prepares every EV Ready Plan in line with the BC Hydro EV charging program's requirements — assessing spare capacity, routing conduit, and specifying energy-management systems — and helps with the rebate application.
Can the EVRP be combined with an Electrical Planning Report?
Yes — and most stratas should. The two reports share the same inputs (the property assessment and twelve months of consumption data), so commissioning them together is faster and less duplicative than running them as separate engagements. After July 15, 2026, an EPR also satisfies the rebate prerequisite.
What does the plan include?
Five required deliverables: (1) a 100% EV-Ready strategy with a parking and conduit layout, (2) a charging-management evaluation against existing service capacity and a charging-performance assessment, (3) a phased implementation roadmap with itemized cost estimates, and (4) the plan on file that the BC Hydro rebate program requires.
Can we speak to references before committing?
References are available on request before you commit to anything, and you can book a free 15-minute call to talk the proposal through. BC Hydro's required scope is set out in the section above: the parking and conduit layout, the charging-management evaluation, and the phased cost estimates your council will budget from.
What happens after the plan is delivered?
The plan gives your council a phased roadmap and cost estimates it can adopt and act on. When your strata is ready to move ahead, CF can manage the rollout through our electrification project management service — scope, comparable contractor quotes, the BC Hydro rebate stream, and schedule and budget oversight, with your council keeping every decision.
What does an EVRP cost?
Send us your building details and we respond within one business day with a fixed-price proposal. Most strata EVRPs net positive once BC Hydro rebates are factored in — the $3,000 plan rebate alone often covers the engagement fee.
Is there an EV Ready Plan consultant that serves all of British Columbia?
Yes. CF Electrical Services is an EV Ready Plan consultant for BC strata corporations — Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, the Capital Regional District and Vancouver Island, the Sea-to-Sky corridor and Sunshine Coast, the Okanagan, the Kootenays, the Cariboo–Thompson, and Northern BC. We prepare the plan, help with the BC Hydro rebate application, and can manage the rollout that follows.

Find your building

What kind of strata do you have?

We work with most BC strata building types, most often wood-frame walk-ups and townhouse complexes, and larger buildings too. Each guide covers what the report looks at for that type of building and what to expect.

A wood-frame townhouse row in British Columbia with a cherry tree in bloom

Townhouse complex

Side-by-side units, often individually metered.

A three-storey walk-up apartment building in Victoria, BC

Low-rise apartment

Wood-frame walk-ups and garden apartments.

Downtown Vancouver high-rise towers with the North Shore mountains behind

High-rise tower

Concrete towers with large shared services.

Baker Street in Nelson, BC: shops at street level with floors above

Mixed commercial / residential

Residential above, commercial at street level.

Crystal Mall, a commercial strata in Burnaby

Commercial strata

Office, retail, and light-industrial stratas.

Benchland lots above a lake in the BC Interior, pines in the foreground

Bare land strata

Lots are land parcels, not buildings.

Pricing

Fixed price, in writing, before you commit.

Every proposal states one fixed price. We set our pricing with strata operating budgets in mind, and the reviews further down say how councils found it.

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One price, in the proposal

Within one business day, with the scope spelled out.

Chris Farrar reading an equipment label in a strata mechanical room
Chris Farrar, founder
A CF Electrical Services property assessment of a strata building's switchgear
A property assessment in progress.

About CF Electrical Services

From the job site to the planning desk

Chris Farrar started in the electrical trade and spent years doing installation and service work. Over that time he noticed that strata managers were constantly struggling with electrical planning. They needed reports and they needed expertise, but they did not need another vendor adding to their workload.

That is what led to CF Electrical Services: a team that handles the complexity, delivers accurate work, and makes it easy for the people managing these buildings.

"Strata councils need information they can use to set guidelines and budgets, and the confidence that their decisions are backed by evidence from their own infrastructure. CF Electrical Services exists as a bridge between that technical complexity and the day-to-day decisions of diligent strata council volunteers."

Chris Farrar, Founder

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Who you will work with

Chris Farrar, Founder

Started in the electrical trade and built CF Electrical Services around strata electrical planning.

Alex, Client Services

Your proposal, onboarding, scheduling and questions, from the first email to delivery.

Our assessment team

Our team visits your property to assess your electrical infrastructure and understand the distribution of your unique strata. This information is carefully recorded and becomes an important step in the project.

Our office

Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Pacific. 778-910-4772 or [email protected].

Today's 30-second brief

One council question, answered in 30 seconds

A short video from Chris on a question we hear from councils: deadlines, rebates, owner EV requests, what happens at a property assessment. A new one each weekday.

Reviews

What strata councils and managers say

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"Our Strata, a small townhouse complex in East Vancouver, had a great experience with CF Electrical. They prepared a helpful Electrical Planning report at a very reasonable price. The entire process was straightforward and seamless. We would highly recommend."
Garden Drive StrataStrata Corporation, Vancouver, BCGoogle review
"We selected CF Electrical from three providers due to their excellent communication. They answered (and anticipated) all our questions before we'd even heard back with a quote from the third potential provider. They completed an EPR quickly and comprehensively, at a fair price. [...] The more we learned about CF Electrical and its founder, the more we appreciated their approach. Highly recommended!"
Strata Council MemberClient feedback survey
"CF Electrical Services responded promptly to my request for proposals for the Electrical Planning Reports and EV Ready Plans on the buildings I manage, and completed every report on time. Their professionalism, responsiveness, and efficiency throughout the process helped move these projects forward smoothly — excellent service and support."
Mark dela CruzStrata Manager, Colyvan Pacific, Vancouver, BCClient feedback survey
"The process of providing pre-visit documentation was made very easy and the site visit was arranged in a timely manner. [...] At every step CF Electrical was a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend them for their exceptional service."
Mary LouOwner, Strata Plan VIS 4679, Victoria, BCClient feedback survey
"Great service. CF Electrical provided our condo building owners with an Electrical Planning Report and an EV Ready Plan to help us with long-term planning. Chris was easy to work with and provided a thorough presentation to all owners at the completion of the project. We can highly recommend CF Electrical Services for their report writing."
MariaStrata Council Member, Landmark Arms, Vancouver, BCGoogle review
"Prompt, honest service, highly recommend"
DonStrata Council Member, Macdonald Park Place, North Saanich, BCGoogle review

Our work

Projects for stratas big and small, and everything in between

CF Electrical Services has completed a substantial number of projects for strata corporations across British Columbia: townhouse complexes, wood-frame walk-ups, towers, mixed-use and bare land stratas. As part of our consultation with your strata council, we are happy to outline examples of our work on buildings like yours and connect you with references.

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A wood-frame townhouse row in British ColumbiaDowntown Vancouver high-rise towersA three-storey walk-up apartment building in VictoriaBare land strata lots in the BC Interior

Our services

Strata electrical consulting. Three services, one firm.

The report that assesses your building, the plan that maps the EV charging, and the project management that delivers the upgrades. The same team and consistent numbers from the first report to the finished project.

01

Electrical Planning Report (EPR)

Mandatory under BC strata law. Built on a property assessment and twelve months of consumption data, and written to be read by the council.

Learn more02

EV Ready Plan (EVRP)

The route to BC Hydro's plan rebate, up to 75% of the plan's cost to a $3,000 maximum, and the prerequisite for the program's later installation rebates.

Learn more03

Electrification Project Management

Customized consulting for the projects a plan leads to: EV charging rollouts, heat pump conversions, service upgrades and large retrofits. We manage the project on your strata's behalf; licensed contractors carry out the installation.

Learn more

EV Ready Plan

Add an EV Ready Plan to your report and get up to $3,000 back from BC Hydro.

Most stratas receive an owner's EV charging request sooner or later. An EV Ready Plan prepares the building for it, and the BC Hydro rebate covers up to $3,000 of the plan itself. Report and plan together also come with LivingEPR™, our interactive Living Report, an online version of your report your council can return to.

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Free tools

Answers for your strata in a minute, no email needed

All free tools

EPR Deadline & Requirement Checker

Your EPR deadline, who may prepare the report and what it must contain.

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EPR Price Guide

What sets the price of an Electrical Planning Report and how to compare quotes.

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EV Ready Plan Rebate Estimator

The rebate stages, municipal top-ups and who administers the file.

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Guides for councils

Plain-language guides to the Electrical Planning Report

Free to read, no sign-up required.

01What Is an Electrical Planning Report, Anyway?02BC Electrical Planning Report Deadlines: Who Needs an EPR, and by When03$2,500 or $14,000? Why Electrical Planning Report Prices Vary So Widely in BC04Not All Electrical Planning Reports Are Equal: Why EPR Quality Varies for BC Strata Councils05How to Choose an Electrical Planning Report Provider: Four Questions BC Strata Councils Should Ask06Does Your EPR Provider Follow BC's Official 2026 Guidance? A Strata Council Checklist

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A fixed-price EV Ready Plan proposal within one business day

Send us the complete picture — Strata Plan number, address, unit and parking count — and we respond with a fixed-price EV Ready Plan proposal within one business day.

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