Overview
| RESIDENTIAL PERMITS | Fee |
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| Connection | |
| New Job – new gas installation (includes 3 appliances) | $195.00 |
| Each additional appliance | $65.00 |
| Re-connection of gas installation that has been out of service for over 1 year | $65.00 |
| Underground – piping or tubing installed underground | $65.00 |
| Improvement | |
| Addition – when a gas appliance or outdoor outlet is added to existing gas installation | $65.00 |
| Replacement of gas appliance or heat exchanger | $65.00 |
| Alteration of gas installation piping and/or venting (not covered under another gas permit) | $65.00 |
| Temporary (90 Days) | |
| Each appliance | $65.00 |
| Propane tank set | |
| Each Propane Tank Set (not required when included in New Job permit) | $35.00 |
| COMMERCIAL PERMITS | Fee |
| Connection | |
| New Job – new gas installation (includes 1 appliance) | $325.00 |
| Each additional appliance | $180.00 |
| New Food truck | $325.00 |
| Re-connection of gas installation that has been out of service for over 1 year | $180.00 |
| Underground piping or tubing | $180.00 |
| Total Load excess of 1 million btu/hr (each million btu/hr or portion thereof in excess of 1 million btu/hr) | $100.00 |
| Improvement | |
| Addition – when a gas appliance is added to existing gas installation | $180.00 |
| Replacement of gas appliance or heat exchanger | $180.00 |
| Alteration of gas installation piping and/or venting (not covered under another gas permit) | $180.00 |
| Total Load excess of 1 million btu/hr (each million btu/hr or portion thereof in excess of 1 million btu/hr) | $100.00 |
| Temporary – 90 Days | |
| First appliance | $125.00 |
| Each additional appliance | $55.00 |
| Mobile trailer (tank set permit included) | $75.00 |
| Each exhibition/trade show concession (tank set permit included) | $75.00 |
| Propane Tank Set | |
| Propane Tank Set 120 – 5,000 USWG | $35.00 |
| Propane Tank Set > 5,000 USWG | $750.00 |
| Propane refill centers, propane storage and filling plants (separate application with site plan required) Up to and including 5,000 USWG | $250.00 |
| Propane refill centers, propane storage and filling plants (separate application with site plan required) Over 5,000 USWG | $750.00 |
| Other | |
| Grain Dryer > 400,000 btu/hr | $325.00 |
| Bin Dryer up to 400,000 btu/hr | $65.00 |
| Turbines | $5,000.00 |
| Micro-turbine, gas engine, fuel cell < 1 million btu/hr | $325.00 |
| Bunsen burners in lab room(s) – Per Room | $180.00 |
| Each natural gas vehicle refueling facility with storage | $750.00 |
| Total Load excess of 1 million btu/hr (each million btu/hr or portion thereof in excess of 1 million btu/hr) | $100.00 |
| OILFIELD | Fee |
| Connection | |
| New Job – new gas installation, manned facility (includes 1 appliance) | $325.00 |
| Well Head (Unmanned surface lease, includes 2 pieces of equiment, tank heater, gas engine, combustor, catalytic heater, or any combination thereof. Example: 2 engine skids and 4 tank heaters should be entered as 3 Well heads) |
$325.00 |
| Each additional piece of equipment | $180.00 |
| Re-connection of gas installation that has been out of service for more than 1 year | $180.00 |
| Total Load excess of 1 million btu/hr (each million btu/hr or portion thereof in excess of 1 million btu/hr) | $100.00 |
| Improvement | |
| Addition (1 piece of equipment added to an existing installation) | $180.00 |
| Replacement | $180.00 |
| Alteration of gas piping (excluding piping for casing gas only) | $180.00 |
| Total Load excess of 1 million btu/hr (each million btu/hr or portion thereof in excess of 1 million btu/hr) | $100.00 |
| Temporary – 90 Days | |
| First appliance | $155.00 |
| Each additional appliance | $55.00 |
| Mobile trailer (propane tank set permit included) | $75.00 |
| Propane Tank Set | |
| Propane Tank Set 120 – 5,000 USWG | $35.00 |
| Other | |
| Catalytic heater | $75.00 |
| Note: Btu surcharge does not apply to to aggregate of tank heaters on an unmanned location, applies to combustor or flare pilot only, treaters, line heaters, knockouts, etc., at manned and unmanned locations. | |
| Field Approvals | Fee |
| Multiple (Single wellhead tank burner, or Combustor pilot, rated under 1 million btu/hr) | $350.00 |
| 400,000 and less btu/hr burner, or combination of burners, operating independently | $1,000.00 |
| Over 400,000 up to 5 million btu/hr | $1,250.00 |
| Over 5 million less than 12.5 million btu/hr | $2,500.00 |
| 12.5 million btu/hr and greater | $3,000.00 |
| Each 20 million btu/hr, or portion thereof, in excess of 50 million btu/hr | $500.00 |
| Inspection/Professional Services (Hourly Rate) | Fee |
| Return Inspections performed upon installations whose previous inspection resulted in the identification of corrective actions (reinspection/follow-up) | $155.00 |
| Unreported gas installations | Up to $2,500.00 |
Additional Inspection/Professional Services:
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$155.00 |
| Retail Propane Exchange Site (separate application with site plan required) | $250.00 |
| Plans Review (Hourly Rate) | Fee |
| For gas systems exceeding 5 million btu/hr load or lines exceeding 2000 ft. length | $155.00 |
| Premium Rates for Inspections beyond Regular Working Hours | Fee |
| Special Inspection Services (inspections performed during regular overtime working hours or when inspection services are requested without providing 24 hours prior notice) | $232.50 |
| Special Inspection Services Performed on Public Holidays (Statutory) | $310.00 |
| Travel Related Expenses | Fee |
| Rate for Vehicle Travel – per kilometer | $0.69 |
| Rate for Meals – per meal | $20.00 |
| Rate for Accommodation, Incidentals (including parking), and Flights | Actual Cost |
| Licence (1 Year) | Fee |
| Gas Fitter (General, Domestic or Restricted) | $40.00 |
| Gas Contractor (General, Domestic or Restricted) | $225.00 |
| Gas Employer | $225.00 |
| Gas Supply House | $225.00 |
| Propane Distributor | $150.00 |
| Propane Distributor (General or Domestic) | $150.00 |
| Propane Retailer | $50.00 |
| Propane Wholesaler | $50.00 |
| Licence (3 Years) | Fee |
| Gas Fitter (General, Domestic or Restricted) | $100.00 |
| Gas Contractor (General, Domestic or Restricted) | $575.00 |
| Gas Employer | $575.00 |
| Gas Supply House | $575.00 |
| Propane Distributor | $450.00 |
| Propane Distributor (General or Domestic) | $450.00 |
| Propane Retailer | $125.00 |
| Propane Wholesaler | $125.00 |
| Examination | Fee |
| Restricted Gas Fitter | $57.00 |
| Administrative Services | Fee |
| Hourly Administrative Rate | $63.00 |
| Gas Verification Tags | $8.00 |
| Application for appeals against the inspector | $200.00 |
| Application for variance from code requirements | $100.00 |
| Hourly Rate for appeals and variance from code requirements | $200.00 |
| Interest charge on overdue accounts | 18% per annum (1.5% monthly) |
| NSF Cheques | $37.00 |
| Terms & Conditions | |
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| Unless otherwise specified within this schedule, rates per hour are based upon ½ hour or portion thereof – minimum 1 hour. | |
| All fees subject to GST where applicable |
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| GAS INSPECTION AND RELATED FEES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | |
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| Scope | |
| This Fee Schedule is valid only for licensed and bonded Gas Contractors pursuant to the Gas Licensing Act and Regulations. | |
| As per the Gas Licensing Regulations Section 5, “the holder of a domestic contractor’s license may undertake work only on domestic installations, i.e., any installation where the combined load does not exceed 205 KW (700,000 Btu/hr), and individual appliance load does not exceed 117 KW (400,000 Btu/hr)”. | |
| Definitions | |
| Alteration (use when adding or altering piping or altering venting) | |
When either:
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| Addition (use when adding an appliance) | |
| When an appliance is added to an existing system, a quick connect device is considered an appliance. This includes appliance installation and any necessary piping or venting. | |
| Commercial | |
| Buildings having Assembly, Detention, Treatment, Care, Business, Personal Services, Mercantile or Industrial Occupancies. | |
| Grain Dryer / Bin Dryer | |
| A Grain Dryer over 400,000 Btu/hr is considered commercial fees. | |
| Include, Includes, Included, Including | |
| For the purpose of this fee schedule Include, Includes, Included or Including means work that is performed by the same contractor at the same time. |
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| Mobile Trailers – see Temporary Mobile Trailers | |
| Multi-Family – see Residential |
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| New Job |
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| Permanent Installations where a fuel supply had not previously been connected or the conversion of an existing system from one fuel type to another. | |
| When a branch line is terminated outdoors with a quick-connect intended for use with a portable outdoor appliance, it is considered an appliance. Branch lines otherwise terminated with a plug or cap (indoors or outdoors) are considered for future use and are not considered appliances under this schedule. |
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| A New Job will include a Propane Tank Set if all tank, piping, and appliance installations are done by the same contractor | |
| Temporary appliances are not included in New Job fees and must be submitted on a separate permit. | |
| Propane Tank Set | |
| Installation of a propane tank or multiple propane containers in accordance with CSA B149.2. | |
| Each tank with a capacity of 120 USWG (420 lb) or larger is subject to a Propane Tank Set permit. | |
| Each multiple-tank manifold system acting as a single fuel source is subject to a single Propane Tank Set permit. | |
| One 420 lb. cylinder (pig) is considered a tank. | |
| Is included in a residential or commercial New Job permit if the tank(s), piping, and appliance installations are done by the same contractor at the same time. | |
| Includes the vapour supply line to the second stage regulator and/or liquid supply line to equipment if done by the same contractor at the same time. | |
| The applicant shall include the customer’s purpose for the propane tank set in the Work Description section of the permit application. The Work Description shall include the gas contractor’s installation gas permit number for piping that will connect to the tank when the purpose of the tank set is a new permanent gas supply to a building or to non-oilfield gas-burning equipment. |
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| Propane Tank Set is not required when part of a Temporary Mobile Trailer permit. | |
Propane containers under 120 USWG (under 420 lb.) are considered portable cylinders not subject to permit unless:
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| Reconnection | |
| Re-activating a fuel supply to an existing system after one year of disconnection. | |
| An air test shall be performed on all piping. | |
| Replacement | |
| Replacing an appliance with an appliance designed to provide the same functionality as the original. | |
| Replacement of a heat exchanger in any appliance (Residential or Commercial), including, but not limited to, those in furnaces, heaters, water heaters and boilers. | |
| The replacement permit includes any resulting alterations or replacements to the venting system. | |
| Residential | |
| Any building or the part of a building used as a family dwelling. | |
| Includes all single-family and multi-family structures where each unit has a gas meter. | |
A new multi-family structure having one gas meter and individual residential suites shall require either:
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| An existing multi-family structure with one gas meter and individual residential suites shall require Commercial Replacement or Addition permits for common-use appliances (such as central heating or hallway make-up air) and separate Residential Replacement or Addition permit(s) for in-suite gas appliances. | |
| Retail propane tank exchange site | |
| A protected location on a retail property with no more than four adjacent cages/cabinets containing empty and full propane cylinders, each with a maximum capacity of 30 lbs, intended for exchange or sale. The maximum capacity of each cabinet is limited to an aggregate of 500 lbs | |
| Temporary | |
| A Temporary permit expires 90 days after the date of issuance – Gas Inspection Regulation 9(2). | |
| Temporary equipment connections are not to be included in New Job permits and must be submitted on a separate permit. | |
| Temporary Mobile Trailer (includes office trailers, wash trailers, and sleeping bunks) | |
| The Temporary Mobile Trailer expires 90 days after the date of issuance. | |
| A Mobile Trailer permit includes the propane storage containers and appliances. | |
| Treater/Battery Site | |
| Treater or battery sites typically serve multiple wells and have utility supplied electrical service. This includes any facility that is regularly occupied with an office space on-site. |
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| Wellhead Site | |
| An unmanned site. A Wellhead New Job permit includes up to two pieces of gas-fired equipment from the following list: tank heater, gas engine, and/or catalytic heater. | |
| Underground | |
Where an underground gas line is installed, an Underground permit is required, whether or not the gas line is connected to a fuel source.
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| Vaporizer | |
| A gas-fueled vaporizer is an appliance, and its installation shall be done under a permit in accordance with the commercial fee schedule for the installation of appliances. | |
| Venting | |
| Piping or ducting necessary to convey products of combustion to an outdoor safe location. | |
| An Alteration permit is required when any existing venting is altered, repaired, or replaced and is not covered under another gas permit. |