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by-law NO. 219-98
OF THE
CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Being a by-law of the Corporation of the City of Cambridge for
examining, licensing, regulating and governing electrical
contractors and master electricians in the City of Cambridge.
WHEREAS Section 236(5) of the Municipal Act R.S.O. 1990 Chapter M.45 as amended
provides for a Municipal Council to pass by-laws for examining, licensing, regulating and governing
electrical contractors and master electricians;
AND WHEREAS the municipal Council deems it desirable to license and regulate electrical
contractors and master electricians in the municipality;
NOW THEREFORE THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
CAMBRIDGE enacts as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this by-law:
"Electrical Contractor" shall mean a person who, as principal, servant, or agent by himself or his
associates, employees, servants, or agents, performs, engages to perform or offers to perform for
another person for or without remuneration or gain, any work in respect of electrical installation or
any other work to which any regulation under the Power Corporation Act applies, save and except
any person or persons who are employees of a public service commission or public service
corporation.
"Master Electrician" shall mean a person who is a journeyman electrician and skilled in the planning,
superintending and installing of wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures or other appliances for the
carrying or using of electricity for light, heat, or power purposes, who is familiar with the laws, rules
and regulations governing the same, and who himself or by journeymen electricians in his employ
performs electrical work.
2.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
(a) Every Electrical Contractor’s license shall expire December 31 annually.
(b) No person shall operate or maintain the business of Electrical Contractor within the City
without first having obtained a license to do so.
(c) No person shall be licensed as an Electrical Contractor unless he is of the full age of 18
years.
(d) Every Electrical Contractor shall be or have in his employ at all times while performing work
within the City a Master Electrician licensed under this by-law.
(e) No person shall perform or permit to be performed any electrical work that is not under the
direct personal supervision of a Master Electrician licensed under this by-law.
(f)
Every Electrical Contractor shall procure and maintain liability insurance in the minimum
amount of $1,000,000 providing public liability and property damage coverage for the
electrical contractor and all persons employed or retained by him. Such policy shall be
endorsed to the effect that the municipality shall be given a minimum (30) thirty days notice
in writing of any cancellation, expiration or change, and a copy of such policy shall be
deposited with the Issuer of Licenses at the time of application and shall be to the
satisfaction of the City.
(g) Every Electrical Contractor shall, upon application, provide details of his place of business
and within fourteen (14) days of any change of address, notify the Issuer of Licenses of his
new address.
(h) If for any reason such liability insurance is cancelled or for any other reason does not
remain in effect, the license shall become void on the final date for which the insurance was
valid.
(i)
Every Electrical Contractor shall, upon application, provide in writing, the names and
addresses of all Master Electricians employed by him to perform work in the City.
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(j)
Every Electrical Contractor shall, within fourteen (14) days of any change in the Master
Electrician employed by him to perform work within the City, provide to the Issuer of
Licenses, the name and address of the new Master Electrician and shall ensure that such
Master Electrician has obtained the appropriate City license as required under this by-law
prior to the commencement of any work by that Master Electrician within the City.
(k) Every Electrical Contractor shall ensure that all vehicles used by him or his employees in
the course of business in the City, bear on the rear of the vehicle in a clearly visible location,
a Cambridge Electrical Contractor decal, as shown in Schedule B, as supplied by the
municipality at a cost as prescribed in Schedule A of this by-law.
(l)
Every Electrical Contractor shall ensure that all necessary permits are obtained prior to
commencement of any work, and shall, upon completion, procure a Certificate of Inspection
that all electrical work has been carried out to the standards required.
(m) An Electrical Contractor who does not hold a Master Electrician’s license shall not be
considered to be part of Reciprocal Licensing agreements with the municipalities set out in
Section 5(a) herein as set forth in this by-law.
3.
ELECTRICAL MASTER
(a) Every Master Electrician’s license shall expire December 31 annually.
(b) No person shall operate as a Master Electrician within the City without first having obtained a
license to do so.
(c) No person shall set himself forward as a Master Electrician in the City unless he has met the
requirements of this by-law.
(d) No person shall make application for a Master Electrician’s license or submit to an examination
to the Board of Examiners unless such applicant has held a Certificate of Qualification issued by
the Province of Ontario Apprenticeship and Tradesman’s Qualifications Act for a minimum of
two years.
(e) No person shall receive a Master Electrician License under this by-law until he has passed an
examination of the Board of Examiners, as constituted by this by-law, testing his or her
knowledge of all relevant legislation, regulations, by-laws, codes and standards affecting the
work of a Master Electrician.
(f)
Notwithstanding Section 3(e), the applicant is not required to write the Master Electrician exam if
he can show proof to the Chief Building Official, or his designate, that he has met the
requirements of any one of the municipalities listed in Section 5(a) or of the Electrician
Contractor Registration Agency of the Electrical Contractor Association of Ontario as identified
in Section 5(b).
(g) Notwithstanding Section 3(e), if the applicant is a holder of a Master Electrician’s license in the
preceding year, no such examination shall be required for renewal of such license.
(h) Every Master Electrician shall produce, upon request, his Master Electrician’s license as issued
by the Issuer of Licenses for the City.
(i)
A Master Electrician shall within (14) fourteen days notify the Issuer of Licenses upon ceasing to
act as a Master Electrician for one Electrical Contractor and upon commencing to act as a
Master Electrician for another Electrical Contractor.
(j)
No person shall carry on work as a Master Electrician for more than one Electrical Contractor at
any one time.
(k) No license shall be required by:
(i)
qualified electrician’s apprentice while working under the direct supervision of a
Master Electrician licensed under this by-law;
(ii)
employees of a public service commission, municipal corporation, a commercial or
industrial establishment in its own established premises and who has in his
possession a Certificate of Qualification in the trade of Electrician issued by the
Province of Ontario under the Apprenticeship and Tradesmen’s Qualification Act;
(iii)
an individual owner of premises personally doing electrical work in or about his
occupied premises but shall not include the initial installation of the electrical system
unless the owner of the premises has obtained a Certificate of Qualification in the
trade of Electrician from the Province of Ontario under the Apprenticeship and
Tradesmen’s Qualification Act.
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(l)
An Electrical Contractor who held an Electrical Contractor’s license with the City of
Cambridge in the year prior to passing of this by-law shall be permitted to perform work as
an electrical contractor in the City of Cambridge without a Master Electrician’s license until
the year 2001 provided he/she continuously maintains an Electrical Contractor’s license with
the municipality.
(m) An Electrical Contractor who held an Electrical Contractor’s license in the City of Cambridge
for three consecutive years prior to the passing of this by-law shall be permitted to operate
as an Electrical Contractor in the City of Cambridge without a Master Electrician’s license.
4.
MASTER ELECTRICIAN BOARD OF EXAMINERS
(a) A Master Electrician Board of Examiners shall be created for the purpose of examining
Master Electricians.
(b) The Master Electrician Board of Examiners shall consist of three members, namely:
(i)
The Chief Building Official or his authorized designate;
(ii)
The Senior by-law Enforcement Officer/Prosecutor;
(iii)
City Clerk or designate for the City of Cambridge.
(c) The applicant for a Master Electrician’s license shall be examined at a time and date
convenient to the Board. Such examination shall test his knowledge of all relevant
legislation, regulations, by-laws, codes and standards affecting the work of a Master
Electrician. Seventy percent is required for a passing grade.
(d) A $50.00 fee shall be charged by the Board of Examiners for the examination and shall be
paid to the Chief Building Official, or his designate, at the time of examination.
(e) A written report stating the results of the examination and the recommendation of the Board
of Examiners shall be filed with the applicant and the Issuer of Licenses.
(f)
An individual must wait a minimum of three months before resubmitting for the exam after a
failing mark before the Board of Directors, or that of one of the municipalities listed in
Section 5(a) or the Agency as identified in Section 5(b).
5.
RECIPROCAL LICENSING
(a) The following municipalities are named as reciprocal municipalities for the purpose of
licensing Master Electricians.
City of Brantford
City of Guelph
Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth
City of Kingston
City of Kitchener
City of London
City of Toronto
City of Ottawa
City of Thunder Bay
City of Windsor
(b) The following agency is named as a reciprocal agency for the purpose of licensing Master
Electricians:
Electrical Contractors Registration Agency (ECRA).
6.
PENALTY
Any person who contravenes any provisions of the by-law is guilty of an offense and is liable
upon conviction to a penalty as provided for by the Provincial Offenses Act.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME.
ENACTED AND PASSED, THIS 23RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, A.D., 1998.
"Jane Brewer"
MAYOR
"James Anderson"
CLERK
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SCHEDULE A
LICENSE FEES
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
$50.00 PER YEAR
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
$50.00 PER YEAR
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTOR DECAL
$12.00 PER YEAR
MASTER ELECTRICIAN’S EXAMINATION
$50.00

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