Electrical Toronto

Electrical work in Toronto ranges from a ten-minute dimmer switch swap to a full panel replacement on a home that hasn’t been touched since the 1960s. At The HandyForce, we do both – and everything in between. Our electrician is a Master ESA-licensed professional working in both residential and commercial spaces. Whether your job needs a permit and an ESA inspection or it’s a straightforward fixture upgrade, we handle it completely.

We work with a Master ESA electrician – the highest designation available in Ontario – who is licensed for both residential and commercial electrical work. When a permit is required, we pull it, schedule the ESA inspection, and provide the certificate of inspection once it passes. You don’t deal with the ESA. We do.

Panel Upgrades and Replacement

Many Toronto homes – particularly the wartime bungalows of East York and the postwar homes of North York – still have 60-amp fuse panels or early breaker panels that are inadequate for the way modern homes are used. A panel upgrade to 100 or 200 amps gives you the capacity for today’s appliances, EV chargers, and home additions. We replace panels completely, handle the ESA permit and inspection, and coordinate with Toronto Hydro where a service upgrade is required.

Sub-Panel Installation

When a full panel replacement isn’t necessary or desired, a sub-panel adds capacity to specific high-draw areas of the home – a kitchen, a workshop, a finished basement, or a garage with an EV charger. Sub-panels are also the right solution when the main panel is in good condition but a large addition or renovation adds significant electrical demand.

Knob-and-Tube and Aluminum Wiring Replacement

Knob-and-tube wiring was standard in Toronto homes built before the 1950s, and aluminum wiring was common through the 1970s. Both create insurance complications and genuine safety concerns. We replace knob-and-tube and aluminum wiring with new copper throughout, including the ESA permit and inspection that insurance companies require as proof of remediation.

Real project: A client in Leaside called us because a kitchen circuit breaker kept tripping. When our electrician opened the panel, what he found was far more serious than a single overloaded circuit. The mains were tapped before the panel – meaning part of the home was running completely unprotected, bypassing the breaker system entirely. It was, in our electrician’s words, the worst wiring he had seen. The client wanted to avoid a full panel replacement if possible. We remediated the illegal wiring, then added a sub-panel to move the high-draw areas of the home off the old fuse system and onto properly protected circuits. The illegal tapping was corrected, the home was brought up to code, and the client avoided a full panel replacement while eliminating a genuine hazard.

EV Charger Installation

EV charger installation is one of the fastest-growing electrical services we offer. A Level 2 charger (240V) requires a dedicated circuit – typically 40 to 50 amps – run from the panel to the garage or parking area. We supply and install the charger unit, run the circuit, and handle the ESA permit where required. If your panel doesn’t have the capacity for an EV charger circuit, we assess whether a sub-panel or full upgrade is the right solution.

Pot Light Installation

Converting older ceiling fixtures to recessed LED pot lights is our most common residential electrical job. The result is cleaner, brighter, and more energy-efficient – and the transformation is immediate. We install pot lights throughout the home, including in finished ceilings without attic access above. We also install dimmers, ensure all pot lights are IC-rated where needed, and patch any drywall disturbed during the installation.

Fixtures, Switches, and Smaller Jobs

Not every electrical job requires a permit or a full day’s work. We do the full range of smaller electrical tasks – dimmer switches, fan timers, bathroom exhaust fan replacement, ceiling fan installation, additional outlets, under-cabinet lighting, and fixture swaps of all kinds. These are jobs that often get deferred because they feel too small to call an electrician for. We do them.

Electrical Diagnostics

Intermittent trips, flickering lights, outlets that don’t work, a breaker that won’t reset – electrical problems that are hard to locate are often the most important ones to find. We do electrical diagnostics: tracing the source of a fault, identifying wiring issues behind walls, and finding the actual problem rather than replacing parts until something works.

In Ontario, most significant electrical work requires an ESA (Electrical Safety Authority) permit and a passing inspection before the work is considered complete. We pull the permit, schedule the inspection, and provide the ESA certificate after the work passes. Many homeowners don’t realise that unpermitted electrical work – even if done correctly – can create complications when selling a home or making an insurance claim. We do it right the first time.

The Electrical Safety Authority is the Ontario body responsible for electrical permits and inspections. All our electrical work is performed in compliance with the Ontario Electrical Safety Code.

We serve East York, North York, Leaside, the Beaches, Leslieville, Cabbagetown, Rosedale, Forest Hill, Willowdale, Bayview Village, and the surrounding Toronto neighbourhoods.

Call us at 647-427-7366, toll-free at 1-888-910-7366, or click Request a Quote.