Two different statutory reports come due for BC strata corporations within a couple of years of each other, and councils routinely mix them up. They answer different questions.
The Electrical Planning Report answers a capacity question
The EPR is about electricity: how much load the building's electrical service can carry, what is constraining it, and what electrification (EV charging, heat pumps, electric hot water) will require. It is due by December 31, 2026 for stratas in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, and the Capital Regional District, and by December 31, 2028 elsewhere in BC.
The Depreciation Report answers a financial question
The Depreciation Report projects the cost of repairing and replacing common property and assets over a 30-year horizon and translates that into a contingency reserve fund plan. It is due by July 1, 2026 (Metro Vancouver / Fraser Valley / Capital Regional District) or July 1, 2027 (rest of BC) for stratas that have never had one or whose most recent report predates December 31, 2020, then renews on a five-year cycle.
Why they belong together
The two reports share inputs. The electrical service condition and the capital-renewal picture that an EPR surfaces feed directly into a credible Depreciation Report — an electrical upgrade the EPR recommends is exactly the kind of future cost a reserve fund needs to anticipate. Commissioning both together keeps a building's electrical and financial planning consistent and avoids duplicate site work.
Same Qualified Persons
Both reports are prepared by a Qualified Person under BC strata law. For an EPR that is a P.Eng, AScT, or Certified Technician (Part 3 buildings) or a Master Electrician (Part 9 buildings); a Depreciation Report uses the same P.Eng, AScT, or Certified Technician credentials. CF Electrical Services prepares both.
Written by CF Electrical Services — BC strata electrical consulting (Electrical Planning Reports, EV Ready Plans, and Depreciation Reports).