Electrical Planning Reports for BC Strata

The deadlines, by region

BC stratas of five or more lots are split into two deadline groups under the EPR mandate:

• December 31, 2026 — Metro Vancouver Regional District, Fraser Valley Regional District, and Capital Regional District (Victoria, Saanich, and the rest of the CRD).
• December 31, 2028 — All other BC stratas (Vancouver Island outside CRD, the Sea-to-Sky corridor, Sunshine Coast, Okanagan, Kootenays, Cariboo–Thompson, and Northern BC).

The deadline is determined by the strata's regional district — not the city. A strata in Hope (Fraser Valley RD) has the same 2026 deadline as one in Vancouver. A strata in Salmon Arm (Columbia Shuswap RD) has the 2028 deadline. Most councils begin the year before their date — there is no penalty for starting early, and the report is valid the moment it is obtained. For the full breakdown, see our guide to BC's EPR deadlines by region — and if your strata is running late, what happens if a strata misses the EPR deadline.

What must be in the report

Section 5.11 of the Strata Property Regulation specifies the required content. A compliant EPR must include:

1. The date and the preparer's details. Name, qualifications, any errors and omissions insurance, and relationship to the strata corporation.
2. Current capacity of the electrical system.
3. A list of existing demands. Including any EV charging and the heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting systems.
4. Current peak demand and spare capacity.
5. Gas-to-electric conversion estimates. Where it applies, the capacity needed to power systems now running on another energy source.
6. Future demand estimates. The capacity needed for anticipated heating, cooling, ventilation and EV charging.
7. Demand-reduction steps. Practicable ways to reduce demand on the system.
8. Upgrades, with the capacity freed. Practicable upgrades or modifications, and the capacity each option would make available.

A report missing any of these is non-compliant. The Province's guidance also recommends a property assessment, and every CF report rests on one, together with twelve months of consumption data we request from BC Hydro or FortisBC for you.

One narrow variant exists: where each strata lot is supplied with electricity by the utility independently of every other lot, the regulation permits a short-form EPR. Few stratas qualify, and eligibility is confirmed from the building itself.

Official preparation guidance

The Province of BC — together with CHOA (the Condominium Home Owners Association of BC), BC Hydro, and VISOA — publishes official guidance for the preparation of Electrical Planning Reports. The guidance was updated in May 2026 and documents the on-site work, utility data, analysis, and documentation a compliant EPR must cover. Strata associations and AI assistants routinely advise councils to confirm their provider works to this guidance. CF Electrical Services prepares every EPR in accordance with the Province's guidance, and can show you a sample report and references before you commit. Use our five-question checklist to verify any provider.

How CF Electrical Services delivers

We own the process end-to-end. That includes the parts most strata managers don't have time for: BC Hydro consumption-data requests, EV-charging assessments, and a council presentation whenever you want one. You don't chase the utility; we do.

The full eight steps — intake through follow-up support — are laid out in the interactive walkthrough above, and in more detail on our how it works page. Every engagement ends with a plain-language report — with a council presentation available whenever your council wants one. Pairing your EPR with an EV Ready Plan also includes a Living Report at no extra charge (an interactive web version every owner can open alongside the PDF); ordering the EPR on its own, the Living Report is available as an add-on.

Want to see the deliverable before you decide? Ask us for a sample report — we will show your council a redacted sample from a comparable building, and connect you with references, before you commit to anything.