Only licenced electrical contractors can apply for an electrical wiring permit.

• You can apply or renew your licence by visiting the Government of New Brunswick’s website.
• All NEW electrical licenses for Construction Electricians, Industrial Electricians, Electrical Contractors, Sign Installers, Sign Installer Helpers or Sign Contractors will be processed by Technical Inspection Services at 1-888-659-3222. Renewals can be done online at www.snb.ca.

• If a utility is required and the client is an NB Power customer, a work order is required in order to process your application.
• The customer you are providing service to should have the work order.
• If they have not yet made the request, please ask them to contact us by calling 1 800 663-6272.

Yes, you will need to fill out this section each time you make a request for an Electrical Wiring Permit Application.

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The Electrical Wiring Permit is the only type of permit that will be processed by NB Power.

Payments can be made by:

• Pre-Authorized Debit
• Credit Card
• Cheque /Money Order
  
  NB Power
  515 King Street
  Attn: Electrical Wiring Permit Applications
  PO Box 2000, STN A
  Fredericton NB E3B 4X1

Obtaining a building permit is a requirement of the Community and planning Act.

The building permit or waiver can be provided by:

• upload the building permit or waiver directly when completing the online form
• fax at 458-4000 Please include Attn: Electrical Wiring Permit Application
• mail at:
  
  NB Power
  515 King Street
  Attn: Electrical Wiring Permit Applications
  PO Box 2000, STN A
  Fredericton NB E3B 4X1

To obtain a building permit or waiver, contact your local Regional Service Commission.

Copies of the electrical wiring permit will be sent to you by email.

The confirmation of your payment will be sent by email.

The information requested about energy devices is important for NB Power to effectively plan and operate the grid. As these devices are added to the grid, they can significantly change the location, timing and magnitude of electric loads. With this information, NB Power can ensure reliable energy delivery and better support customer choices.

You will receive an email notification including the details.

You will be responsible to contact Technical Inspection Services with the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety to coordinate a final inspection. You can call in the inspections at 1-888-659-3222, Monday to Friday from 8:15 a.m. to -4:30 p.m. Please have the wiring permit number on hand for reference.

Yes, once the form is submitted and the confirmation panel is showing, you can print a copy of the application form for your records. You will see a print button at the bottom of the confirmation panel and you will have an option to print to a PDF, printer, etc.

• You will have an option to upload the Building Waiver/Building Permit online when completing the application form.
• Before submitting the online form, you will click on the browse button in the building/Waiver permit section
• Once you hit the browse button a file explorer popup will appear where you can choose the file you want to upload.
• The size of the document should be less than 5 MB Document types allowed are .DOC, .DOCX, .PDF, .RTF, .WPS, TXT, .ODT, .JPEG, .PNG, .JPG