Repair Services in Thunder Bay, ON

Repair services in Thunder Bay

Who regulates repair work in Ontario

In Ontario, only a licensed electrical contractor (ECRA/ESA licence) may be hired for electrical work, and the contractor files a notification of work with the Electrical Safety Authority so it can be inspected. Gas appliances and fuel lines must be handled by a technician certified by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority. Plumbing and building permits come from the municipality.

Consumer complaints and contract questions go to Consumer Protection Ontario. Workers’ compensation coverage, which protects you if a tradesperson is injured on your property, is verified through WSIB. Old electronics can be dropped off free through Recycle My Electronics (EPRA Ontario).

In a condominium corporation, shared systems such as risers, venting and common wiring usually need the condo board’s sign-off before work, and most buildings require elevator bookings and contractor registration at the desk.

Thunder Bay repair guides

• Basement flooding repair in Thunder BayIn May 2012 a storm overwhelmed Thunder Bay’s sewage treatment plant and backed sewage into thousands of basements. How to tell sewer backup from groundwater today, what a backwater valve and sump pump do, what the City has offered to help pay for them, and who is responsible for the sewer connection.
• Furnace repair in Thunder BayThunder Bay heats with natural gas inside the city and propane, oil, electricity and wood in the townships around it. What fails on each in northwestern Ontario cold, the checks to make first, what TSSA requires of the technician, and how rebates change the repair-or-replace decision.

Cost and decision guides for all of Canada

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• Car repair costs in CanadaHow Canadian auto repair costs are built, what a written estimate must contain, free recall checks, and how to decide between repairing and replacing a car.
• Repair or replace a water heaterWhich water heater faults are repairable, which mean replacement, what permits apply in BC, and how to compare tank, tankless, and heat pump options in Canada.