Technical Safety BC requires a $10,000 surety bond before it issues or renews a electrical contractor licence. TSBC does not publish a bond wording, so this card lists what TSBC says a valid bond must contain, with British Columbia Safety Authority as the obligee.
| Title / common name | Electrical contractor licence surety bond — Technical Safety BC (British Columbia Safety Authority) |
|---|---|
| Bond type | License & permit |
| Industry / license category | Electrical contractor licensing |
| Jurisdiction | Canada → British Columbia → Technical Safety BC |
| Obligee | British Columbia Safety Authority TSBC asks for this exact name on the bond because it “remains our legal name”. Licence application Form 1028 describes the bond as bound to the BC Safety Authority. |
| Typical penal sum | $10,000 (flat, no tiers) Set by TSBC on its surety-bonds page and on Form 1028. The Safety Standards General Regulation (B.C. Reg. 105/2004) requires “evidence of the bond required by the provincial safety manager” (s. 6(b)) but does not state a dollar figure. |
| Who needs it | Anyone applying for, or renewing, a BC electrical contractor licence Under s. 10(1) the bond may be provided only by a surety authorized under the Insurance Act; the regulation does not provide for cash or a letter of credit instead. |
| What it covers | Fixing non-compliances the contractor is responsible for, as documented on a Certificate of Inspection, up to $10,000 If the contractor neglects or refuses to fix them, a provincial safety manager may call the bond and require the surety to have a licensed contractor correct the work, up to the bond maximum (s. 11). Calling the bond suspends the licence until a new bond is submitted. |
| Form number / edition | No TSBC bond form · requirements-only TSBC does not post a bond wording; the surety issues its own bond carrying the elements TSBC lists. Form 1028 (FRM-1028-11, 2021-03-19) is the licence application, not a bond form. |
| Effective | For as long as the licence is held The contractor must report any change in the bond’s status, including renewals (s. 10(2)). The bond must require the insurer to tell a provincial safety manager about any change of status (s. 10(3)). If the bond lapses, the licence is suspended until the contractor shows the bond has been reinstated (s. 10(4)–(5)). |
| Source | Technical Safety BC — Surety bonds (official requirements page) (official regulator page · no bond form posted) Also: TSBC Form 1028 — electrical contractor licence application (PDF) (bond section); Safety Standards General Regulation, B.C. Reg. 105/2004 (ss. 6, 10, 11) |
| Status | current Requirements-only: TSBC posts no bond wording as of 2026-10-16 |
| Last verified | 2026-10-16 |
TSBC says an electronically submitted bond is valid only if it shows all of the following:
Form 1028 asks for the original hardcopy bond bearing the principal’s and insurer’s signatures, or a copy of the signed original electronic bond, with a new application. Changes to an existing bond, or a new insurer, need the original bond as well. The name on the bond must be exactly the same as the company name registered in BC and shown on the application.
A provincial safety manager may call the bond in cases such as:
Because TSBC posts no wording, this card is built only from TSBC’s own requirements page, its application form and the regulation — not from broker sample forms. Saskatchewan takes a different approach: TSASK posts a full template, see the TSASK electrical contractor’s bond. Gas contractors in BC file a separate bond on the same terms: the Technical Safety BC gas contractor licence bond. For licence bonds generally, see our commercial surety primer.