Every applicant for a Yukon electrical contractor’s licence must deposit a $1,000 bond with the chief electrical inspector. The territory does not post a bond form, so this card summarizes what the Electrical Protection Act and its regulation require.
| Title / common name | Electrical contractor’s licence bond — Electrical Protection Act (Yukon), s. 14(2) |
|---|---|
| Bond type | License & permit |
| Industry / license category | Electrical contractor licensing |
| Jurisdiction | Canada → Yukon → Chief electrical inspector (Government of Yukon, Building Safety and Standards) |
| Obligee | Government of the Yukon The Act defines “bond” as lawful money of Canada, a surety bond payable to the Government of the Yukon, or Government of Canada Savings Bonds properly assigned to the Government of the Yukon (s. 1). The regulation makes the bond forfeitable to the Government of the Yukon. |
| Typical penal sum | $1,000 Electrical Protection Regulation, 1992 (O.I.C. 1992/017), s. 4(3), as amended by O.I.C. 2015/251: the bond is security for the contractor’s compliance with the Act and the regulations. |
| Who needs it | Every applicant for a Yukon electrical contractor’s licence (Act s. 14(2)) Licences go to qualified electricians or people who employ one, in Classes A to E (ss. 13–14). A contractor’s licence runs for one year (Regulation s. 4(8)). Cash or properly assigned Government of Canada Savings Bonds also meet the Act’s definition of “bond”; a letter of credit is not mentioned. |
| What it covers | The contractor’s compliance with the Electrical Protection Act and its regulations If an inspector’s defect notice is not met in time, the chief inspector may have another contractor do the work or supply the equipment and, after written notice to the contractor, apply all or part of the bond to the cost (Act s. 18(3)). |
| Form number / edition | No form publicly posted · requirements-only The Act calls for a bond “in the prescribed form and amount”. No bond form was found on yukon.ca or in the Yukon regulations as of 2026-10-16, so ask the chief electrical inspector’s office for any required form before the surety issues the bond. |
| Effective | Cannot be cancelled by the surety without the chief inspector’s written consent (Act s. 14(3)) |
| Source | Electrical Protection Regulation, 1992 — O.I.C. 1992/017 (PDF) (official regulation PDF · s. 4(3) sets the $1,000 bond) Also: Electrical Protection Act, RSY 2002, c. 65 (PDF) (ss. 1, 14 and 18) |
| Status | current Requirements-only: bond form not publicly posted as of 2026-10-16 |
| Last verified | 2026-10-16 |
The regulation sets the Yukon bond at $1,000 — a tenth of the $10,000 that Saskatchewan and British Columbia require for electrical contractors. Compare the TSASK electrical contractor’s bond and the Technical Safety BC electrical contractor licence bond.
Under the Act’s definition of “bond”, an applicant can deposit:
For how a surety bond differs from a cash deposit, see our commercial surety primer.
Because no form is posted, confirm with Government of Yukon Building Safety and Standards (chief electrical inspector) whether a specific bond form or obligee wording is required, and the licence class the bond should reference, before filing.