NEW – Electrical Plans Submission Portal
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Electrical Plans Submission Portal designed to streamline your submission process.
With this portal, you will now have the following capabilities:
- Submit your electrical plans directly within the portal.
- Track the progress of your submission in real-time.
- Upon receipt of your payment, your approval letter will be instantly available for download.
Important Information
Please note the following:
- Email submissions will no longer be accepted.
- GEIS Account Requirement: You must have a registered GEIS account to submit plans. If your company already has one, you can find plan submission under the “New” menu.
- Account Registration: If you are not registered, follow these steps to create an account:
- Go to GEIS to create a username and password.
- After your registration is submitted, you will receive an email with a link to verify your email address.
- Your registration will be pending TSASK approval. You will receive an email that your account is activated. Please allow up to 2 business days.
For more information, view the frequently asked questions below or contact us at 1-866-530-8599 or info@tsask.ca.
Submission Requirements
One set of electrical construction plans and specifications, as required by Section 19 of The Electrical Inspection Act or as requested by the Electrical Inspections department, must be submitted to and reviewed by the Electrical Inspections department for:
- Main service and or feeders where ampacity is larger than 400A
- All renewable energy system installations
- Sewage lift and treatment facilities
- Class A, B and C health care facilities as indicated by the current edition of the Z32 Standard, including identification of the patient care areas (See Section 24 in the Saskatchewan Interpretations for definitions)
- Installations covered by Sections 18, 19 (Oil & Gas Code – excluding single oil well sites <1000 V) 20 and 22
- Reclassification of areas must be performed by a Professional Engineer, complete with an assessment report and stamped drawings
- High voltage services and feeders
- Generator systems over 12 KW
- Any other installation as deemed necessary by the Electrical Inspections department (i.e. large renovations of public buildings)
For more information about submitting plans, please see the Electrical Code Saskatchewan Interpretations, Section 2-014 and the Oil & Gas Code, if applicable.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Electrical Contractors who have an existing online GEIS permit account will already have access to submit electrical plans. New applicants (excluding contractors) will have to register for an applicant’s account which is similar to registering for an online permit account. The applicant can be the homeowner submitting the plan, the company installing the solar project, or the engineer company doing the plans on behalf of the contractor/solar company/homeowner.
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No, all electrical contractors who have a GEIS account will have access to submit electrical plans.
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We will no longer accept plan submission through the mail or by email. You must have a GEIS account in order to submit plans.
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If you did not include all the required documents with your submission, your application will be “returned” and removed from the queue. You will need to submit the missing documents as identified in the email within 5 business days. Once you have uploaded the required documents to your portal, your application will be placed back in the queue the day it was resubmitted. If the the missing documents are not uploaded within 5 business days, the plan will be cancelled.
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The waiting time for review remains at 6-8 weeks for non-expedite and 4-6 weeks for expedite.
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Once the review is complete, you will receive an email with a payment link. Upon receipt of payment, the Outcome Letter will be available for download. If payment is not required, you will receive access to the Outcome Letter as soon as the review is complete. Payment options are by credit card online, EFT, or by cheque.
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Once the review is complete, you will receive an email with a payment link.
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The file size limit for an electrical plan submission is 50MB.
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You can upload the following extensions: PDF, PNG, ZIP, JPG, JPEG, EML and MSG.
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Yes. You will see progress in real time with one of the following statuses:
- Submitted: Your plan is submitted and is in the queue to be assigned to a reviewer. It could be in this status anywhere from 4-8 weeks.
- In Review: Your plan has been assigned to a reviewer and the review process has started.
- Returned: Your plan has been returned due to required information not included with your submission. When the required documents have been uploaded, your submission will be placed back into the queue.
- Authorized: The review is complete and is ready for payment, if applicable.