We know that time is a critical factor in any project. This is why our team has been hard at work improving turnaround times by:

Overall reduction in standard application turnaround times*:

Boilers, Pressure Vessels, and Refrigeration

In 2025, we will change how we charge application cancellation fees to 0.7x the application fee. For more information on cancellation fees, please refer to the footnotes.

1. Deferred fees are proposed fee changes that would not be implemented on January 1, 2025, but at a later date with 90 days notice, subject to general fee increase.

2. A design which has been previously registered by another province in Canada and has a Canadian Registration Number (CRN). Both the design documentation and the proof of registration in another province must be included with the application

3. Boiler, pressure vessel, pressure piping, and pressure fitting designs whose application contents are consistent with the published guidance material and are not likely to require any substantial review effort to verify compliance.

4. Applications may be reclassified by TSBC as "complex" following submission where there is a large scope of design review effort resulting from:

5. Applications may be reclassified as "exceptional" by TSBC following “complex” submissions where there are additional factors to consider, including:

6. Applied to boiler, pressure vessel, pressure piping, and pressure fitting designs if an application is cancelled by the applicant or rejected by Technical Safety BC after being reviewed by engineering. You would pay the cancellation fee instead of any design registration fee.

7. Applied to boiler, pressure vessel, pressure piping, and pressure fitting design applications in the event that an application is cancelled by the applicant before being reviewed by engineering. You would pay the cancellation fee instead of any design registration fee.

Elevating Devices

In 2025, we will introduce two new cancellation fees noted in the fee schedule under “deferred fees”. These fees are intended to improve the quality of design registration submissions and reduce the number of cancelled and rejected submissions. For more information on either fee, please refer to the footnotes.

1. Deferred fees are proposed fee changes that would not be implemented on January 1, 2025, but at a later date with 90 days notice, subject to general fee increase.

2. Applied to elevating device designs if an application is cancelled by the applicant or rejected by Technical Safety BC after being reviewed by engineering. You would pay the cancellation fee instead of any design registration fee.

3. Applied to elevating device design applications if an application is cancelled by the applicant before being reviewed by engineering. You would pay the cancellation fee instead of any design registration fee.

Gas

In 2025, we will introduce two new cancellation fees noted in the fee schedule under “deferred fees”. These fees are intended to improve the quality of design registration submissions and reduce the number of cancelled and rejected submissions. For more information on either fee, please refer to the footnotes.

1. Deferred fees are proposed fee changes that would not be implemented on January 1, 2025, but at a later date with 90 days notice, subject to general fee increase.

2. Applied to gas designs if an application is cancelled by the applicant or rejected by Technical Safety BC after being reviewed by engineering. You would pay a cancellation fee instead of any design registration fee.

3. Applied to gas design applications if an application is cancelled by the applicant before being reviewed by engineering. You would pay a cancellation fee instead of any design registration fee.