Licensing and Certification Fees

Licensing fees support the continuous improvement of upgrades to our internal systems and client portal functionality for licensing services. These fees also allow us to offer enhanced education for licensees, make improvements to the Find a Licensed Contractor registry, and continue ongoing work to address the underground economy.

Recent efficiencies include over 50% reduction in average processing times for clients to:

Obtain new or renew existing licences; and
Acquire new licensing applications (7.4 days vs. 15 days previously).

We propose the following changes related to licensing and certification fees:

Increase for new licences and licence renewals
New late fees for renewing a licence or certification after its expiry date
New physical printing fees for paper communications and wallet cards for licence and certification
New fees for Quality Control Program for Class B and REF contractor licences in the BPVR technology

Increases for New and Renewed Licences

We are proposing all licensing fees shown in the current fee schedule be subject to a 10% fee increase in 2026; all licensing fees will resume the general fee increases proposed for 2027 and 2028.

Proposed Fee Change	2026 Fee	2027 + 2028 Fee
Licensing fee increase	Licensing fee + 10%	Licensing fee + general fee increase (respectively)

For Example:

Tech	Fee	2025	2026	2027	2028
EL	Electrical Contractor Licence – New	$243	$267	$280	$297
EL	Electrical Contractor Licence – Renewal	$202	$222	$233	$247
ED	Elevating Contractor Licence (Class A, C, H & RA) – New	$1,628	$1,791	$1,881	$1,994
	Elevating Contractor Licence (Class A, C, H & RA) – Renewal	$474	$521	$547	$580
	Elevating Contractor Licence (Class IC, M & MR) – New	$409	$450	$473	$501
	Elevating Contractor Licence (Class IC, M & MR) – Renewal	$202	$222	$233	$247

We invite you to share feedback in our survey by July 4.

Late Fees: Licensing and Certification Renewals

Keeping your licence and certificate up to date is essential to ensuring you can legally solicit and perform regulated work in BC.

To encourage on time renewals, we are proposing a 5% late fee that will be applied to the renewal fee on any late licence or certificate renewals starting one day after the expiry date and compounded at 1% every 30 days, for each respective licence or certificate.

For example:

Tech	Fee	Renewal fee (2026)	Late renewal fee (50 days)*	Late renewal fee (100 days)*
EL	Field safety representative (FSR) certificate renewal	$222	$13	$18
ED	Certificate of Qualification – renewal: Elevator Mechanic	$239	$14	$20
BP	New Boiler Contractor Licence with Quality Control Program for all classes (review or audit not included)	$1,295	$78	$106
GA	New Gas Contractor Licence	$243	$15	$20

*Assumption: The late renewal fee is based on the 2026 renewal fee and is rounded to the nearest whole number.

We value your participation and invite you to share feedback in our survey by July 4.

Physical Printing Fees: Paper Communication and Physical Wallet Cards

Product	Fee Change	Current Fee	Updated Fee
Required paper communication: Licences & Certifications*	Fee for postal mailing of required paper communication	-	Licences: $5 per licence for the duration of the active licence
	Fee for postal mailing of required paper communication	-	Certifications: $15 per certification for the duration of the active certification
Initial physical wallet cards**	New fee	$0 for initial physical wallet cards	$35 per card
Replacement/duplicate physical wallet cards	Reduced fee	$80 for replacement/duplicate physical wallet cards	$35 per card

*Fee is not applicable when email addresses are provided for all contacts associated with the licensee/certified individual.
**A digital wallet card is complimentary at no additional charge.

We value your participation and invite you to share feedback in our survey by July 4.

Quality Control Program for Class B and Refrigeration Clients

Adherence to safety regulations is crucial for everyone in the safety system. Currently, 22% of Class B and Refrigeration clients are not in good standing. To improve safety and compliance, starting in 2026 when the next phase of our business improvement project is launched, BPVR refrigeration and Class B licensees will be required to develop a quality control program, which is already required for other licence classes. This includes an additional fee.

Fee Change	Current Fee	2026 Fee	2027 Fee	2028 Fee
New boiler contractor licence (no quality control program)	$523	-	-	-
New boiler contractor licence with quality control program (review or audit not included)	-	$1,295	$1,360	$1,442

We value your participation and invite you to share feedback in our survey by July 4.