Licences pour Installation et réparation d'ascenseurs en Ontario
Elevating Device Mechanics must hold TSSA certification. Contractors must hold a TSSA Elevating Devices Contractor licence.
Key facts
En un coup d'œil
Faits clés sur les licences pour les installation et réparation d'ascenseurs en Ontario
Classification du métier
Compulsory Trade
License Required
Certification
TSSA Elevating Device Mechanic certification
Sceau rouge
Non disponible
Permis
Généralement requis
TSSA Elevating Device Permit, Municipal Building Permit
Assurance
Requis ou attendu
The details
Exigences de licence
What it takes to qualify
Credentials, training, and coverage for this trade
- Certification: TSSA Elevating Device Mechanic certification
- No Red Seal endorsement for this trade
- Liability insurance is required or expected
Elevator installation and maintenance in Ontario is regulated by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000. Elevating Device Mechanics (EDM) must hold TSSA certification. Contractors must hold an Elevating Devices Contractor licence from TSSA. All elevating devices, including residential elevators and platform lifts, must be registered with TSSA, inspected before first use, and undergo periodic safety inspections. TSSA device licensing fees range from $1,400 to $1,850 depending on the number of floors served.
Organisme de réglementation
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
Visiter le site officielComment vérifier
Ask for their TSSA certification number and verify the contractor holds an Elevating Devices Contractor licence through TSSA.
Before the work starts
Permis dont vous aurez besoin
Permis requis pour les travaux de installation et réparation d'ascenseurs en Ontario
TSSA Elevating Device Permit
All elevating devices must be registered with TSSA and receive a permit before first use. TSSA conducts the initial inspection and issues periodic inspection schedules.
Municipal Building Permit
Required for structural modifications needed to install an elevator shaft, machine room, or hoistway.
TSSA device licensing fees range from $1,400 to $1,850 depending on the number of floors served.
Elevating devices require periodic TSSA safety inspections after installation, not just the initial permit.
Homeowner Tip: Residential elevators and platform lifts are also regulated by TSSA. Confirm your contractor holds an Elevating Devices Contractor licence before any work begins.
Les exigences de permis varient selon la municipalité. Confirmez toujours avec votre service du bâtiment local avant de commencer les travaux.
Buyer beware
Signaux d'alerte à surveiller
Signaux d'alerte lors de l'embauche d'un installation et réparation d'ascenseurs
No TSSA Elevating Devices Contractor licence - verify on the TSSA public register
Mechanics do not hold valid TSSA Elevating Device Mechanic certification
Does not arrange for mandatory TSSA inspection before the device is put into service
No ongoing maintenance plan, which is required by TSSA for all elevating devices
Cannot provide references for completed residential installations
Before you sign
Questions à poser avant d'embaucher
A few minutes now saves you later
Posez ces questions avant de signer tout contrat
- Do you hold a TSSA Elevating Devices Contractor licence, and are your mechanics TSSA-certified?
- Will you handle all TSSA permit applications, inspections, and device registration?
- What is included in your annual maintenance contract?
- What is the expected lead time from order to completed installation?
- What warranty do you provide on the equipment and installation labour?
Good to know
Questions fréquemment posées
Les installation et réparation d'ascenseurs en Ontario ont-ils besoin d'une licence ?
Elevator installation and maintenance in Ontario is regulated by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000. Elevating Device Mechanics (EDM) must hold TSSA certification. Contractors must hold an Elevating Devices Contractor licence from TSSA. All elevating devices, including residential elevators and platform lifts, must be registered with TSSA, inspected before first use, and undergo periodic safety inspections. TSSA device licensing fees range from $1,400 to $1,850 depending on the number of floors served.
Comment puis-je vérifier les qualifications d'un installation et réparation d'ascenseurs en Ontario ?
Ask for their TSSA certification number and verify the contractor holds an Elevating Devices Contractor licence through TSSA.
Quels sont les signaux d'alarme à surveiller au moment d'embaucher un installation et réparation d'ascenseurs ?
(1) No TSSA Elevating Devices Contractor licence - verify on the TSSA public register (2) Mechanics do not hold valid TSSA Elevating Device Mechanic certification (3) Does not arrange for mandatory TSSA inspection before the device is put into service (4) No ongoing maintenance plan, which is required by TSSA for all elevating devices (5) Cannot provide references for completed residential installations
Quelles questions devrais-je poser avant d'embaucher un installation et réparation d'ascenseurs ?
(1) Do you hold a TSSA Elevating Devices Contractor licence, and are your mechanics TSSA-certified? (2) Will you handle all TSSA permit applications, inspections, and device registration? (3) What is included in your annual maintenance contract? (4) What is the expected lead time from order to completed installation? (5) What warranty do you provide on the equipment and installation labour?
Quels permis me faut-il pour des travaux de installation et réparation d'ascenseurs en Ontario ?
Pour des travaux de installation et réparation d'ascenseurs en Ontario, vous pourriez avoir besoin des permis suivants : TSSA Elevating Device Permit, Municipal Building Permit. Residential elevators and platform lifts are also regulated by TSSA. Confirm your contractor holds an Elevating Devices Contractor licence before any work begins.
Mon installation et réparation d'ascenseurs devrait-il détenir une assurance ?
Oui, les installation et réparation d'ascenseurs en Ontario doivent normalement détenir une assurance responsabilité et une couverture de la WSIB.
Combien coûte un installation et réparation d'ascenseurs en Ontario ?
Les tarifs habituels pour les installation et réparation d'ascenseurs en Ontario varient de $100-$200/hour. Type of elevating device (hydraulic, traction, pneumatic, platform lift), number of floors served, whether it is a new installation or retrofit into an existing building (retrofitting adds 30-40% to costs due to structural modifications), shaft construction requirements, finish and cabin customization, annual maintenance contract scope, and TSSA inspection and licensing fees. Residential elevators require ongoing annual inspections and maintenance.
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