Saskatchewan Electrical Contractor Licence Prep
Saskatchewan's electrical contractor licensing under The Electrical Licensing Act and TSASK: licence classes, the qualifying journeyperson, the bond, the Canadian Electrical Code as adopted in Saskatchewan, permits, inspections and the contractor's legal duties.
MELC-203 12 lessons · 3 h 47 min ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Master Electrician and Contractor Exam Prep (Canada)
What you'll learn
- Describe Saskatchewan's electrical safety system under The Electrical Licensing Act, The Electrical Inspection Act, 1993 and The Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan Act, and the roles of TSASK, SaskPower, SATCC, WCB, the OHS division, ECAS and municipalities.
- Choose the right licence class, including general or full, limited and restricted contractor licences and the electrical employer licence, and apply the qualifying journeyperson requirements.
- Plan a contractor licence application, including business registration, the surety bond and TSASK's procedures, and explain when a licence closes and how it is reopened.
- Explain how competence is checked in Saskatchewan without a licensing exam, and assess your own readiness in the areas no exam covers.
- Explain how the 2024 Canadian Electrical Code and the 2024 Saskatchewan interpretations are adopted and applied, and where the interpretations most often affect small contractors.
- Apply the rules on permits, homeowner permits, annual permits, inspection requests, defects and unreported work.
- Describe the duties of a qualifying journeyperson and the consequences when those duties are not met.
- Identify the registrations, bond, insurance, workers compensation and tax accounts a Saskatchewan electrical contractor needs.
- Apply Saskatchewan's prompt payment, adjudication, holdback and lien rules to construction contracts.
- Apply Saskatchewan occupational health and safety and workers compensation law to an electrical contracting business.
- Keep licences current, qualify for and keep registered contractor status, and stay current through the Code cycle.
- Use a structured readiness review and checklist to prepare a new contracting business for its first job.
Course content
12 lessons · 3 h 47 min total · final exam
- 1 How electrical licensing works in Saskatchewan 21 min · quiz
- 2 Licence classes and the qualifying journeyperson 20 min · quiz
- 3 Applying for a contractor licence: registration, bond and approval 19 min · quiz
- 4 How competence is checked without a licensing exam 19 min · quiz
- 5 The Canadian Electrical Code as adopted in Saskatchewan 18 min · quiz
- 6 Permits, inspections and the inspection authority 19 min · quiz
- 7 Duties and responsibilities of the qualifying journeyperson 19 min · quiz
- 8 Contractor licensing, insurance and bonding 19 min · quiz
- 9 Contracts and builders' liens in Saskatchewan 19 min · quiz
- 10 Occupational health and safety law for electrical contractors 19 min · quiz
- 11 Renewal, registered contractor status and continuing education 18 min · quiz
- 12 Readiness review: a practice test for new contractors 17 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Saskatchewan's electrical contractor licensing under The Electrical Licensing Act and TSASK: licence classes, the qualifying journeyperson, the bond, the Canadian Electrical Code as adopted in Saskatchewan, permits, inspections and the contractor's legal duties.