We Are the Electrician Metro Vancouver Buildings Rely On, and We Work Near You
Twenty one municipalities sit inside this region and we work across all of them, from a single outlet in a condo to the panels running a whole strata building. Tell us your nearest intersection and we will tell you when we can be there.
Excellence
Houses Here Ask More of Their Wiring Every Year
A heat pump, an induction stove, a hot tub, and a car charging in the garage add up to far more than most panels around here were ever built to carry. That is why breakers start tripping and outlets begin to feel warm. We work out what your home is actually drawing, upgrade the panel or the service so it keeps up, and leave your place looking the way it did before we arrived.
Your Customers Never Know We Were There
Rent in this region is high enough that closing for a day of electrical work really hurts. We book the noisy jobs for before you open or after you lock up, and we work in stages so your tills keep ringing through the middle of it. Retail units, cafes, clinics, restaurant kitchens, offices, and warehouses all sit inside what we do. If you run sites in a few different cities, one call reaches the same team for all of them.
More People Here Live in a Strata Than Anywhere Else
Towers and townhome complexes make up a huge share of the homes in this region, and their parkade lighting, hallway fixtures, and common area panels wear out quietly until something fails at the worst moment. We inspect what you have, write the cost out so owners can follow it at a meeting, and schedule around residents. Your building also needs an EV ready plan under the current rules, and we can put that together for you.
Wake Up With a Full Battery Every Morning
Sitting in a queue at a public charger on a Sunday gets old fast, and it costs you more per kilowatt than charging at home ever will. We fit a Level 2 charger in your garage, driveway, or parking stall so the car fills overnight while you sleep. We check your panel first, add load sharing when the supply is tight, pull the permit for your municipality, and tuck the cable somewhere sensible.
Electrical Emergency in Metro Vancouver?
Ring us and the nearest electrician heads your way, day or night, so your family is not left sitting next to a hazard.
Why Metro Vancouver Trusts Townside Electric
Working the same region for fifteen years means we already know how your building was put together, which inspector covers your street, and what the last owner probably did to that panel. You get an electrician who has seen your exact situation before, and that shows up in the price and the speed.
We usually reach you in 30 to 60 minutes.
Your call goes to whichever of our vans is closest rather than to a queue at head office. We check the bridge and tunnel traffic before choosing a route, so you get a time we can actually keep instead of a hopeful guess.
A Human Calls You Back
Message us or pick up the phone during working hours and one of our team gets back to you inside the hour. You hear what we think is wrong, what fixing it involves, and when we can get to your place.
We Sort the Permits
Some municipalities here run their own electrical permit office and the rest go through Technical Safety BC. We know which is which, file the application, book the inspection, and hand you the closed permit at the end.
What Happens After You Call
No guessing and no waiting around wondering. This is how the whole thing runs from your first message to the last handshake.
You Tell Us the Problem
Explain it in your own words and we will make sense of it. Someone rings you back within the hour, and that first conversation is free every time.
You See the Price First
We write the cost down in plain language with the plan beside it, so you decide before any work starts and the invoice holds no surprises.
We Fit Around Your Building
Elevators get booked, access gets arranged, floors get covered, and the noisy work happens at a sensible hour. Your neighbours stay on your good side.
We Test It All Before We Leave
Every circuit gets checked, the panel gets a proper look, and you get the signed off paperwork. Then the whole thing leaves your head for good.
There Is an Electrician Near You in Every City Here
Each municipality in the region brought us different work over the years, and that history is why we arrive already knowing what your street is likely hiding. Here is where our vans go and what usually waits for us.
Vancouver
Downtown towers, Kits character homes, and the shops along Main and Commercial all sit on our regular route. The city runs its own permit desk and looks closely at older houses, so we handle that paperwork for you and get it right the first time.
Burnaby
Metrotown, Brentwood, and Lougheed keep adding towers, while Burnaby Heights and Capitol Hill still hold homes with wiring from another era. We work both sides of that in the same week and know the strata managers running most of the buildings.
Richmond
A lot of Richmond still runs on 60 amp service from the sixties and seventies, which struggles the moment you add a modern kitchen or a car charger. We upgrade those panels and look after the strata buildings near the Canada Line.
Surrey
Newton, Guildford, Fleetwood, and City Centre grow faster than the wiring underneath them. Panel upgrades, basement suite circuits, and shop fit outs along King George Boulevard make up most of our week out here.
New Westminster
The oldest city in the province gives us heritage homes in Queens Park, new towers by the river, and the Queensborough community across the bridge. Each one needs a different approach and we come prepared for whichever we are walking into.
The Tri-Cities
Coquitlam, Port Moody, and Port Coquitlam run from Burke Mountain new builds down to the older streets in Maillardville and Mary Hill. Car chargers, panel swaps, and strata work around Suter Brook and Newport Village fill our days here.
Delta and the South
Ladner, Tsawwassen, North Delta, and White Rock are where we started, so these streets feel like home. We handle the family homes, the riverfront properties, and the industrial sites out at Tilbury and Annacis Island.
The North Shore
Ambleside, Dundarave, the British Properties, and Caulfeild have larger homes with lighting, heating, and outdoor wiring that all want looking after properly. We give them the same attention their owners already put into the place.
Metro Vancouver Electrician FAQ
The things homeowners, business owners, and strata councils around the region ask us before booking.
How do I get an electrician near me in Metro Vancouver today?
Call us and tell us your closest intersection. Our vans are already out across the region, so we can usually name a time within the next hour or two rather than putting you on a list for next week.
Which parts of Metro Vancouver do you cover?
Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, New Westminster, Delta, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, West Vancouver, White Rock, and Langley. Ring us wherever you sit inside the regional district and we will tell you honestly whether we can get to you.
I live in a condo tower. Can you still do the work?
Yes. High rise work needs a bit more organising, so we sort the building access, book the elevator if we are bringing anything big, and let your manager know when we will be on site. Your neighbours barely notice we came.
Can you install an EV charger in a shared parkade?
We do these often. Most parkades cannot give every stall its own full circuit, so we use load sharing so several owners can charge off the same supply. We look at the building capacity first, then show your council what it costs before anyone commits.
My panel is from the seventies. Does it need replacing?
Very likely yes. A panel from that era was sized for a fridge, a stove, and a few lamps, and now it carries a heat pump, a full kitchen, and maybe a car charging downstairs. A new panel gives you room for all of it and takes a question mark off your next insurance renewal.
Do you help with permits and inspections?
That is part of the job for us. Some municipalities run their own electrical permit desk and the rest go through Technical Safety BC. We file it, book the inspector, and pass you the closed permit so the work sits properly on the record for your home.
Is emergency work available at night and on weekends?
Yes. Burning smells, sparking outlets, a dead panel, or a breaker that will not stay on are the calls we come out for around the clock. Cut the power at the main switch if you can do it safely, then phone us.
What does a quote cost me?
Nothing. We come out, look at the job, and give you a written price with everything on it. Go with somebody else afterwards and you owe us nothing.
NEED AN ELECTRICIAN?
Give us a call or fill out the form and we'll get back to you within an hour. We'll tell you exactly what it'll cost before we touch anything.