An electrical panel upgrade replaces the panel, main breaker, and often the incoming service that feed every circuit in your home. Most GTA homes built before the 1990s were wired for a very different household: no EV charger, no heat pump, no induction range, no basement apartment. If your panel is a 60-amp or 100-amp service — or still a fuse box — it was sized for a house that no longer exists.
EZSMART Corp is a licensed electrical contractor with a Master Electrician on staff and ECRA/ESA authorization on every permit we file. We handle panel upgrades across Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, Vaughan, Markham, Richmond Hill, and the wider GTA. Every upgrade includes the load calculation, ESA permit, inspection coordination, and a fixed price before we start.
These terms get mixed up but describe different jobs. A panel replacement swaps your old panel for a new breaker box at the same amperage — you get safer, more reliable breakers and more circuit spaces, but your home’s total capacity stays the same. A service upgrade increases your home’s amperage — typically from 100A to 200A — and requires new service conductors, a new meter base, coordination with your utility, an ESA permit, and an ESA inspection. A load calculation determines which job you need before any work begins.
200 amps is the practical standard for a modern detached home in the GTA. A 100A service is still fine for a smaller home with gas heat, gas range, gas dryer, and no EV charger. Add a Level 2 charger, electric range, heat pump, or a second suite and the load calculation typically fails at 100A. Upgrading to 200A now means adding circuits freely for the next twenty years instead of paying for a second upgrade in three.
Nobody should quote you a panel size over the phone. A licensed electrician does the load calculation first, then recommends the service size your home actually needs.
Here are realistic ranges for GTA panel work in 2026:
Those figures cover labour, materials, ESA permit, and inspection. Panel relocation, meter base replacement, or wiring issues found during the swap will increase the scope. Panel work at EZ Smart starts from $1,599 — the only accurate number comes from a free on-site assessment. We give you a fixed, written quote before any work begins.
A service upgrade is not a same-day swap. It involves three parties — your electrical contractor, the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA), and your local utility — and the sequence matters.
Which utility serves you changes the disconnect scheduling process, and is the single biggest variable in how long your upgrade takes:
We deal with all three regularly and file the utility paperwork for you. Overhead services are generally faster and less expensive to upgrade than underground services, where the incoming conductors may also need attention.
We are fully licensed and insured, with a Master Electrician on staff and ESA authorization on every job. We file the permit, coordinate the utility disconnect, complete the work to the Ontario Electrical Code, and see the ESA inspection through to the Certificate of Inspection — you are not left chasing paperwork. Every circuit gets properly labelled before we leave.
We serve every area of the GTA. Find your location below for area-specific information, pricing context, and service details.
A licensed electrician will visit, inspect your panel, run the load calculation, and give you a fixed written quote with no obligation. Most assessments take under an hour.
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Yes, we offer free estimates for electrical additions or replacements.
We strive to offer the lowest price on the market.
Yes. Every service or panel upgrade in Ontario requires an ESA notification, which is the permit. It has to be filed by a licensed electrical contractor — a homeowner cannot pull one for a main service upgrade. We file it for you and see the job through to the Certificate of Inspection.
The physical installation is usually most of a single working day. The overall timeline is driven by scheduling the utility disconnect, which commonly takes a couple of weeks depending on whether you are served by Toronto Hydro, Alectra, or Elexicon. ESA inspection follows shortly after the work is complete.
Panel work at EZ Smart starts from $1,599. Where your job lands above that depends on your mast and meter base condition, overhead versus underground service, panel location and cable run, and circuit count. We quote in writing after a free site assessment, with the ESA permit fee stated in the quote.
No. A main service upgrade involves the utility connection and cannot be done under a homeowner permit in Ontario. Beyond the legal issue, working in a panel with a live incoming service is genuinely dangerous — the main lugs stay energized even with the main breaker off.
Yes, for most of the working day while the service is disconnected, the new panel is installed, and circuits are transferred. We schedule the disconnect with your utility in advance and let you know the window so you can plan around it.
Not always, but often. A Level 2 charger draws 32-48A continuously. On a 100A service already running central A/C, an electric dryer, and a range, a load calculation frequently comes back over capacity. Load management devices are sometimes an alternative — we run the calculation and tell you honestly which applies.
Often yes. An obsolete fuse box, a Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel, or an undersized 60A service shows up in every home inspection and becomes a price negotiation. A documented upgrade with an ESA Certificate of Inspection removes that objection.
We currently employ a team of fully qualified electricians and a number of apprentices. We have been registered with he ESA/ECRA and therefore all our electricians are Licensed and registered. Our aim is to keep our services high and our prices very competitive.
We do the load calculation, file the ESA permit, coordinate with your utility, and give you a fixed written quote before any work begins.
