Commercial Renovation Electrical Contractor in Toronto & York Region
Office, retail and commercial unit renovations wired to code and scheduled around your business, from the first drawings to the final ESA inspection.
Electrical Contracting for Commercial Renovations and Fit-Outs
When a unit is renovated, the electrical has to fit the new layout, the landlord’s requirements and the general contractor’s schedule, and it has to be done without stopping the business next door. As a licensed commercial renovation electrical contractor, Padi Electric (ECRA/ESA #7016161) is based in Aurora, with 80+ commercial projects completed across Toronto and York Region. We plan the electrical from your drawings, file the ESA permit, and work to your schedule.
Licensed & Insured
ECRA/ESA #7016161. Every renovation is filed with the Electrical Safety Authority and inspected.
Scheduled Around You
Evening and weekend work, so your business keeps running. Schools and institutions are done on weekends.
One Electrical Contact
We coordinate with your general contractor, the landlord and the utility, so you do not have to.
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Commercial renovation electrical work we do
- Office renovations and tenant fit-outs: new circuits and receptacles for workstations, boardrooms and kitchenettes.
- Retail and service units: lighting, display and equipment circuits laid out to the new floor plan.
- Lighting redesign and LED retrofits. See our commercial lighting services.
- Panel replacements, sub-panels and new feeders for added equipment. See panel upgrades.
- Emergency lighting and exit signs moved or added to suit the new layout.
- Schools and institutional buildings: lighting, emergency lighting and circuit work scheduled for weekends, when the building is closed.
- Make-safe before demolition: old circuits disconnected and removed before walls come down.
How a commercial renovation runs
- Site survey. We review the existing panel, distribution and wiring against your drawings or floor plan.
- Design and permit. We confirm the circuit layout and the load, give you a written quote, and file the notification with the Electrical Safety Authority under our licence.
- Scheduled work. Rough-in happens during construction, and shutdowns and tie-ins are booked outside your business hours: evenings, or weekends for schools and other buildings that cannot close during the week.
- Inspection. ESA inspects at rough-in and at final, and we meet the inspector on site.
- Handover. An updated panel directory and the ESA certificate for your landlord and your insurer.
Working in an occupied building
Most commercial renovations happen in a building that stays open: the tenant next door is trading, the landlord has rules about noise and shutdowns, and other trades are on site at the same time. We confirm the shutdown windows with the building manager before the job starts, keep live circuits clearly identified and locked out while we work, and keep the panel and the work area labelled so the next trade, or the next tenant, knows what feeds what. If the job needs the utility to disconnect the service, we book it and tell everyone affected in advance.
Electrical scope by type of space
| Space | Typical electrical scope |
|---|---|
| Office fit-out | Workstation and boardroom circuits, LED panel lighting, kitchenette circuits, emergency lighting |
| Retail unit | Display and track lighting, signage circuits, receptacles for point-of-sale and equipment |
| Schools and institutional buildings | Classroom and corridor lighting, emergency lighting and exit signs, panel and circuit work, done on weekends |
| Common areas and hallways | Pot lights, exit signs, lighting controls |
Commercial projects across Toronto and York Region
Recent commercial work includes boardrooms, open offices and hallways fitted with new LED lighting, and transformer and disconnect installations for new equipment. For the full range of business electrical work, see our commercial electrical services.
We are based in Aurora and work on commercial renovations across Toronto, including North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough, and across York Region: Aurora, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Markham, Newmarket and King City.
Why businesses choose Padi Electric
- Licensed and insured, ECRA/ESA #7016161, with 50+ years of combined field experience on the team.
- 10+ years serving Aurora and the GTA, with 80+ commercial and more than 200 residential projects completed.
- A written quote before any work, with the permit included and no hidden fees.
- Free quotes, and a preliminary estimate within 30 minutes through our online form.
Commercial renovation electrical questions
Does a commercial renovation need an ESA permit?
Yes. Electrical work in a commercial renovation has to be filed with the Electrical Safety Authority by a licensed electrical contractor and inspected. We file it under ECRA/ESA #7016161 and book the inspections.
Can you work outside business hours?
Yes. Shutdowns, tie-ins and noisy work can be scheduled for evenings or weekends, so your business, or your neighbours in the building, keep running. Some sites, such as schools, can only be worked on at weekends, and we plan the whole job around that.
Do you work with general contractors and landlords?
Yes. Most commercial renovations have a general contractor and a landlord with their own requirements. We work to the contractor’s schedule and the building’s rules, and coordinate any shutdown with the building manager.
Can our existing panel handle the new layout?
We check it at the site survey. If the new equipment or lighting needs more capacity, we add a sub-panel or upgrade the service as part of the same project.
Do you handle the lighting as well?
Yes. We lay out and install the new lighting with the rest of the electrical, including LED retrofits, emergency lighting and exit signs.
How is a commercial renovation priced?
We quote in writing from your drawings or our site survey, with the ESA permit included. If the scope changes during the project, we price the change in writing before doing it.
Reviewed by Roozbeh Nahreini, founder and owner of Padi Electric Inc. (ECRA/ESA #7016161). Last updated October 15, 2026.
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