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Electrical & Mechanical Engineering in Aurora.

Electrical and mechanical engineering for Aurora commercial, institutional, office, medical and mixed-use projects, including renovations and building-system renewals.

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Electricity distributor
Alectra Utilities Corporation
Building permits
Building Division, Planning and Development Services (Town of Aurora)
Regional services
York Region

Local Project Support

Coordinated building-system renewals in Aurora.

Aurora work frequently involves occupied commercial properties, professional or medical space, institutional buildings and additions to established sites. These projects benefit from early confirmation of equipment access, shutdown constraints, ventilation needs, electrical capacity and the information available for permit design.

Where a building permit is required, the Town of Aurora administers the municipal review. Electrical service connections or upgrades may involve Alectra Utilities; the project address and current connection requirements should be confirmed before the design basis is finalized.

Architecture-led renovations can follow our MEP workflow for architects and design teams, while HVAC replacement projects can begin with the mechanical permit-drawing guide.

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Utility connection and permits in Aurora

Summarized from the official pages linked below, checked on . Requirements change; confirm them with the utility and the municipality before you apply.

Electrical service connection

Alectra Utilities Corporation

Alectra's company overview names Aurora among the 17 communities it serves, and its Conditions of Service (last revised May 22, 2024) place Aurora inside its licensed service area, pointing to distribution licence ED-2016-0360 for the exact boundaries.

Alectra's Conditions of Service ask for new or upgraded service requests in writing and expect the customer to consult Alectra on supply availability, supply voltage, service location and metering before a service design is prepared.

Alectra points out that notifying the ESA about electrical work is a separate step from getting a building permit, and a project may need both.

Alectra's rate page describes an application to the Ontario Energy Board that would fold its legacy rate zones into a single Alectra-wide rate zone for its 2027 to 2031 rates.

Rate zone: PowerStream Rate Zone.

What to prepare

  • An application filed through Alectra's New Connections Portal, starting with the choice of project type
  • Project details and expected timing, contact details for the customer and the electrical contractor, and the property owner's information
  • The technical requirements of the service, with electrical drawings where Alectra needs them
  • Generator technical specifications at the time of application when a generator is part of the work; for an upgrade, an Alectra account in good standing
  • An Electrical Safety Authority inspection, with the ESA's connection authorization sent to Alectra before the service is connected

Make a Service Request

Building permits

Building Division, Planning and Development Services (Town of Aurora)

Online applications: CityView Portal (cvportal.aurora.ca).

York Region

York Region requires a permit before any work on Regional roads; work already approved through the development process, such as access points, underground and above-ground servicing and electrical installations, is installed under a Development-Related Approvals permit. Regional development charges for industrial, office and institutional buildings are determined when the local municipality issues the building permit.

Building permit informationYork Region permits

Planning and growth areas

  • Aurora's Official Plan (enacted in January 2024 and consolidated as approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal on April 9, 2026) makes its Strategic Growth Areas the preferred location for major office uses and the focus for intensification and higher-density mixed uses. These areas are the Aurora Promenade and the Major Transit Station Area around the Aurora GO Station, the Yonge Street Regional Corridor, and the local corridors along Bayview Avenue, Leslie Street and Wellington Street.

    Source: aurora.ca

  • The same Plan's Business Park designation covers lands along Industrial Parkway North and South and in the Aurora East Employment Areas; it protects employment land for projected job growth and aims to use the exposure to Highway 404 by encouraging business and professional offices in taller, higher-density buildings along the highway frontage.

    Source: aurora.ca

Typical project environments

Typical project types

  • Medical & Professional Space
  • Institutional Buildings
  • Commercial Renovations
  • Mixed-Use Properties
  • Building Additions
  • System Replacement Projects

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Starting a project in Aurora

Who issues building permits in Aurora, and how are applications submitted?

The Town of Aurora's Building Division, part of Planning and Development Services, reviews permit applications, and its inspectors check construction against the Ontario Building Code. Applications, status checks, payments and inspection requests go through the Town's CityView Portal, and the Division also accepts submissions by email or on a USB drive brought in person. Please confirm current requirements on the Town's Applications, Permits and Inspections page.

Official source:aurora.ca

Which utility connects new or upgraded electrical services in Aurora?

Alectra Utilities serves Aurora, which sits in its PowerStream Rate Zone, and takes new service and upgrade requests through its New Connections Portal. Alectra needs the Electrical Safety Authority's connection authorization before it connects a service, and that ESA step is separate from the Town's building permit. Please confirm current requirements on Alectra's Make a Service Request page.

Official sources:alectrautilities.comrds.oeb.ca

Does York Region need to approve anything for a building project in Aurora?

It can. York Region requires its own permit before any work on Regional roads, including the installation of accesses, servicing and electrical work approved through the development process, and Regional development charges for industrial, office and institutional buildings are determined when the Town issues the building permit. Please confirm current requirements on York Region's Road Use and Road Sign Permits and Development Charges pages.

Official source:york.ca

Can ETEM support both electrical and mechanical engineering for a project in Aurora?

Yes. ETEM can define the electrical and mechanical workstreams the actual scope requires. Each discipline's drawings are prepared and sealed by a licensed engineer, and shared loads, rooms, controls and construction interfaces are reviewed through one project workflow.

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